Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Hi Gretchen, I agree with Peggy, it usually is a combination, and if you have one stress you will have another follow shortly. This last time around for me was a combination of things.... The worst being my daughter age 16 who isn't willing to deal with my disability and then fighting me every chance she got. (Thank-Goodness things are different). I also was dealing with a husband who is a work aholic (12hour days). Since he was always exhausted when he got home he would go to bed and I would still be left dealing with all the home problems and kids. Plus he wouldn't be there for me with my disability because he was so tired. Then, stress over gaining weight and filling worthless. Oh, yes, lets not forget the financial part of stress. That seems to be constant aaround here. We can never get ahead. There's always an emergency. For me, it has always been a combination. Jeanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Hi everyone, you have all said from time to time that stress is a big contributing factor to the ups and downs of CMT. Can anyone give me concrete examples of these 'certain stresses', like whether it is work/career, the kids, husband/wife, dealing with pain, a car accident, a death in the family,moving to a new town, new house, whatever, etc? Thank you all for your insight! Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Raising kids..... I love them dearly, but now I am pulled in 4 (my 3 kids and myself) different directions instead of one (my own). I had 3 kids in 3 years. The preschool years were the most exhausting years I have ever had. Now they are on the brink of being teenagers. They are beautiful, wonderful, and exasperating. I love my girls. But they wear me out. (And I wouldn't have it any other way...) Ruth >From: Gretchen Glick <liliwigg@...> > >Hi everyone, you have all said from time to time that stress is a big >contributing factor to the ups and downs of CMT. Can anyone give me >concrete examples of these 'certain stresses', like whether it is >work/career, the kids, husband/wife, dealing with pain, a car accident, >a death in the family,moving to a new town, new house, whatever, etc? >Thank you all for your insight! > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 -----Original Message----- From: Gretchen Glick <liliwigg@...> <onelist> Date: Thursday, March 02, 2000 3:28 PM Subject: [] Kinds of stresses >From: Gretchen Glick <liliwigg@...> > >Hi everyone, you have all said from time to time that stress is a big >contributing factor to the ups and downs of CMT. Can anyone give me >concrete examples of these 'certain stresses' For me first I had a auto accident, I fractured my 3-4th thoratic vertabras and had a concussion, whiplash, muscles was torn in my shoulders. My head went through my windshield. Then having not recovered from that yet, my mother had an abdominal aorta anurysm and had to have emergency surgery 300 miles away. She was 76, I spent 2 weeks at the hospital and worried about her and my family left at home! Then when she was better I came home, but worried about her! So I spent half the week home, half at the hospital worried all the time about her when I was home and about my kids when I was at the hospital! When she recovered enough to come home she stayed with us (5 months) it was during this time I started having problems, legs hurt, feet burned, strange electric shocks going down my body, Sooooo tired all the time, my legs felt weak so I went to the Dr. who sent me to a neurologist then after tests, more tests, then the diagnoses of CMT. My mother passed away during the testing stage and never knew I was having problems as I hid it from her. >Becky P.S. after any stressfull situation now I have a progression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Becky, Your mother was blessed to have a daughter like you. Ruth >From: " Maxwell " <rmax@...> For me >first I had a auto accident, I fractured my 3-4th thoratic vertabras and >had a concussion, whiplash, muscles was torn in my shoulders. My head went >through my windshield. Then having not recovered from that yet, my mother >had an abdominal aorta anurysm and had to have emergency surgery 300 miles >away. She was 76, I spent 2 weeks at the hospital and worried about her >and my family left at home! Then when she was better I came home, but >worried about her! So I spent half the week home, half at the hospital >worried all the time about her when I was home and about my kids when I was >at the hospital! When she recovered enough to come home she stayed with >us >(5 months) it was during this time I started having problems, legs hurt, >feet burned, strange electric shocks going down my body, Sooooo tired all >the time, my legs felt weak so I went to the Dr. who sent me to a >neurologist then after tests, more tests, then the diagnoses of CMT. My >mother passed away during the testing stage and never knew I was having >problems as I hid it from her. >Becky P.S. after any stressfull >situation >now I have a progression. > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Hello! Stress really do increase my CMTsymtoms. For me is psychological stress very bad like having contakt with the authorities applying for benefits for disabled for example and wait for their decision. Such things really makes me tired, I get more pain, my hands are being more clumpsy and since a year I also have got slight heartproblems. Of course too much work in the home and too much to do at work also increase the symtoms but I still think that stress occured of having to persuade for example authorities and doctors about my problems (excuse me I mean changes) is my worst stressfactor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Hi Gretchen. Peggie here. I think it is when you have 2, 3, 4, or 5 of the stresses all at once. I don't think just one of the major stress factors would be enough. Of course, when you are coping with one major stress, it usually causes other areas to be stressed out as well.... make sense? Have a good one. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gretchen Glick <liliwigg@...> <onelist> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 1:33 PM Subject: [] Kinds of stresses > From: Gretchen Glick <liliwigg@...> > > Hi everyone, you have all said from time to time that stress is a big > contributing factor to the ups and downs of CMT. Can anyone give me > concrete examples of these 'certain stresses', like whether it is > work/career, the kids, husband/wife, dealing with pain, a car accident, > a death in the family,moving to a new town, new house, whatever, etc? > Thank you all for your insight! > > Gretchen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > PERFORM CPR ON YOUR APR! > Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as > 0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. > Apply NOW! > 1/2121/5/_/616793/_/952033178/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 Hi Gretchen: My stresses that started my CMT rolling considerably were finding out that my husband of 20 years had been running around on me. Then my mother had a stroke and recovered from that. My father had to be put in a nursing home and has been there a year and my mother had rotator cuff surgery and stayed with me for 2 months, recuperating. She no sooner got home to her house than 2 months later fell and broke her hip. She if fine now and we are in the process of selling her house and moving her in a retirement home where my father is staying. Add to all this the trial and tribulations of trying to raise three kids, they were ages 14, 12 and 10 when my husband left and working full time and never getting a break because their father would never take them on weekends, I am convinced that all this mess started my CMT rolling at a rapid rate. I hope eventually I get to a plateau where it stops like everybody says. Time will tell. Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2000 Report Share Posted March 4, 2000 Dear Gretchen-- Becca here HI! All of the above stress can be anything and everything. IT effects us all different. But we all have it at one time or another. /subscribe/CMTweightmanagement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2000 Report Share Posted March 23, 2000 In a message, liliwigg@... writes: << Can anyone give me concrete examples of these 'certain stresses', like whether it is work/career, the kids, husband/wife, dealing with pain, a car accident, a death in the family, moving to a new town, new house, whatever, etc? >> All of the above, but particularly when they are extraordinary, not the common stresses of everyday life. Marriage, divorce, birth, death, accidents, moves, etc. One of the most common events that precipitates a diagnosis of CMT is an accident, such as a fracture that doesn't heal. This of course applies only to previously undiagnosed CMTers. In the chat room, if someone mentions a sudden acceleration of symptoms, we ask if anything traumatic preceded it. Often there was some major stressful event. On the other hand, some people have acceleration for no apparent reason. Once again, we are all different. Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.