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-----Original Message-----
From: Mykella <zora(AT)worldnet.att.net>
To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 7:13 PM
Subject: Hello again
>Dear all,
>
>
>I have not read all of your emails yet; I wanted to get this update
>out. Things are actually looking up. I was actually transferred from
>the Miami hosp. the same day as my rehab.consult. A fact that surprised
>us all...and left me unable to tell you all. I am now in a rehab
>hospital in Ft. Lauderdale. It has a very good reputation. I was
>transferred here Wednesday. My computer arrived Saturday, but I had to
>wait for it to be inspected before I could plug it in!
>As far as my stomach and pancreas problems go, no change. Yes, I do
>have gastroparesis, as many of you have suggested. At least at this
>hospital they are dealing with the pancreas again. I am waiting for my
>consult with a GI dr here (he is supposed to be here tonight). Tonight
>they are going to try to feed me 4pm-7am so that I can go to pt w/o the
>pole. I am still not tolerating the feedings (nausea, vomitting, pain,
>diarrhea), though.
>However, it feels good to have pt. I get 2 hours of pt and one hour of
>o.t. a day. My physical therapist seems to be very good; very
>aggressive, but also very sweet (which helps). She used electrical
>stimulation on my leg today, which was new for me. Hurt a lot, but
>that's fine with me if it works. I am very excited because I am going
>to enter the driving program here. My first session will be 3/9. I
>also have "Recreational therapy" They have me in a group of patients
>with whom I have nothing in common...I need to work on that.
>
>My roommate actually also has TM! It has affected her right leg. We
>haven't talked much yet; I have made overtures, but she doesn't seem
>ready to talk yet. I am going to offer to let her use my comp. so she
>can hook up with you all, if she'd like.
>
>The nurses here are nice, for the most part. That is a big change from
>Miami - boy, am I happy to be out of there!
>
>Well, I am anxious to get to reading all of those emails, so I will go
>now. I am so sorry for leaving you all "in the lurch" so long. I
>thought about you all the time and am looking forward to being back in
>touch
>
>love, Mykella
>