In my case, Janice; I had had an industrial accident which left me paralyzed from the waste down when I was 22 for a brief period of time. But later, after more operations I got mostly better, except that my back was shattered. In consequence, I did most of the psychological heavy-lifting in terms of getting ready for a life of physical limitations a long time ago. It was the same with pain. After all those operations and the initial accident, pain became relative and it now takes a lot of pain to get my attention.
So, when I got TM it was a shock; but later on, not the earth-shattering event it was for many others, since I had already experience what it was like to be disabled in my 20¹s. And so I always knew I was walking and functioning on borrowed time and that soon it would disappear. Now, the pain and weakness is a constant and I am sometimes am surprised how painful it can be. I feel as I did while recovering after the industrial accident, only I know it won¹t get any better. OK, I did most things I wanted and even some that were to my and others¹ benefit. Now I just want to hang on as long as I am still of use to others, then drop off as quickly as possible. It is the next life that is the real one. This one is just a brief enjoyment and then done. At no time, even in the best of health was I free of worry, pain, care or concern. And now I am freed from the cares of having so much physical liberty, and now I can concentrate on those things which profit me and others. Dalton From: Janice Nichols <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:24:31 -0600 To: john snodgrass <[email protected]>, transverse myelitis <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating Resent-From: <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:24:33 -0800 I remember thinking "this is for the rest of my life". I said this over and over to myself, still in a kind of disbelief that this had happened to me. It is a constant battle with the body, new problems developing periodically, but I am still here and I am the same person that I was before TM, maybe better. I am much more tolerant of people now and have more patience in daily life. I understand things on a much deeper level than before and I feel more. I am not saying that I don't vent every once in a while, but I guess I am trying to make lemonade out of lemons. I realize that I have only had TM for almost 4 years, and that many of you have had TM many more years and were left with many more problems than me. It would be interesting to hear from others on how TM left you on a mental or emotional level on a day- to- day basis. What changes you have noticed about yourself? Janice From: john snodgrass <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:10 PM To: transverse myelitis <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating i have to watch my emotions when i see the dates many of you have fought with this thing. my mind keeps looking for some healing. that may just happen,but after almost 3 years,doesn't look likely. --- On Wed, 11/10/10, Robert Pall <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Robert Pall <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating > To: "Patricia Cooley" <[email protected]>, "Janice Nichols" > <[email protected]>, "kevin weilacher" <[email protected]>, > [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 1:54 PM > > After 13+ year the only thing that really increases my discomforts is rain > and or high humidity. Hot and cold have no more effect on me now than before > TM. It just continues to show that despite our similarities no two of us are > exactly the same. > > Rob in New Jersey > > > > From: Patricia Cooley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:32 PM > To: 'Janice Nichols'; 'kevin weilacher'; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: RE: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating > > > I have been reading all your posts about sweating, and I guess I am an odd > case. I don¹t have any problems with hot weather. I have always sweat more > in my hair than anywhere else, even before TM. My problem is the cold. I am > always cold so I guess that is why the hot weather doesn¹t affect me too > much. I do like sleeping in a cool room and like lots of blankets. I was > told with TM your internal thermostat is not working properly. > > Patti - Wisconsin > > From: Janice Nichols [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 12:09 PM > To: kevin weilacher; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating > > > Ditto! Janice > > > From: kevin weilacher > <http://us.mc658.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:42 AM > > To: [email protected] > <http://us.mc658.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> ; > [email protected] > <http://us.mc658.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating > > > > > > I have been totally confused about the sweating issue ever since TM hit > me.... > My lesions are L4, L5 and S1 and now since TM, the only place I sweat is my > head and when I sweat, I sweat profusely, I mean to the point that it drips > off my nose and down the sides of my head... > > I sweat no other place on my body, even during the summer on hot days > outside. I get warm, but I do not sweat. No underarm sweat, nothing..... > > > > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, November 10, 2010 9:30:57 AM > Subject: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating > > > > Hi Everyone, > > I got tm at the thoracic level (T4-5),but when I perspire on my > face,one side gets red and moist,the other stays pale and dry. No one has > ever had an explanation for this.A couple of docs even suggested that maybe I > always had this and just noticed it after tm! > > Cheryl in Easthampton,MA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
