Re: for Bill Kennedy, "weird tone reflex"

Lori Gasik (lgasik(AT)kiwi.dep.anl.gov)
Tue, 29 Apr 1997 13:42:11 -0500

>Hello Bill,
>
>Things sound like they are looking up for you! What you describe is the
>basic course of my own recovery. Mine was different in that, I started
>recovering the day after the attack and was able to walk again with a couple
>of canes within about 5-6 weeks. However, the recovery began with small
>muscle movements and toe movements. It progressed with slightly increasing
>strength in the legs to the point where I could move them around in bed.
> Bill, move them as much as possible. The more you work them, the more it
>will help you build muscle tone. Even flexing muscles builds tone. I was
>also told that continuing to move helps increase the messages along the nerve
>pathways that have been inactive.
>
>Keep the the hard work. Keep up hope!
>
>Regards and best of health,
>
>Gary K.

Well today I started pool therapy which I really beleive will help
me. The physical therapist was real happy to see that I got some quad
kicking in and we really want to work with it now. I just hope that it
keeps geetting better and better the main thing is just being able to walk
again. Sure I'd like to be the exact way I used to be or close to it but
I'll be happy just to be able to walk again. My legs are now starting to
get real sensative to everything that touches them and its real annoying
it's kind of like a tickling feeling. Does anyone else have this type of
feeling. Another thing is do you think it would be a good idea to take B12
to help this out and do any of you think it would help. Well I'll talk to
you guys/girls later. P.S Beth I did start a journal and I think it helps
to write whats going on and how I feel every day that way I'll have
something to look back at .

My Regards

Bill Kennedy