Cullen, My left leg is pretty strong. It is about normal strength, but with diminished sensation. My left arm, I can only lift to my bust line and it's always pulling inward. If I try to reach up and out my arm goes down. It's very hard for me to even scratch my fore head. The thumb on my left hand points straight out. I cannot touch the tips of my other fingers on my thumb. I have no pinch and my grasp is very weak. The index finger and the finger next to the pinky, is always pointing inward. The middle finger and pinky finger, I can control. I use a trackball mouse, which I control what my little finger. I can bend my wrists upward but not far enough down, which makes it very difficult to impossible for me to eat without assistance. The fact that I was right-handed before TM makes it even more difficult to perform task left hand. My motorized wheelchair is operated by left-hand. I managed to accomplish quite a bit in the two years that I've had TM. There are quite a few things that I have not mastered, such as being able to open the door, turn on the lights, and tons of other things that are useful and vital to my existence. Feel free to ask me any questions you'd like.
Naomi C-4 quad, incomplete since July 2, 2005 Transverse Myelitis ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
