Re: DIAGNOSED WITH TM 1997
Linda Reynolds (transverse(AT)worldnet.att.net)
Sun, 25 May 1997 04:32:08 -0400
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> From: Linda Reynolds <transverse(AT)worldnet.att.net>
> To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: DIAGNOSED WITH TM 1997
> Date: Sunday, May 25, 1997 12:33 AM
>
> I'm new to using the web so I hope I get a response to this. In march of
> 1997, at age 45, I was diagnosed with Acute Transverse Myelitis. Initial
> symptoms were similar to having indigestion, and both arms went numb,
> muscle weakness and my left leg collapse and I hit the floor. This all
> happened within a few hours. My wife rush me to the hospital and was
shock
> they admittance me. They were orginally going to send me home after ER
> performed the spinal tap ordered by my physician. within several days, I
> was in post ICU with paralysis from the chest down. My hospital stay was
8
> days, I had two MRI's and a electric shock. From there I was going to
> therapy 4 days a week and later change to 3 days a week for two hours a
> day. I'll still out of work and on short term disability.
>
> I feel fortunate to have recovered so much. I am left with some
> neurological deficits, and tire easily, I have never had a relapse. I
have
> severe back pain after diagnosis. List of different remedies were
> tried--tens unit, medication, etc. The only remedy that worked for me is
> therapy. Leg and foot sensation has not returned to normal. However,
this
> does not alter my life in any way. My personal strategy now is to reduce
> stress in my life, enjoy my life and try to avoid viral exposure when I
> can. Since stress can be part of the equation, positive thinking can go
a
> long way.
>
> Larry SR.
>
> My E-Mail address is : Transverse(AT)Worldnet.att.net
>
>