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> From: JHarper33(AT)aol.com[SMTP:JHarper33(AT)aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 1997 1:15 PM
> To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Book Recommendation
>
> In a message dated 97-08-11 22:08:09 EDT, you write:
>
> > In a message dated 97-08-10 12:07:23 EDT, you write:
> >
> > > Have you ever heard that you can't have an epidural after you
> have had
> TM?
> >
> > >
> > > Stephanie
> > >
> >
> > I read in a book that multiple sclerosis patients should not have
> spinal
> > anesthesia, as it might precipitate a relapse. TM is somewhat
> similar or
> > possibly related to MS, so I'd ask about it beforehand. This book,
> though
> > very good, is about 10 years old, so there might be newer
> information that
> > would say something different.
> >
> > Barbara
> >
> > Thanks for the info. What is the name of the book you have? I would
> like
> to
> > find a book about TM so I can understand it better.
> >
> > Stephanie
> >
>
> I haven't found a book about TM -- I guess maybe it is not well known
> or not
> many people have it, compared to MS or other diseases. The book I have
> is
> about Multiple Sclerosis. From what I understand, MS is the closest
> relative
> to TM. There have been many discussions on this list about what kind
> of
> relationship may or may not exist between TM and MS; many of us have
> been
> told different things by our drs., which, I guess means there's not
> enough
> evidence or research on it to be conclusive. But, at any rate, there
> are many
> similarities between the two. My dr. told me it would be good to "be
> familiar" with MS, so I read a lot about it at first. But it scared
> me, so I
> stopped. My son stumbled across this book at the library and brought
> it to
> me. It is entitled just Multiple Sclerosis, by Louis J. Rosner and
> Shelley
> Ross, but the subtitle says, "New Hope and Practical Advice for People
> with
> MS and Their Families." It was published in 1987, so it's not the most
> up-to-date source. But I found the practical advice in it some of the
> most
> helpful information I've ever read. Some of the chapter titles are:
> Symptoms
> and Signs, The Diagnosis, The Course, Taking Control, Treatments,
> Treatment
> of Symptoms and Rehabilitation, Sharpening Your Emotional Tools, MS
> and Your
> Relationships (different sections in this chapter about dating,
> spouse.
> children, parents, doctor, career), If the Person With MS Is Someone
> You Care
> About, New Hope for a Cure, and What To Do Until the Cure Comes.
> Some of the practical advice about dealing with the disease
> emotionally and
> dealing with relationships would probably be true of any chronic
> condition or
> symptoms. And the section on treating symptoms covers a lot of the
> symptoms
> that have been mentioned on this list. As I said, some of the
> information I
> had read in the past about MS was frightening, but this book was very
> practical and reassuring, and I found a lot of parallels to TM in it.
>
> Barbara
>