It sounds like you are making great progress with your
recovery. Don't get too discouraged if things slow
down - nerves are very slow to heal. Just hang in
there.
I still have numbness in my right hand and feet. I am
mobile, although walking can get very uncomfortable
(tingling turns to pain in short order). I work
fulltime, although I have arranged to work from home
three days a week. There are varying levels of
recovery in the group, from fully recovered to
quadripelegic. Some of the group work full time, some
part time, and some are on disability.
Keep us posted - and ask all the questions you need
to! Ann
--- Anthony Williams <MRTICK(AT)webtv.net> wrote:
> Hi my name is Kasandra. I'm a 28 year mother of 2
> and a wife. I was
> diagnosed with TM about 2 weeks ago.
>
> My story all began on May 25, 1999. I came home
> from work on May 24
> with a pain in my upper neck. After abut 30 minutes
> or so it was gone.
> I awoke about 1:00 A.M. on Tuesday with a pain in my
> left arm and my
> neck. I began to feel dizzy and nauseated. I laid
> down and fell asleep
> again and that morning when I woke up I was
> paralyzed. I could not move
> or feel anything. I was then hospitalized. The
> doctors had no idea of
> what I had so I was put in ICU and put on steroids
> for five straight
> days. I was given a MRI on my spine and brain. The
> one on my brain was
> normal, but the one of my spine showed swelling. I
> was hospitalized for
> two weeks and released without an answer until my
> spinal tap results
> came back. That's when I was diagnosed with TM.
>
> I've been in therapy for about 1 1/2 weeks and I can
> now walk with and
> without a cane. I'm not on any medications, but the
> numbness is still
> here.
> I have a couple of questions about TM since it's so
> new to me and my
> family. Has anyone regained all of their feeling
> back? Are you on any
> medications? Has anyone been able to return to
> work? I have numbness
> mostly in my thumb and I'm experiencing sharp pains.
> Does anyone have
> this problem? Have anyone recovered from bladder
> problems? Has anyone
> had to get disability due to this problem?
>
> Well, I guess this is it for now.
> Thanks for taking time out to read my story.
>
> --Kasandra--
>
>
>
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