RE: [TMIC] Muscle vibrations or tremors

[ROBERT COOK]

I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED IF SOME OF THE 'NEW SENSATION' WE SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE IF AS THE RESULT OF VERY MINOR AND ALMOST INSIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN OUR NERVES ABILITY TO CONDUCT SIGNALS.  IT SEEMS THAT EACH TIME I EXPERIENCE A NEW SENSATION LIKE MORE OR LESS ITCHING, MORE OR LESS MUSCLE TWITCHING, MORE OR LESS PAIN, OR OTHER ODD SENSATIONS, I SOMETIMES ALSO EXPERIENCE A VERY INSIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN SOME PART OF MY MUSCLE FUNCTION.   WHEN I LEFT THE RAHAB HOSPITAL IN FEB. 1994, I COULD ONLY MOVE MY RIGHT BIG TOE, ON OCCASION.  OVER THE YEARS-YOU DO THE MATH-I CAN NOW LIFT MY RIGHT LEG AND MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, BUT NOT WITH ANY STRENGTH TO SPEAK OF, MY TORSO MUSCLES HAVE IMPROVED ON THE RIGHT SIDE JUST ENOUGH THAT I HAVE A TENDENCY TO CURVE TO THE LEFT MAKING MY BODY LOOK LIKE A CROISSANT AND MY BACK MUSCLES ARE IMPROVED JUST ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO BEND OVER AND STRAIGHTEN MYSELF UP, ON OCCASION.  COUPLED WITH THAT SEEMING IMPROVEMENT, I ALSO EXPERIENCE MUSCLE SPASMS THAT CAN WRETCH MY BODY OR LEGS TO THE POINT I COULD HURT MYSELF OR ANYONE NEAR ME.   I FIGURE IT IS THE NERVE CONDUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT AND THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO MISS-FIRE A LOT.  THEY ALSO HAVE A DELAYED REACTION TO MY BRAIN SIGNALS, LIKE WHEN I WANT TO MOVE MY LEG, I TELL IT TO MOVE, AND A SECOND OR TWO LATER, IT DOES, BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE WAY I HAD INTENDED = CROSS-WIRED NERVE SIGNALS THAT SEND THE SIGNALS VIA A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA WHEN IT COULD HAVE JUST GONE STRAIGHT THRU.   SO MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, THESE WEIRD FEELINGS AND SENSATIONS WE SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE, ARE SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT OF SOME TYPE, BE IT EVER SO INSIGNIFICANT AND IMMEASURABLE AT THE TIME.   I TAKE NO DRUGS FOR THESE WEIRD FEELINGS, I KINDA LIKE THEM AND JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.  LIKE, THE OTHER DAY, I MANAGED TO LIFT MY RIGHT LEG ABOUT TEN TIMES WHILE LYING IN THE BED.  I TRIED THE NEXT MORNING, AND IT DID NOT WORK.  I GUESS THAT SLOW BOAT GOT SHANGHAIED OR THE PIRATES GOT IT.  BUT OCCASIONALLY, I CAN LIFT IT, , , GO FIGURE.  IT MAKES LIFE WITH TM INTERESTING FOR ME, SINCE I HAVE NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN EXCITE ME AS MUCH AS THAT DOES.     JMYTH LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEXT TM EXPERIENCE BOB FROM HOUSTON-SPRING   NEAR COMPLETE PARA @ T-1   ----- Original Message ----- From: To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: 1/30/2006 7:36:51 AM Subject: [TMIC] Muscle vibrations or tremors For the last few days I've been experiencing what feels like a sort of vibration or trembling feeling in some of my muscles. It seems to travel around between my chest, left forearm and thighs. I've experienced it to a smaller degree before, but never this much area at one time or for this length of time. It isn't painful or uncomfortable, and I'm not worried about it per se. It's just disconcerting. Ten years post-TM, I know that these kinds of things come and go.   Anyone else experience this?   Barbara H.