update from semi-new member

arees (arees(AT)valu-line.net)
Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:20:23 +0000

I feel like I allready know a lot of you due to my mom, Connie, keeping
me posted and asking questions on my behalf, and I did post a couple of
messages when I was staying with her over the holidays. I have been
online for about 2 wks now and am a very unsure alot of times of what
I'm doing but I have been reading all the posts on the list. I gueuss
I'm a little timid about writing so unless I have specific questions you
won't hear from me much, but it's about all I can do to keep up with all
the reading. I finally went back up to see the nuero last month and
except for some info that I wanted to know the trip was a waste of time.
I found that my attack was lower than most of you but I don't know if
thats good or bad. He said it was between L5 & S1. He also stated that
it was good because it affected the periferil (sp) nervous system rather
than the central, can anyone expand as to why?
Well I just hit 5 months since my d-day, What an anniversary hey! I'm
still in a wheel chair at work but rarely use it at home, the walking is
starting to come along with crutches but is very strange when you can't
feel nothing in your feet but tingles. I just got hand controls
installed last fri. so I have a new found freedom again! Well I just
wanted to say Hi and let everyone know that I'm here and listening!!
Alan in Kansas where it's 55 and sunny