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by gardenlily
Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:28 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: "Participate in a support group"
Replies: 19
Views: 17937

Re: "Participate in a support group"

Hi, Have you been in the care of a neurologist, or just a family doctor? My "family health team" here in Kingston basically has ignored my symptoms since I first tried discussing it with each and every resident I saw. I no longer am in a neurologist's care(private practice called her away)...
by gardenlily
Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:57 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: "Participate in a support group"
Replies: 19
Views: 17937

Re: "Participate in a support group"

Hi Dorothy, I also live in Ontario and don't know anyone else who suffers with OT. I was in the care of a neurologist in Toronto (who diagnosed me) but she has gone into private practice with something totally different. She referred me to a movement disorder clinic here in Kingston (near where I li...
by gardenlily
Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:06 pm
Forum: OT- "THINGS" that help
Topic: Shower aids
Replies: 1
Views: 1702

Shower aids

I am having a lot of difficulty getting in and out of the shower. We have a grab bar and I have a folding seat but getting out is becoming more and more difficult.
Has anyone found any products that aid in this(shower base is only 30 inches wide).
I greatly appreciate any input.
Thanks.
Gardenlily
by gardenlily
Sat Nov 04, 2017 4:21 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: Trouble kneeling?
Replies: 7
Views: 4739

Re: Trouble kneeling?

Boy, sorry I hit a nerve. I was just explaining what I experience.
Maybe I should get off this forum. Obviously, I make no sense to you and upset you at the same time.
Goodbye.
by gardenlily
Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:30 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: Trouble kneeling?
Replies: 7
Views: 4739

Re: Trouble kneeling?

I, too, have difficulty kneeling down, which poses a big problem when trying to do any type of garden work unfortunately. I have found that once I have been kneeling for a while, I am almost unable to get up again without assistance, which is quite frustrating. When I do get to a standing position, ...
by gardenlily
Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:53 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: Is anyone in the Toronto area a member here?
Replies: 5
Views: 3695

Re: Is anyone in the Toronto area a member here?

I don't live in Toronto but a couple of hours down the 401 this side of Kingston. I know of one person who lives in Northern Ontario but I, too, would be interested in knowing about how many people are in the vicinity who also suffer with OT symptoms. It would be interesting to hear how others in ou...
by gardenlily
Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:48 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: Your experiences with OT Medications
Replies: 27
Views: 17466

Re: Your experiences with OT Medications

Thank you, lindainnd, for your response regarding your medications. I am sorry that epilepsy is added to your problems with OT. Has there ever been any suggestion of surgery to remedy the epilepsy or are medications the only solution for you? There have been remarkable results from surgeries done fo...
by gardenlily
Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:26 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: Your experiences with OT Medications
Replies: 27
Views: 17466

Re: Your experiences with OT Medications

Since my initial diagnosis of OT a couple of years ago, I have been taking 0.5mg of Clonazapam twice a day(I also take 1/2 tablet mid-day) and some days my symptoms are a little better but other days, nothing seems to have helped. Initially my doctor prescribed clonazepam as 2 tablets in the morning...
by gardenlily
Sat Jul 15, 2017 1:14 pm
Forum: OT- "THINGS" that help
Topic: SmartPhone apps and the OT tremor... (update)
Replies: 10
Views: 14720

Re: SmartPhone apps and the OT tremor... (update)

I have been told by the Lift Pulse makers that this app no longer keeps track of tremors but that one can still download it and perhaps use a diary to track the tremors. Seems rather useless to me, so I have deleted the useless app from my android phone. This information was sent to me at the beginn...
by gardenlily
Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:09 pm
Forum: OT- "THINGS" that help
Topic: Exercise and manual stretching- positive effects
Replies: 7
Views: 12216

Re: Exercise and manual stretching- positive effects

Hi Helen, I hope you do not mind me contacting you but saw from your post that you are from Toronto. I live in the Kingston area and was finally diagnosed with POT last year(in Toronto) after many, many years of trying to get a doctor here to take me seriously. I was encouraged by your results and w...
by gardenlily
Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:10 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: How is everyone?
Replies: 719
Views: 194042

Re: How is everyone?

Hello, everyone, Just read the article on "lessons learned from my patients" and have bookmarked it so I might share it with my neurologist and my family doctor as well. It really pinpointed so many of the difficulties one encounters dealing with OT. My husband and I just returned from a w...
by gardenlily
Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:25 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: How is everyone?
Replies: 719
Views: 194042

Re: How is everyone?

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas or happy holiday season from me (Rae, aka Gardenlily)up here in Kingston, Ontario. Hope everyone is doing well and coping with this disorder.
Best wishes to you all and keep well in the New Year.
by gardenlily
Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: OT- "THINGS" that help
Topic: Can shoes help our balance?
Replies: 20
Views: 21664

Re: Can shoes help our balance?

Good afternoon, everyone, I just came across this post and was really interested in the last posting by Gloria where she mentioned that when asked about "curling toes under", everyone in the room put up their hand. I have been wondering about this for sometime now, and have come to the rea...
by gardenlily
Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:08 pm
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: what say others?
Replies: 153
Views: 36112

Re: what say others?

Hi, Gloria, I noticed that you said you had taken Clonazapam but were now using Gabapentin(am I correct?). Was there a marked difference in how the tremors reacted or was it just how you felt? I see my neurologist again next week, and was wondering if I should try something different. We did decide ...
by gardenlily
Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:15 am
Forum: OT- DISCUSSION, Questions, Thoughts and Advice.
Topic: New to the forum? post a quick introduction
Replies: 1015
Views: 240808

Re: New to the forum? post a quick introduction

Hi, Patricia, I live around Kingston, Ontario, and I, too went over 5 years without a proper diagnosis and lots of questions and no answers from residents! :cry: However, I was fortunate enough to be put in contact with a young neurologist in Toronto who diagnosed the problem and began treatment for...