Re: new to the area [finally i'm not alone]
Steve Cappelson (scappelson(AT)ntwrks.com)
Mon, 03 Mar 1997 20:42:02 -0600
charles rittenhouse wrote:
>
> charles rittenhouse wrote:
> >
> > hello, my name is mike rittenhouse and i have tm also.
> > It first appeared on 7-01-95. cmae home from work,fired up smoke
> > and began to cough uncontrolabley,bp must have sky rocketed and could
> > not catch my breathe. my sons called 911 they took me away. When i
> > arrived at the hospital they proceed to tell me i was having an anxiety
> > attackgave me some drugs to calm me down and sent me home. They never
> > asked if i had other symtoms, such as numbness ,tingling, no feeling
> > from just below my diaphram. Has any one else had strange experiences
> > like these from other hospitals. your input would be greatly
> > appreciated. Also i filled out the survey on this site so as to help
> > others so afflicted. If ,however, I can be of help I am computer
> > Engineer with vast internet exp. so please feel free to ask.
> >
> > And you don't know what a relief it is to know you are not the only one
> > with TM in the world.
> >
> > May we all get well soon;
> > Mike Rittenhouse;C.N.E./C.N.A.
> > /A+/MAC CERT TECH
Mike,
Before I ever saw a neurologist the baffled doctors at the first
hospital I stayed in had a "shrink" visit me. I would have preferred a
psychological problem to TM. The hospital was going to release me
without a diagnosis. I refused to leave and at that point the
neurologist discovered the lesion at T5. We susequently described this
sequence of events to a couple of Psychiatrists and they were outraged.
The doctors who initially saw me were too willing and almost anxious to
diagnose a psychological problem when no other diagnosis was apparent.
I wonder how often TM and other rare diseases are missed this way.
Psychological diagnosis is the easy and inexpensive diagnosis and I
believe we are not alone in the boat.
good luck
Steve Cappelson: scappelson(AT)ntwrks.com