Thanks Laura, great way to explain it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Laura Beaudin<mailto:[email protected]> To: L T CHERPESKI<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: Gary Thomas<mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ; randy rankin<mailto:[email protected]> ; Barbara H.<mailto:[email protected]> ; Janice Nichols<mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] sympom check question
TM is essentially a spinal cord injury, except it didn't result from an accident. When you have a car crash and you inju a small part of the spical cord...everything below tends to be affected...TM is no different. A lesion means that the electric signals are cut off (to varying degrees) at that point. I know that in our rehab hospital, we are looked at, and treated no differently than the SCI patients, except that we have a greater chance of recovery. Laura On Practical-Homeschooling: Free Unit Studies About Canada and China. http://www.practical-homeschooling.org<http://www.practical-homeschooling.org/> On 09/01/2010 8:54 PM, L T CHERPESKI wrote: > 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 <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > *To:* Gary Thomas <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ; > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ; randy > rankin <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ; Barbara H. > <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > *Cc:* [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 7:43 PM > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>>; "randy > rankin" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>>; "Barbara > H." <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>>; "Janice > Nichols" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > Cc: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > To: "randy rankin" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>>; "Barbara H." > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>>; "Janice > Nichols" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > Cc: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:20 PM > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] sympom check question > > > > > >> > >> ---- Janice Nichols <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[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<http://barbarah.wordpress.com/> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 3:39 PM, randy rankin > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[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. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > >
