... This is Rita I am getting up in the middle of the night and eat a big pc of cheese and drink a glass of milk. And that is lately for the last 2 weeks....
I know 2 people who get shots into their disks for this and it helps a lot. They get the shots thru a pain clinic once or twice a year when the pain gets out...
Hi Jude, i have been taking Lyrica for a little over a year now and it is the only drug i have tried in relation to my neuropathic pain. i don't think that i...
i've never kept a diet dairy for long enough to notice any trends but i'm with you on this one. i eat loads of cheese and yoghurts. When people come around...
I havent read the People MAg but Im going to get it. I was dx with MS in 2000 after a 6 week exerbation and all the signs of MS and 2 months ago was tested to...
I have already had three spinal epidurals this summer and they didnt work ..Im mistaken..the first one lasted for approx 1 week then the other 2 did...
Sandy, hi. I understand exactly what you are going through. I dont' know if this idea will help you or not, but I am in the same situation right now,...
Hello, I have a question that's been bugging me, maybe some of you can help. A woman with MS asked me once why I can't take any of the MS meds to help rebuild...
Hi Sarah, Actually, yes, I have wondered about this myself as my ex-sister-in-law has MS and has to take shots. She does take some of the same kinds of drugs...
Well Now you got me wondering too Sarah...I havent heard of that!! Lets hope someone out here can tell us!!! Sounds like we should be able to have it too!!! :...
Hi Sharon..OUCH!!!! I understand your pain....I go to the MDA clinic Nov 28 I wonder if they will know a pain management place ..If so I hope it is close by as...
Hello Andy....I noticed by my logging that I was comming up short on calcium intake. I added yogart(less "bad" stuff then milk) to my diet to bump it up. I...
Hello all. I have found that stretching the quads and legs helps the contraction and resulting pain in the lower back. Try it for a good week to see a result. ...
i would like to share a picture to the group of a screech owl Mike got to hold and take pics with on Halloween night.. the owl was hit by daddy's truck and has...
Hi Renee :-) Just send it to CMT-Support-owner@yahoogroups.com and it will go to all the owners and moderators. Any one of us can do it for you. Take care,...
I get sciatica pain when I am on my feet for too long of a period, mostly on the left side which is my weakest. Bending over tending potted plants for too...
Exactly right Sharon. CMT attacks the Peripheral Nervous System (the connecting lines between the brain and muscle.) It is genetic. MS is an autoimmune...
I just got my AFO yesterday, and so far so good. They are having me wear it for a few hours at a time for the first week to get use to it. I did make a...
Yes, I've found that ice is a good thing to use for inflamed areas of the back - at least for me. I used to use heat but that wasn't the answer. Ice was. Sal...
hi Missy.. my son Mike wears AFO's on both legs.. when we first got his it took about 2 weeks before he could wear them all day long. at first he'd wear them...
What about the drug people who have myasthenia gravis take? It is something that helps the nerves conduct messsages to the muscles? Sarah ... affect ... MS ......
Missy, I got my braces when I was 16 years old. It took me a little bit to get used to them. It took like four months. The good thing was I was only a...
Hi again, Sandy, I would think that the doctors at the MDA clinic know of Pain Management doctors somewhere to send you to see. I sent all my papers back to...
Hi Rocky! Glad to see you back posting again. I've missed your insightfulness. :) Because of the contractures in the back of my legs (my right being worse...
I'm not so familiar with MS or Myasthenia Gravis treatment as I am with CMT. Sal.... you pretty much hit the nail on the head - the causes are very different,...
Talking about AFOs (Missy, I'm really glad you have yours & are learning about 'life with AFOs', as Renee said!), one of the things that Dr. Shy recommended to...
