Guest guest Posted February 28, 2000 Report Share Posted February 28, 2000 Hi guys and gals, I'M BACK! It's nice to see the list is doing well. Some of you know me. For those that don't, my name is Jeanie and I live in the state of Oregon. I'm married (18yrs) 2 kids, boy age 12 (adopted), girl age 16 (so far no sign of CMT). I've had CMT since age 5. 1st surgery at age 8 (heal chord lengthing), got my first leg braces (Metal). 2nd surgery age 12 (triple arthidesis), 3rd surgery age 18 (right leg straigtened) got new plastic AFO's, 4th surgery age 25 ( right ankle fused solid) no need for AFO now on my right foot. I've suffered from Depression since age 15. Those of you that know me know that I had a real bad spell last August with Depression and pain. I gained 30 lbs in 1 month, found out that my anti-depressant (paxil) had become toxic to my system, also started pre-menopause and still had my own depression issues. In Oct. I moved away from family & friends and lived in a small pull trailer to try too improve my health. IT WORKED!!!! I returned back home Christmas week and am still doing fine. I was put on a new anti-deprressant (Welbutrin) and I found a Therapeutic Massage Specialist that has helped me tremendously with my pain issues. I have also lost 23 lbs. I was taking Neurontin and Flexeril plus Vicodin for pain issues. Now I am on Vicodin minimum dose only. I learned a very important lesson. If stress won't leave you alone where you are, then remove yourself from the stress. Gretchen, thank-you for this list...... Jeanie 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.