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101: Hey remember me R., from the tourrette presentation
and the tourrette group? So, are you planning to make Canada’s
second tourrette clinic? Tourrette’s hasn’t even gotten
around to Microsoft; I checked the spelling and grammar (If I spelled
it wrong, cause it’s underlined by red) and no Tourrette’s!
You should get them to put it in there dictionary, because “YOU
HAVE THE POWER”, lol (lots of laughs). My Tourrette’s
recently slowed down, but then it went speedy again, it’s weird.
My Tourrette’s are barely noticeable, what’s it like to
have a vocal tick? I just have movement tick’s, no vocal’s.
The weird thing is my tick’s came from throat infection’s,
then once we removed my Tonsil’s it started about a month or
two after. I just don’t understand how that could give me Tourrette’s.
We’ll type back soon C,yah!!! R.P., MB, Canada.
Hi there
R.! I've been busy too, getting my Tourette clinic ready! It won't be
the 2nd one (there are others in Canada too), but it will be the NEXT
one.....I still think yours is the best, though....
I've noticed that about Microsoft too -- if it makes you feel any better,
MOST disorders and diseases and medical things aren't listed in regular
dictionaries: they put all those words into special doctor dictionaries
though (including Tourette!).
And don't worry -- it is normal for Tourette to go up and down (the
fancy words for that is 'waxing and waning'). Vocal tics feel the same
as motor ones -- same urge to do it, but it makes a sound instead!
You are right that a it would be weird for a throat infection to give
you Tourette -- what actually happens is that when your body is fighting
the throat infection, some things in your body get banged up a bit (kind
of like when two people fight on TV the room might get smashed up).
Some people think that when certain things in your body get banged up
during that fight, THAT can cause tics to start happening.
I hope this helps, R., and it was nice to talk to you again! Maybe we'll
meet again someday! In the meantime....Keep On Ticcin'!! :)
