Some questions

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Please see my note below. I would like to know whether

other people have experienced any of these problems as

their illness has progressed. I understand the

Neopolitan ice-cream analogy of MSA and that many

neurological conditions have some symtoms in common.

What I am trying to pin down for my own peace of mind

is whether they would appear to be related to some

neurological problem or something different.

I'd appreciate any feedback anyone can provide.

Regards Sowter

--- Sowter mjsowter@...> wrote: >

Aletta,

>

> What you say about appearing to be drunk, touches a

> chord. I have had a few episodes lately where I

> appear

> to lose my steering so to speak. I am aiming to walk

> in a straight line and veer off to the left as if I

> am

> walking around a curve of an imaginary circle

> someone

> has drawn on the ground. My general balance during

> these episodes is precarious to say the least.

>

> In terms of speech, I am getting more requests to

> repeat myself and not mumble than I have experienced

> for years. I must say it is a skill we Aussies have

> developed to keep flies out of our mouths (mumbling

> that is).

>

> Anoother thing, I wondered whether people in general

> have any experience with is, I have to double click

> a

> mouse five or six times and really bang it to get it

> to work. I am noticing with pressing keyboard keys

> and

> anything with a button in general that I am starting

> to press on a number of occassions and not

> registering. It seems that the strenghth in my

> fingers

> is diminished. I certainly have visible signs of

> atrophy in various parts of both hands.

>

> I also noted the discussion regarding Peripheral

> Neuropathy, would this equate to numbness and

> stiffness in the hands and wrists as well as the

> feet

> up to the calf area.

>

> As you may gather I am having fun and games with a

> range of things going on in my body at present, but

> like many of you, I will persevere.

>

> All the best to everyone on the list and their

> families.

>

> Regards Sowter (melbourne, Australia)

> --- mesaletta alettames@...> wrote: > Bob,

> I'd

> been going downhill for a long time. Each

> > time a symptom was

> > treated or diagnosed seperatly. I hit the

> > proverbial brick wall one

> > day, unable to function - that drove me straight

> > back to the doctor.

> > The last straw was when I was fired for being

> drunk

> > from a new job (3

> > weeks in) - they observed me staggering and

> slurring

> > speech, and my

> > work was much less than they expected (and had

> full

> > right to expect).

> > From that point it was still three years before

> MSA

> > became a working

> > diagnosis.

> >

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