Guest guest Posted March 8, 2002 Report Share Posted March 8, 2002 --- candtcampbell@... wrote: > Does anyone else have hyperreflexia, i.e. > exaggerated nervous reflexes at > the knee and elsewhere? If so, is there a treatment > you've found > effective? > > Tim > Hi Tim, Yes, I have it. Only found out today via specialist's written report on me. Don't know about any treatments. Regards, Jan. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2002 Report Share Posted March 8, 2002 According to Cheney, most CFIDS patients exhibit hyper-reflexia. In @y..., Jan <atranceformer@y...> wrote: > > --- candtcampbell@j... wrote: > > Does anyone else have hyperreflexia, i.e. > > exaggerated nervous reflexes at > > the knee and elsewhere? If so, is there a treatment > > you've found > > effective? > > > > Tim > > > Hi Tim, > Yes, I have it. Only found out today via specialist's > written report on me. Don't know about any > treatments. > > Regards, Jan. > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Hi everyone, It was nice to find this group because no one I know really seems to understand my misery. I have had multi-level (cervical, lumbar, and thoracic) " mild " spinal stenosis for several years now. Due to degerative arthritis. As time passes the symptoms become more severe but except for offering me pain medications, the doctors I have seen do little for me. A big YES, to the leg cramps. Because of the cervical involvement I also have cramping in my hands and forearms. I live daily with pain, numbness, weakness and tingling in my back and both arms and legs. It's getting harder and harder to do even the simplest things like combing my hair...and the pain of climbing a set of stairs, well, I avoid it as much as possible. Does anyone else have hyperreflexia? I have it in all four extremities and my jaw. Because of it I was sent to a neurologist for fear of spinal cord damage or brain stem lessions. One small lession was found and a " slight " deformity in my cerivcal spinal cord. But it was determined that neither were serious enough to be of concern. Everything I read says that surgery should be done asap to prevent permanent damage to the spinal cord, but doctors tell me it's not serious enough yet to require surgery. So I wonder...how much more serious does it have to get...how much more pain and misery to I have to endure before it's considered bad enough to get help! Well, now that I've gotten all that off my chest....thank you all for being here. At least I know I'm not alone. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 All I know from my own Doctor is that it can be heriditary which in my case with my Dad having had it, it would certainly be indicated. He also mentioned that it could be brought on via an injury such as a fall or accident. I also had a bad fall and injured my neck and shoulder so who knows......but you're right...it sure doesn't seem fair. Debbie -- hyperreflexia > > Hi everyone, > It was nice to find this group because no one I know really seems to > understand my misery. I have had multi-level (cervical, lumbar, and > thoracic) "mild" spinal stenosis for several years now. Due to > degerative arthritis. As time passes the symptoms become more > severe but except for offering me pain medications, the doctors I > have seen do little for me. > > A big YES, to the leg cramps. Because of the cervical involvement I > also have cramping in my hands and forearms. I live daily with > pain, numbness, weakness and tingling in my back and both arms and > legs. It's getting harder and harder to do even the simplest things > like combing my hair...and the pain of climbing a set of stairs, > well, I avoid it as much as possible. > > Does anyone else have hyperreflexia? I have it in all four > extremities and my jaw. Because of it I was sent to a neurologist > for fear of spinal cord damage or brain stem lessions. One small > lession was found and a "slight" deformity in my cerivcal spinal > cord. But it was determined that neither were serious enough to be > of concern. > > Everything I read says that surgery should be done asap to prevent > permanent damage to the spinal cord, but doctors tell me it's not > serious enough yet to require surgery. So I wonder...how much more > serious does it have to get...how much more pain and misery to I > have to endure before it's considered bad enough to get help! > > Well, now that I've gotten all that off my chest....thank you all > for being here. At least I know I'm not alone. > > Deb > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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