At Thu, 12 Aug 1999, godfrey wrote:
>
>I am famous in my own personal circles for my "Dear All" letters, and
>here's one off to all of you:
>
>My friend and neighbor were visiting this evening over an scary twist of
>events for her. Since her return from a trip two weeks ago to Puerto
>Rico, whe has suffered numbness, tingling and swelling of her blood
>vessels (especially in her hands) when ever she in in contact with
>anything cold. She has to wear a sweat suit and lined winter gloves to
>go grocery shopping...picking up a gallon container of milk can numb her
>for 3 hours or more. She sat in the ocean at the beach, and her butt
>went numb and started timgling. She went to her TaeKwando class, and
>just walking bare foot on the cold tile floor numbed her feet!!
>Bizzarro...but don't stop here, as I think it may be tied in with her
>on-going bout with endometriosis, plus (??) possibility of adhesions
>(again, ??) from laparoscopy to diagnosis the endo. She said her doctor
>drew five vials of blood and checked her for diabetes, rheno syndrome
>(SP), and a host of other ailments, and all came back negative.
>
>I haven't read too much in the way of complaints of numbness and or
>tingling possibly associated with adhesions. Is it just me, or are
>there others who know what I am talking about. My forearms to my palms
>of my hads go numb, as do my legs from just behind my thighs downward.
>My friend struck a raw nerve with me on the n/t issue, as it is very
>common for me. I know I've mentioned it to Helen, Christine and Valerie
>before, but they seemed immune to this lovely sensation combo.
>Can any of you see any parallels here? Let me know what's cooking on
>this beauty.
>
>KHG
>
>--
>godfrey@doubled.com
>
-- Ginny King