Re: We're all different!
Barbara Meese (brmeese(AT)ma.ultranet.com)
Fri, 11 Apr 1997 06:47:21 -0400
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> From: Linda922(AT)aol.com
> To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: We're all different!
> Date: Friday, April 11, 1997 12:18 AM
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> One final request.........if any of you are anywhere near the Boston
area,
> I'd be interested to know. Dr. Allan Ropper is my neurologist and is
very
> interested in seeing other patients with TM. He has done a study of over
100
> patients and is always looking for more to be able to research this
disease.
>
> Linda, I live west of Boston about 30 miles however I just saw my
neurologist (UMass Medical) and do not have to go back unless I have a
change in symptoms or their location. I had a very mild form of TM and am
99% back to normal. Just have some numbness in the ends of my fingers and
feet and a itching feeling on my scalp. The numbness varies from day to
day depending mostly on amount of sleep and stress level. I also notice
an increase of "tingling" in my legs when I walk at a brisk pace over a
couple miles but considering I could only walk at a slow pace for short
periods a year ago I consider myself extremely lucky, especially after
reading everyone elses conditions.
I would be interested in Dr. Roper's location and number, however, in case
of a reoccurrence it would be nice to get a second opinion.
Also, I asked my neurologist about the possibility of MS in the future and
although he didn't give a percentage he explained the relationship by using
a Venn diagram (two circles that overlap) - one circle being those with MS
only and those with TM only and a small group that have both.
Barb
PS- it seems that there are a number of us in the New England area , I'm
wondering when we contracted this. Mine started Feb. 1996, how about you?
or anyone else in this area...same time frame??