Fw: Greetings from Texas!
CHERRY LANGLEY (clangley(AT)gte.net)
Sat, 6 Jun 1998 23:08:51 -0500
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> From: CHERRY LANGLEY <clangley(AT)gte.net>
> To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Greetings from Texas!
> Date: Saturday, June 06, 1998 11:01 PM
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> Howdy! I just recently found the myelitis.org on the internet and was
> very, very, very happy to see it!
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> I was diagnosed with TM Dec 31 1997 after having spinal tap, MRI and
> myelogram. My TM is located in the L4-L5 spine. At this point, I am
able
> to walk (with a cane and a limp), drive, do the normal things. After
> reading some of the stories other people posted on this web site, I feel
> very lucky.
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> I started having numbness back in Dec 1996 and thought I was just gaining
> weight and dismissed it. Then I started having knee problem which caused
> me to limp. Got that taken cared of by arthoscopy surgery. The
> orthopedist did some testing few weeks after surgery and noticed that my
> leg wasn't functioning properly so he sent me to a neurologist. That
> neurologist finally pinned it down to TM. Now, he is basically doing the
> "wait and see". I've been going to a Physical Medicine and been
injecting
> anesthesia on my back where I'm having pain. He couldn't use steroids
> since I had TB meningitis back in 1987. The other meds that have been
> prescribed to me doesn't help me much because I get drowsy and sleepy. I
> can't be in this state all the time since I'm a single mom with 2 kids.
My
> hubby passed away in 1993 from a bicycle accident.
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> I am looking for a neurologist in this area (Dallas metroplex) that has
had
> experience in dealing with TM. Is there any one out there from this
area?
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> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Cherry
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