Right. Mine is the mid thoracic and down to my toes. I also have one leg better than the other. Now, what is a neurogenic bladder - one affected by TM and either slow to "wake" up or just doing odd things at odd times? I don't think I quite have all my feeling back yet or maybe it is damaged from TM. I go back to my urologist this month for my first yearly check. Do I have questions for this man!!! For those of you who have had TM longer than 3 years, how much change to your bladder have you noticed? Any improvement? Janice
From: L T CHERPESKI Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:54 PM To: Gary Thomas ; [email protected] ; randy rankin ; Barbara H. ; Janice Nichols Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] sympom check question Janice, The spine map is great. But there is one thing to remember. My doctors explained this to me and I have seen it here in the literature that the TMA provides - anything from your lesion and BELOW is/can be affected. For instance, my lesions are up high in the cervical area, near my neck. Anything below my neck is affected - arms, hands, bladder (neurogenic bladder), spasms, balance, one leg can be worse than the other - true of so many of us TMers here on the site. You might ask those who were "hit" in the T-spine if this is true with their challenges. For the most part, are they ok ABOVE the T area? Good topic. Hopefully some will drop in and share their experiences. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Janice Nichols To: Gary Thomas ; [email protected] ; randy rankin ; Barbara H. Cc: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] sympom check question Gary, Thanks, but now I know, thanks to Gracie, about the "spine map" and I can refer to it any time you guys talk about your pain sites. Feels so good to be so smart! Janice -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gary Thomas" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 7:43 PM To: <[email protected]>; "randy rankin" <[email protected]>; "Barbara H." <[email protected]>; "Janice Nichols" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] sympom check question > My MRI report says the lesion, if I understand it, is at C 5,6. Janice, > you said not the # but that is what the report says and according to the > "map" that looks to be about where I had the excruciating pain on > 4/28/2004--a pain in the neck, literally! > Gary in snowy, cold Michigan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: "randy rankin" <[email protected]>; "Barbara H." > <[email protected]>; "Janice Nichols" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:20 PM > Subject: Re: [TMIC] sympom check question > > >> >> ---- Janice Nichols <[email protected]> wrote: >>> How high up did you all get hit by TM? Give me the part of the body, >>> not the #. Thanks, Janice >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Barbara H. >>> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:40 AM >>> To: randy rankin >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [TMIC] sympom check question >>> >>> >>> Yes, I have experienced "electric shock" symptoms in different places. >>> It was most disturbing on the back of my head -- I really thought >>> something was going wrong inside. But it was just a nerve in the muscles >>> misfiring and setting off that "jolt." >>> >>> Barbara H. >>> http://barbarah.wordpress.com >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 3:39 PM, randy rankin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I would like to know if any of you have had the following >>> symptom(s) >>> >>> I try to read everything people write and this might have >>> already been addressed >>> >>> Yesterday, I had a power electric shock to my entire right arm >>> to the tip of my fingers. It wasn't a moving sensation. The entire arm >>> just felt like I just grabed an electric wire. >>> >>> The only motion that I made before it happened was to raise my >>> RIGHT arm up to write on a board. I think I raised my head upwards to >>> look at the board. >>> >>> less than two hours later the same even happened to my RIGHT >>> arm except I looked down, from a seated position, and reach to get my >>> cell phone. The second that I touched the phone and just started to >>> curl my fingers around it a more powerful electrical shock hit my entire >>> right arm. It hurt and frightened me. >>> >>> Has anyone exprienced this? >>> >>> The back of my neck has been hurting. It does NOT hurt to >>> move my neck except to look down. I can't stand that. >>> >>> >> >> > >
