Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Welcome Sama, Sorry to hear of your diagnosis ( You've come to a wonderful group of folks with many, many different ailments... We also have some wonderful caregivers on here also... I sent several links for you to look at that hopefully will help with some of your questions of Friedreich's ataxia... I'm Helen, 56, from NW Ohio... Post when your up to it, venting is helpful for you to get things off your chest... No one on here will Judge you as we All know that dealing with whatever the ailment, is hard to do... ((( Welcoming Hugs )))Helen Helen-Angelbear1129's Ailment's:1-F.M.S.--Fibromyalgia 2-C.F.S.--Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 3-S.L.E.--Systematic Lupus Erthematosis 4-M.V.P.--Mitral Valve Prolapse 5-Hyperthyroidism/Graves Disease 6-Hyatal Hernia 7-Acid Reflux--(Gerd) 8-Migrains 9-Poly Neuropathy 10-Osteoporosis 11-Idiopathic Edema 12-Hypertension 13-Degenerative Arthritis in head,neck, shoulders, spinal column, arms 14-R.L.S.--Restless Leg Syndrome 15-Hypoglycemia 16-I.B.S.--Irritable Bowel Syndrome 17-Arrthymia's--P.B.Cs--P.A.Cs---One other I don't remember the name of 18-Emphysema19-M.P.S.--Myofacial Pain Syndrome20-Polymyalgia21-T.M.J.--Temporomandibular Joint Disorder22-Corneal Leukoma23-Chronic Sinusitis24-PSVT--Paroxysmal-Supraventricular TachycardiaWHAT HAS HAPPENED: Blind in Left Eye--eye accident-age 3 Rheumatic Fever--almost died-age 17 Pericarditis--almost died-age 17Light Stroke-age 27Goiter Bad/Graves Disease--almost died-age 28Full Hysterectomy-age 40 Gall Bladder out Diseased--almost died-age 48 Anemic twice real bad i was diagnosed with friedrich's ataxia two days ago, and am still pretty raw about it. any tips would be wonderful. my balance is awful, and my feet really bad too.sama "When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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