Re: welcome Jeff/what to do

[Guest guest]

Jeff;

Welcome to , this is where all the answers are; some good and others not so

good. Exercise with out stressing your knee, that's a tough call, but you might

try Aquatic exercises...in a pool. Many swear by it.

Your story touched my heart, and mind...reminding me of my struggles with my

feet at a tender age. As a one year old trying to stand or walk, wasn't able to

until I got some special support shoes, I was 23 months old befor I steped out

by my self. My arches were higher than normal, and I had clubbed feet. That

was back in the days when sails were still on ships.

And now I have to wear a big black Crow boot, on my right foot. The sole

is about four inches tall and so the left foot sole had to be raised also. You

know, ...maybe you have heard it said that as we grow older, we shrink in size.

Not this old bear, I've gained 2 inches ! So now I stand at 6' 7 " . That's fine

by me, because I've always wanted to be 6' 6 " . That proves to me, that there

are always more than one way to get there, ha ha ha. And now CMT pretty much

consumes my time, trying to learn about its effects on me. And it is

progressing in to my hands.

I went to college too. It took me 7 yrs to complete the 4 yr. program. I quit

high school in my Junior year, got a GED certificate while I was in the US Navy.

So that got me into college, but I was on probation for 3 years and had to take

counseling. Which I beleive was a total waste of my time.

I married the 1`st year I attended college, and my wife told me that she thought

that that counseling did bad things to me. She didn't say what, but she felt I

was negatively affected.

All thoughout my life, I have not been able to hold any job more than a year of

two. Always got fired, because I didn't get along with people. So I developed

a chip on my shoulder. My coordination was poor and I was clumsey, tipping or

falling easily, or spranging my ankles. I just plowed ahead, not giving much

thought to it. I figured it was because I grew to fast as a teen.

I also had another genetic anomally, called Klinefelter Syndrome, or as it is

called today...XXY Males. I had to take a hormone shot every two weeks for

that, and that really helped me have energy and strength, and my exwife said I

was more mellow type of person. I had to take 200 mg of it bi-weekly. Oooops,

thats wrong,...I took 2 CC's of it bi-weekly, out of a 200 mg bottle. I did

that for 30 yrs and finally quit cold turkey, because it gave me fits of anger

and sexual thoughts all the time.

I hated that, I am a practicing Christian person. I also learned that we can

over come many aspects of our conditions by trying different things, like

watching how another person behaves and then doing what they do. It's easy to

do, if you want to be like that other person.

You mentioned that you went to counseling. I to have had to jump through their

hoops. I have been to so many I feel like I could give others counseling. I

can't really recall any good that has come form those experiences.

Well Jeff; you turned over a rock in my memory and out crawled all this stuff.

Catch you later.

Dennis

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing all that Dennis... I have been to councilling, but not

because of CMT. When I was 10 until I was 12 I was sexually abused by an

uncle... I have had positive experiences with counsellors... well that and

the drugs and alchohol... just kidding, some how I was able to keep control

over those vises. I'm not much for shareing and talking about how I feel

about all this stuff. Just when I get really angry and have to let it out. I

am an artist now - mostly painting - and I feel that is a avenue I have to

experss my emotions...

Take care Dennis and write any time...

Jeff

>From: Dennis <alliswell60@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Re: welcome Jeff/what to do

>Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:44:44 -0800 (PST)

>

>Jeff;

>

>Welcome to , this is where all the answers are; some good and others

>not so good. Exercise with out stressing your knee, that's a tough call,

>but you might try Aquatic exercises...in a pool. Many swear by it.

>

>Your story touched my heart, and mind...reminding me of my struggles with

>my feet at a tender age. As a one year old trying to stand or walk, wasn't

>able to until I got some special support shoes, I was 23 months old befor I

>steped out by my self. My arches were higher than normal, and I had

>clubbed feet. That was back in the days when sails were still on ships.

>

>And now I have to wear a big black Crow boot, on my right foot. The

>sole is about four inches tall and so the left foot sole had to be raised

>also. You know, ...maybe you have heard it said that as we grow older, we

>shrink in size. Not this old bear, I've gained 2 inches ! So now I stand

>at 6' 7 " . That's fine by me, because I've always wanted to be 6' 6 " . That

>proves to me, that there are always more than one way to get there, ha ha

>ha. And now CMT pretty much consumes my time, trying to learn about its

>effects on me. And it is progressing in to my hands.

>

>I went to college too. It took me 7 yrs to complete the 4 yr. program. I

>quit high school in my Junior year, got a GED certificate while I was in

>the US Navy. So that got me into college, but I was on probation for 3

>years and had to take counseling. Which I beleive was a total waste of my

>time.

>

>I married the 1`st year I attended college, and my wife told me that she

>thought that that counseling did bad things to me. She didn't say what,

>but she felt I was negatively affected.

>

>All thoughout my life, I have not been able to hold any job more than a

>year of two. Always got fired, because I didn't get along with people. So

>I developed a chip on my shoulder. My coordination was poor and I was

>clumsey, tipping or falling easily, or spranging my ankles. I just plowed

>ahead, not giving much thought to it. I figured it was because I grew to

>fast as a teen.

>

>I also had another genetic anomally, called Klinefelter Syndrome, or as it

>is called today...XXY Males. I had to take a hormone shot every two weeks

>for that, and that really helped me have energy and strength, and my exwife

>said I was more mellow type of person. I had to take 200 mg of it

>bi-weekly. Oooops, thats wrong,...I took 2 CC's of it bi-weekly, out of a

>200 mg bottle. I did that for 30 yrs and finally quit cold turkey, because

>it gave me fits of anger and sexual thoughts all the time.

>

>I hated that, I am a practicing Christian person. I also learned that we

>can over come many aspects of our conditions by trying different things,

>like watching how another person behaves and then doing what they do. It's

>easy to do, if you want to be like that other person.

>

>You mentioned that you went to counseling. I to have had to jump through

>their hoops. I have been to so many I feel like I could give others

>counseling. I can't really recall any good that has come form those

>experiences.

>

>Well Jeff; you turned over a rock in my memory and out crawled all this

>stuff. Catch you later.

>

>Dennis

>

>

>