Re: new to the area [finally i'm not alone]
charles rittenhouse (mbrs(AT)fuse.net)
Mon, 03 Mar 1997 21:13:37 -0800
Steve Cappelson wrote:
>
> 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 Thanks for the encouraging words ,Steve
I have thought that maybe I was the only one,but I'm not to my dismay.
since contracted this syndrome, I have found out that I also have
hepititis -C. Strange for a guy who never drank except socially. Also my
white blood seems to be very low[They have given me platlets and white
blood cells,and I seem to feel a little better after the treatments. Is
his odd?]
However, I have another doctor [gastro] who believes that this
[2] diseases could not possibly have anything to do with one and other.
however she wants to give me Interferon treatments for the liver, only
after the the other thing is gone[TM]. I'm not sure what to do? Well
I'm rambling again. This so new to me. To actually talk to someone else
who has or understands T M .
Thanks for listening Steve
Mike Rittenhouse
mbrs(AT)fuse.net