hi ruth,   i just turned 52 nad was just diagnosed about 6 months ago after 18 months of try ing to describe my pain and lack of feeling in my legs.  like you, it sounds, was told that it was all in my head or just a product of my chronic depression. well, heck, yeah, i'm depressed, i hurt all the time!!  i live in calif with my son who is a premed student and my 3 cats.  i am just now starting the job of applying for ssi. what fun!!  looking forward to hearing from you, juli

ladyking41503 <ladyking1@...> wrote:

Hello Everyone,

My name is Ruth; I'm 53 pushing 54. I have had PN for 15 years, and I
consider myself a pro at making life adjustments. I'm married to
Larry King, but unfortunately not the one you're thinking of...
But none-the-less a wonderful man... I do look at the lighter side of
life cause if I dwelled on the pain they'd just give me more pills,
and I'm already a walking Pharmacy... My latest Doc tells my I have
to walk as much as I can, well that I do but my legs and hips seem to
like hugging the floor more often then I'd like them too, and my
sweet husband keeps telling me to stop falling, (like I have some
kind of control over it-ya right!!!) but I know he worries, which is
ok in my book, cause the last husband divorced me for reasons I still
can't figure out and I quote him "I can't stay with you
and watch you die!" On the lighter side, I'm so glad I found this
group. I can't tell you how long I have gone on thinking that a lot
of this daily pain and discomfort that I have is not all in my head
that there are others that share my symptoms. I live in a very
strange state (besides being crazy) Minnesota, their laws on the
physically challenged are to say the least crazy..
But that's a story for later..

Tc all,
"May God's angels caress you with their wings and guide
through your
day"

Ruth