Dmensha(AT)aol.com wrote:
> for the time being, ive been diagnosed with TM. id never heard of TM before,
> so im trying to learn as much about it now as i can. what a relief to see all
> of the talk back and forth. reading some of the posts, i know i have it
> mildly. considering how much i freaked out at my symptoms, with those of you
> who faired worse, i am SO impressed with your state of mental health.
>
> about 2 months ago, i lost a varying degree of sensitivity in my hands,
> abdomen, hips, and legs. i actually "burned" part of a finger when i was
> putting up christmas lights and the filaments from a broken bulb, still part
> of the strand that was plugged in, were somehow jammed into my finger. took a
> little while to figure it out, but good thing im not ENTIRELY numb. also,
> when i bend my neck (bow my head), i experience a feeling of "electrical
> shock" throughout my entire body below my neck. something my doc called
> "Lherittes Phenomenon". anybody else got that one?? Though i havent had the
> spinal tap yet, i have been in the betty crocker oven several times- with and
> without dye. the MRIs show something that looks like a snowman squished in
> the middle of my spinal cord at C2. most likely an area of inflamation, so
> the neuro says. is that what some of you mean by "lesion", or is that
> something else? does this all sound familiar to any of you?
>
> when this all happened, i spent a few weeks being VERY on edge. very freaked
> out. now that i have some sort of a lead and perhaps a valid diagnosis, i
> guess i just want to compare notes. anybody else experience whats called
> "Lherittes Phenomenon"? and, did it go away for any of you???
>
> and, THANKS for existing. i am SO HAPPY to find this group!
>
> danielle
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