Re: [TMIC] my story

[Gerry Surette]

Thank you Frank for sharing your story; Obviously you are worse off than I 
am. God bless you; your tenacity with TM is an inspiration to me. please 
keep in touch gerry

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Gerry Surette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] my story
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:52:17 -0500



Gerry,

My name is Frank.  I was afflicted with TM in 2000.  I, too, have pain from 
my shoulders down, along with cramps and left side weakness.  I also have 
the cold/ hot thing going on, especially on my left side.  I was poorly 
treated for the first year, then found Dr. Douglass Kerr at Johns hopkins 
in baltimore.  He changed my meds.  Along the way I found the pain clinic 
at the Montreal General Hospital where Dr. Mark Ware is my pain doctor.  He 
put me on Sativex- a cannabinoid spray, actually better than cannabis 
bought on the street, plus it's legal in Canada and the U.S.. I take it 
twice a day with excellent results. It lasts 8 hours!  I also take 
Nortriptyline, Dextromethorphan, Phenobarbital and other meds for various 
secondary conditions.

I live part time in Montreal with my girl-friend, and part-time in Freeport 
Maine.  I just bought an Co-op apartment here in Montreal, across the 
street from my girl-friend's house.  We plan to rent out here home and 
basement apartment, and live in my apartment.  That way she'll have money 
coming in and less up-keep than her townhouse.  I was 15 month's retired 
when struck with TM.

Take care