[color=green>hello] It has been a very long time since i have been on here. I just wanted to drop a little post and say hello and that i hope everyone on here is doing as well as they can be...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif [color=green>hello] I haven't posted in a bit, been really busy!! JUst wanted to drop a note and wish everyone a happy summer!!! Copaxone is going great, i love that...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif [color=green>Hello] The nurse for copaxone came out today and trained me and i did my first injection! How wonderful is that auto injector? LOL, my new best friend....
hi friends, I had my apt yesterday with my neurologist. He got the ball rolling on the copaxone for me. Said that obviously my body just doesn't react well to avonex...not sure whether its a...
Hey there, thanks for the posts. I will def let you all know how it goes on friday. I appreciate the support!...
[color=orange>hey] I did my injection yesterday around 330 and by 8 I was having horrible chest pain and couldn't breathe without gasping for air. Oh the fun! I called my mom who lives just across...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif [color=purple>Hi] Just wanted to drop a post and let ya'll know that I have decided to switch meds from avonex to copaxone. I did alot of research and I think it is a...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif welcome tgr4lfe Wow 40 lesions, thats quite a number. I thought i was rocking the house with 8 lol. All joking aside, I am sorry you are still waiting for an answer...
sorry about that my post got sent before i finished. I know right now its hard and frustrating, especially dealing with ins. companies, but try to stay positive. I hope things work out for you. I...
Hi elaina, I am sorry you are having to deal with that. I am actually going threw something similar...you don't live in ny DO YOU LOL?...
[color=green>Hey] I am glad you are here too. For me, it all started with vertigo. I felt like i was on a ship during a tidal wave sometimes and others i would be fine and then everything would...
HEy all, thanks for all the info. I will look into that and keep you all posted on any changes. Thanks a bunch...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif [color=purple>Welcome] Sorry to hear about your DX, it definatley does come as a shock but the positive is that now you know what you are dealing with and can work to...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif Hope everyone is doing well. I am going back to the neuro on the 18th for a checkup and to discuss my avonex. Even though I have come to terms with the fact that I...
Your neuro probably ordered the brain MRI first beacause as far as i know that is typically where the lesions would show up first. Don't quote me, I am not a doctor, but in the reading i have done...
Hi chucha, welcome to the board. I do not know about the back pain because i have not had a spinal tap but i hope you find the answers you are looking for. This is the greatest place i have found for...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif [color=purple>Hello] my avonex and I think i have made some peace with all of that. I know it is and will help me, I did alot of research over the past week and am...
thank you all so much for your replies and support! I am hanging in there. I appreciate all the support you guys give it is so nice to have people who understand! I did not know that I could request...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif I am in a really weirs funk trying to figure out this medication thing. I am taking avonex, have been for 3 months now and i will be honest ( not to scare anyone...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Hello all, I hope all is well in everyones world! I spoke to a friend of mine who has had MS for 20 years. She has been on the copaxone and loves the drug, She went to...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif Hi all, Hope everyone is doing well. I have a question and it will probably sound stupid, but...I was diagnosed in dec. so i don't have all the knowledge i could...
yes, i do switch legs and am also injecting into the thigh. It was really weird like my body was trying to push the needle out! thanks for replying! Hopefully this week the same thing doesn't...
[b][u]Hey daniel -welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear about your DX, I was just diagnosed in december so i know how you are feeling. I am 24! This forum is the greatest place to be. there are...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif Hello all, Last night i did my avonex injection and when i inserted the needle my entire muscle flew into a spasm. Not fun, What I am wondering is if that is common...
I certainly will keep you updated. mamaofto-I am using avonex once a week and i take propaponol twice a day to keep the headaches under wraps....
/community/emoticons/smile.gif [color=purple>I] [b]Lindsay ...
] Bottom line is I have to do what is going to make me better for my daughter. I just hate being away from her for more then a day...so depressing. I am hoping for the best news and maybe i won't...
/community/emoticons/mad.gif Well, I am nervous now. I have been having some issues for a few days now and decided to wait it out and see if the problems would rectify themselves but no such luck!...
[color=blue>Gretchen, location of the lesion is why my eye droops and almost closes when i have a bad one.[/color]...
ME, I have only been on the avonex for 5 weeks so i figured it would take some time to get adjusted to it. I have to go do bloodwork at the end of the month to check white count and liver function...
hi..and thanks for responding. I have checked out that site and alot of other ones too. Its alot to take in and deal with but i am getting there. Yes, i take tylonel before my injection and after. I...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif [color=blue>] I think that if you are having those issues and they are getting worse then you should go for the spinal. I know how scary that sounds because my doc...
/community/emoticons/scool.gif One of the first symptoms I had that led me to a doctor were awful headaches. I still get them , not as bad since the dr put me on propapnol. It is a blood pressure...
hey nic, I too had vertigo as my presenting symptom of MS. Same feelings, but for me it was more like having drank to much and having perpetual spins. Awful..I know but for me once I was diagnosed...
/community/emoticons/smurf.gif H ello all. I am new to this site. I was diagnosed with Ms on the first of December. I had been having problems since june and had gotten the run around from doctors...
hey lizza...the same thing happened to me as far as the doctors go only my fiasco went on for months. Push those docs to do the right thing. I don't know anything about a nerve conduction test...