Re: Muscle Spasms/ Question

[Guest guest]

I am seriously thinking of using a walker when we go on our next trip - walking

through the airport really takes the stamina from me - what types do you

recommend and how do you know if or when you need one?

martha

Susie Lemin <slemin46@...> wrote: I thought I was the only one who

walked like a

" drunk " . I also notice it when using my walker, I

told me friend that the silly thing had been drinking

again. No seriously, I don't think I have the leg

movements at night, although when sitting for a time,

like here on the pc they jerk and act like they need

to move or stretch or something other than what I am

doing. It gets very tiresome and that's a fact. i

get get up and go to the kitchen or bathroom, just to

give them something else to do. If I thought I was

sitting too much I wouldn't be concerned, but I am up

and down a lot and still work so it can' be that they

are just needing exercise.

Susie

--- Martha Emery <scenemb@...> wrote:

>

> Hy hubby was the one who spotted my leg movements

> when he complained one morning that my legs hit me

> all night long! Now I have the quinine and

> melatonin and it seems to have solved that probelm!

> I also noticed something last week when we were out

> for our walk. I don't walk in a straight line and

> it is VERY diffiuclt for me to do so. I weave back

> and forth in order to go forward, I take two or

> three steps to the side. No wonder it takes so much

> more energy to walk!

> Martha

> Sue Horder-Mason

> <sue@...> wrote: Yes Kara I

> think this is a symptom of CMT. I feel asleep on the

> sofa and my youngest son watched me for about 45

> minutes. When I woke up he commented that he knew

> why I was always so tired - I never stopped moving

> whilst I slept.

> Robin is 10 and thank God shows no signs of CMT.

> Love

> Sue

> The important thing is never to stop questioning.

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>

> " I Thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I

> have found myself, my work, and my God. " - Helen

> Keller

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Kara Brisendine

>

> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:43 PM

> Subject: [] Muscle Spasms

>

>

> My 3 year old when sleeping, I have noticed that

> her spasms are getting much worse. Legs, feet and

> arms. Do you think that this is because of the CMT?

> Does anyone else experience this as well?

>

> I welcome any feed back on this.

>

> LOL,

>

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[Guest guest]

Martha,

I would rather use a wheelchair at the airport or

other places that require a lot of walking and little

time to get there. My walker is great for short trips

to the store from the parking lot, then I use the

electric buggies inside the store. My arms and hands

ache more than my feet and legs do while using the

walker, but it does keep me off the floor.

The tri-pod (3 wheelers) are really easy to use and

put in the car. You can get a tote bag for them too.

They squeeze into tight places that the sqaure (4

legged) kind can't and they can be out of the way in

resturants. But the basic line of thought is, which

one will be best for you and the activeties you use?

To your husband, Tell him to hold his head up high and

push you in the W/C and forget who may be watching.

No one is most likely, it just feels that way. At the

airport, if you have a tight schedule and are making

changes make use of the attendants that are there to

help you. They have the electric cars there for a

reason. To get the passangers and their baggage to the

next terminal in the least amount of time as not to

hold up the plane or progress.

My Mother went to Germany and was made aware of the

electric cars and why they were used. She had polio

with cancer on top of that. She went to visit my

brother stationed in Germany. Of course my mother

could have been the Queen Mother as far as anyone else

knew, she was treated so well. Somehow,My Queen of a

Mother, ended up in first class even when she had

regular coach tickets. This was before smoking was

banned on flights and she coughed when someone lit up

and she was moved behind the curtains ASAP.

She told me once, ACT like you know what, where and

why you are doing what you are doing and as if you

knew the person with whom you are speaking. You get

better results.. she also said once that Teddy

Roosevelt was correct is saying Walk (Talk) softly and

carry a big stick. IN OTHER WORDS FAKE IT, WHEN IN

DOUBT!

Me, I like the one A. Heinlin wrote in one of

his books, quoted by Lazarus Long, aka Woodrow

Long. " When in doubt, Run in circles Scream and

Shout " someone will come to the rescue.

Susie

--- Martha Emery <scenemb@...> wrote:

>

> I am seriously thinking of using a walker when we

> go on our next trip - walking through the airport

> really takes the stamina from me - what types do you

> recommend and how do you know if or when you need

> one?

> martha

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