Guest guest Posted March 21, 2002 Report Share Posted March 21, 2002 Welcome Kerry, Thank you for the introduction and post. I have not heard of a ligament transplant, but the surgery I had was a tendon transplant (both feet - at age 10). CMT is apparently the most common inherited neurological disorder and I would suggest that if CMT is in your family and the tests are readily available to do it. As a young teen I had lots of what we called physical therapy, plus the Dr. said to swim and horsebackride. So I did it all; I'm now pushing 50 and still active, just need orthotics inside my shoes for the toe walking and good balance. My legs are able to propel me fine. I have often wondered if this was due to all the PT and stuff when I was younger. Again, welcome to . ~ Gretchen > Acceptance and gratitude are the keys to living positive with > CMT! knows CMT does NOT affect our brains or intellectual capacity! CMT affected persons often far exceed average intelligence. > Adapting to a (currently) incurable chronic illness and a life of great uncertainity can result in ingenious achievement, heightened creativity and extreme giftedness in developing a unique manner for task accomplishment with the smallest amount of physical effort! > > Our upbeat slogan is (we) CAN MANAGE THIS! Why? Because we're ALL WINNERS at by sharing our CMT lives with each other in an upbeat, generous and positive manner here at our 'one-of-a-kind' group! > > During 2001 alone, known, diagnosed cases of CMT disease have spread globally by 62.5%. is committed to bring you not only positive sharing and new resources, but research and regenerative medicine news about CMT as well! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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