I've sought answers from the health world's experts and been on a merry -go-round for over 5 years. Most of that was just to find out what was wrong with me. Finally a trip to John's Hopkins gave me the answer through a skin punch test. It confirmed that the outer layers of the small nervous system in my legs was going away. Why? I haven't found the answer to that question yet. It is somewhat of a coincedence that my father had the same symptoms at the same age as me but I will never know if there is a connection because there is no DNA to test.
Anyway, we all try things to make ourselves more comfortable. My strategies have been to lose weight, get injections in my lower back where I have bad disks and one disk is missing, and sleep on a soft air mattress. The back injections have given me my life back. I am active all day again instead of laying in bed in pain most of the day. This is the first year I have planted a garden and things are growing fast with all our rain.
I'm too young to let this condition slow me down so I'm determined to get to my peak performance every day. The air mattress is a big help. It gives soft support to my back, and the best part, it came with a heated mattress pad, kind of like an electric blanket under you, which helps so much in cold weather when I can't get my legs to warm up.
My neurologist at Johns Hopkins said I was the first patient to ever come to her who had figured it out before seeing her. She said they recommend air mattresses to all their patients. You can get them through many places like Internet stores or local stores. The Mattresses are sold in many versions; King, Queen, twin, platform, etc. They even make Aerobed brand chairs. To get more information on buying a mattress that is right for you click on the banner below and search for air beds:
I hope my sharing has helped you. We all need to stick together and hopefully we can improve the quality of our lives when we share what has worked for us.
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