TM PARALYSIS AND OTHER SPINAL CORD PARALYSIS AFFECTS EACH OF US DIFFERENTLY. I AM, FOR INSTANCE, PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN TO MY TOES. I CANNOT MOVE NOR CONTROL MY STOMACH, BACK LEG, ANKLE OR FOOT MUSCLES. I CAN, HOWEVER, FEEL TOUCH ON MY RIGHT SIDE AND BOTH TOUCH AND PIN PRICKS ON MY LEFT, ALL FROM THE CHEST DOWN. UNDER MY LEFT BREAST AREA, I CANNOT FEEL ANYTHING AT ALL., WHICH KEEPS ME FROM FEELING ACID REFLUX AND HEART PAIN-ANGINA.
IF THAT HELPS EXPLAIN YOUR FRIEND'S SITUATION ANY. EVEN SOME HAVE EXTRA SENSITIVE REACTIONS TO TOUCH AND PIN PRICKS. USED TO BE THAT I COULD NOT STAND EVEN THE WIND BLOWING THE HAIRS ON MY LEGS, IT WOULD DRIVE ME NUTS. I DO HAVE WHAT I CALL "THE PRINCES AND THE PEA SYNDROME", AND THAT IS WHERE SOMETHING LIKE A BED SHEET CAN HANG UP ON ONE OF MY TOES EVER SO LIGHTLY, AND AFTER A TIME IT FEELS LIKE A ROPE TIGHTENING AROUND IT. ALL OF US ARE DIFFERENT, AND SOME CANNOT FEEL ANYTHING AT ALL. I WAS DOING SOME CRAFT WORK WITH A HOT GLUE GUN ONCE, AND SOMEHOW THE HOT TIP LAID ON MY RIGHT THIGH JUST ABOVE THE KNEE AND BURNED A HOLE IN MY JEANS AND MY SKIN BEFORE I NOTICED MY LEG TWITCHING MORE THAN USUAL AND SAW THE GLUE GUN AND WHAT IT HAD DONE. HAD IT BEEN MY LEFT LEG, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN IMMEDIATELY. HOPE THIS HELP. BOB COOK TM CLASS OF ' 93 T-1 PARA SPRING, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Westgold To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];[email protected] Sent: 3/26/2007 7:06:52 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Health question Can we talk about being paralyzed and just being unable to move? My friend cannot move her legs, cannot roll over in bed, cannot hold the phone or use her hands to type, etc, but she is not paralyzed -- if you touch her or stick a pin in her she can feel it. How do you differentiate thes conditions? ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Health question You know, I have new symptoms as well and worry about them greatly, but I believe that so little is known about paraplegism that most Dr.'s and even Neuro's don't know how to deal with them. I have been calling my doctor since last week for an answer and the answer is always the same, "Doctor has not come to a conclusion yet. We are waiting for the lab work to come back." I've not heard of this "butterfly" symptom in the four years I have been on the List, and yet here it is, mentioned twice in one set of emails. I wonder if there is anything new going on in the world. Is there anyone out there who is already paralyzed who feels like they are being paralyzed all over again beginning at the toes and traveling all the way up to the original ending spot? My original site stopped at T3 and fortunately did not affect my arms except for some slight tremor, but this time it feels like my arms are going to be paralyzed too. Please email me or the list if you have been through this. Bless Us All, Jude AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.18/734 - Release Date: 3/26/2007 2:31 PM
