Re: [TMIC] TM

P. Aalbers (P.Aalbers(AT)MAILBOX.KUN.NL)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 12:00:57 +0200 (MET-DST)

At 20:31 23-06-99 -0500, you 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--
>
>
Hello Kasandra,

Here a positive sound from holland.
Six months ago I got TM.
Paralysed from my nipples down below.
Couldn't paddle anymore.
Got for ten days steroids.
In the hospital for 1 month.

Here some answers to your questions.
I've got all my feeling back.
I take no medications.
No numbness anymore.
No bladder problems anymore.
Only some sexual problems but that can get better in time.
I play soccer again, and I cycle a lot.
So you can see that there are some people who recover almost completely, but
everyone is different.
Untill now you had a verry good recovery.
Don't give up hope!!
Nerves can take a long time to heal.

Peter.

Holland