AZ--I live in Arizona
Mainiac--I was born in The Great State Of Maine(nowadays they call
themselves Mainers)
Mainiac(sp)--maniac-- I am manic-depressive.
-----Original Message-----
From: General Escalante <escalante2000(AT)netscape.net>
To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 4:07 PM
Subject: Greetings! TM diagnosis
>Greetings, list members.
>
>My name is Mark. I'm 41 and I live in Utah. (Please ignore the goofy ID,
it's
>what my sons and I use for online games.) I was diagnosed with TM today, a
>week after the last in a series of MRIs. It took three months and lots of
>tests and questions and mystified doctors (sounds familiar, I'll bet).
>
>I've been lurking on this list after my neurologist told me he thought I
had
>TM, about a month ago. What a great list! Lots of good involvement here.
I'm
>sure it will be a real resource for me as it looks like it already has been
>for others.
>
>My condition is not nearly as severe as those of others I have read about
on
>this list and in the TMA newsletters. My right hand is numb and I have some
>numbness and tingling elsewhere throughout by right side. But I have almost
no
>pain except in the hand and no obvious motor impairments. So while I have
been
>frightened throughout this uncertain time before the diagnosis, I have been
>very grateful I'm not affected any more than this. My heart goes out to
others
>who are suffering more than I am from this illness.
>
>By the way, I asked my neurologist about the reports this week of an
>identified viral trigger for MS. He said he and several colleagues he has
>talked to are dubious, skeptical, disbelieving of the report.
>
>Thanks for your time, and thanks for the list,
>
>Mark
>
>
>
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