on the outside looking in
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 1:33 am
Hi Jumpyowl,
This is tj. I sent the questionaire on Thursday, hope you got it. Sorry it took so long to get it back to you. Tim's nerve conduction was moved up to 9-30-04 and he hated it. The person doing the test told him there was no nerve damage in his legs. We haven't seen the doctor yet to confirm this, but the guy told him that everyone he's ever tested with RLS does not have any nerve damage. I wonder then what causes the lack of feeling in his limbs? He use to be extremely tickelish, now he can hardly tell when I'm touching his feet.
His sleep has gotten so bad now that his phychologist said it's starting a new stage on his body. He walks around with his eyes half shut, and he's starting to slur his words quite frequently. It's very unnerving to watch. There's days I'm worried about leaving him alone, especially since he watches our 3 year old. This change has happened in the last week or so.
He does use a sleeping aid but it only helps him sleep maybe 2 hours. Thanks for the ear everyone
Sara--- Thanks for the kind words of support. I believe you are right. The medications probably play a big part in how he feels. I know one of them makes him sweat alot. His appetite could be factors with both medication and depression. He also had a Hiatal Hernia repair in 2001 just before RLS was diagnosed. I know that without any of the medications he could not funtion at all. Take care and thanks again for everything.
TJ
This is tj. I sent the questionaire on Thursday, hope you got it. Sorry it took so long to get it back to you. Tim's nerve conduction was moved up to 9-30-04 and he hated it. The person doing the test told him there was no nerve damage in his legs. We haven't seen the doctor yet to confirm this, but the guy told him that everyone he's ever tested with RLS does not have any nerve damage. I wonder then what causes the lack of feeling in his limbs? He use to be extremely tickelish, now he can hardly tell when I'm touching his feet.
His sleep has gotten so bad now that his phychologist said it's starting a new stage on his body. He walks around with his eyes half shut, and he's starting to slur his words quite frequently. It's very unnerving to watch. There's days I'm worried about leaving him alone, especially since he watches our 3 year old. This change has happened in the last week or so.
He does use a sleeping aid but it only helps him sleep maybe 2 hours. Thanks for the ear everyone
Sara--- Thanks for the kind words of support. I believe you are right. The medications probably play a big part in how he feels. I know one of them makes him sweat alot. His appetite could be factors with both medication and depression. He also had a Hiatal Hernia repair in 2001 just before RLS was diagnosed. I know that without any of the medications he could not funtion at all. Take care and thanks again for everything.
TJ