tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post3411844640123693828..comments2023-07-15T08:06:38.069-04:00Comments on Neuro Detour: Wrap it Up...Or NotMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308284210204359489noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post-59247069332476938162013-04-11T11:17:28.444-04:002013-04-11T11:17:28.444-04:00Hi Doug,
I'm sorry for the delayed response. ...Hi Doug,<br /><br />I'm sorry for the delayed response. I have too many excuses! I really appreciate you taking the time to write and share and offer hope. I'm now in my fifth year, and thanks to experimental treatments and an inpatient stay and Magee Rehabilitation where they taught me to walk and talk again in July '12, I'm better than ever. I'm traveling for treatment and am part of a clinical trail for my CRPS, and it's making a huge difference in my daily quality of life, although I'm still in pain, and have extreme and debilitating fatigue, as in addition to the TM and MS fatigue, I've been diagnosed with Sjrogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes extreme chronic fatigue. I take the highest dosage available of Provigil and pharmaceutical grade ginseng and I drink a homeopathic energy shake, and I can still crash with all of those in my system simultaneously. Sometimes I feel like I'm too young not to have the stamina to have an evening social life, but I muster what I can when I can, and I celebrate happy new moments.<br /><br />Best to you Doug, I hope this finds you well,<br />Melanie Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308284210204359489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post-61441854195176741862013-04-11T11:06:08.719-04:002013-04-11T11:06:08.719-04:00I'm so sorry for such a late response. I hope ...I'm so sorry for such a late response. I hope you've found your answers, and they've come with good results. I'm almost 5 years into my intitial recovery and 3 years from my 2nd onset, but mine is complicated by a variety of neuro and autoimmune disorders. I often feel like the mythical Sysiphus, rolling the rock up the mountain only for it to fall down at the peak and having to start all over again. <br /><br />I've painted this experience. You've reminded me to update that part of my blog. I am so far behind on my comments because I had gone through such a difficult t<br /><br />ime until recently, including losing my vision... I believe there's a post or two on it. Please let us know how you're doing now. Are you still in pain? What kind of recovery did you have? How is your daughter?<br /><br />Best,<br />MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308284210204359489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post-8131448633362705712013-04-11T11:00:37.697-04:002013-04-11T11:00:37.697-04:00I'm honored. Thank you!I'm honored. Thank you!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308284210204359489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post-9446642559012792142013-04-11T10:59:48.609-04:002013-04-11T10:59:48.609-04:00Thank you so much. I'll check out your website...Thank you so much. I'll check out your website when I have some more time. I'm currently preparing for a meeting with John's Hopkins University about TM, my art, and poetry, and a collaboration. Thanks again.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308284210204359489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post-9971911985039005682013-04-11T10:58:33.063-04:002013-04-11T10:58:33.063-04:00It's simply a template, but thank you.It's simply a template, but thank you.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308284210204359489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post-78245884475430594232013-03-21T05:03:56.657-04:002013-03-21T05:03:56.657-04:00I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. D...I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you make this <br />website yourself or did you hire someone to do it for you?<br /><br />Plz answer back as I'm looking to construct my own blog and would like to know where u got this from. many thanks<br /><br />Look at my homepage <a href="http://hpy888.host.xin-net.net/space.php?uid=52&do=blog&id=49" rel="nofollow">"left-luggage office"</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-501314251538563201.post-81836225724724001172013-03-09T06:28:46.281-05:002013-03-09T06:28:46.281-05:00After checking out a few of the blog posts
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