Carol your story sounds just like mine. I too now get around the house without cane/walker but I do use a cane when I gol out. I am able to walk around most stores hangingj on to the cart but if I go to stores where I have to do a lot of walking I take my electric scooter and then I can power shop with the best of them. I still have the pins & needles and the burning/freezing in my feet and up to my knees. I know this is the way it will always be since it has been almost 4 yrs, but I see that I am not suffering as much as so many of us TMers.
Patti in Wisconsin On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Carol E <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, > June 2005, I went to bed with severe pins and needles feeling in my right > leg. When I woke up, it was as limp as a noodle. I was admitted through > the ER and received IV steroids, I think it was 9 hours. During my 5 week > stay in the hospital, I received intensive PT. About 3 weeks into my > physical therapy, I remember the therapist told me to try to wiggle my > toes. I looked her like she was *seriously crazy*. I tried....and they > moved (very little, but they moved). Brought both of us to tears. Before > my discharge, I was walking small distances with a walker and I know use a > cane. I continued with out patient physical therapy for about 2 months. > My power shopping days are over, LOL! but I can walk in, get what I need, > and leave. On bad days, I don't even try it. Both legs feel very heavy, > but my right leg is worse. I too have pins and needles torture from my > toes up to my waist. > > > *Carol * > > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:55:22 -1000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TMIC] Extent of your TM? Pins and Needles > > From the discussion of Pins and Needles it seems that most of you are able > to get around and have some use of your legs. I have pins and needles from > my feet to my belly and no use of my legs at all. And they weigh a ton. > Been like this since day one. Did any of you lose the use of your legs > and then get them back? If so, how long did it take and how did you do it? > > Jim >
