Beautiful poem,Katie....I too am in Ohio. We are suppose to get quite the cool down tomorrow,but I didnt know snow. Yikes!! Love cool weather,I am happy at 50 degrees. But I hate the snow sludge....
I'm sorry to hear about your GI issues going on. No fun,I know! I have never had the virtual scope done,but have heard lots about it! This one will be easier,yet taking the go-lytely is sooooo nasty!...
Not sure what I should talk about...but I can tell ya whats been going inside my house! Lots of conscruction!! It's driving me bonkers to have my house a mess...more like DESCRUCTION! LOL We are...
Ever feel like that? Thats how I am 70% of the time! I take a sleeping aid,some night's it works and some nights it doesnt. When it doesnt work I am up until 3-4am and up at 7am with the...
Hi all /community/emoticons/smile.gif I am a 29 yr old Mommy with two kids. Emily is 7 and Ryan is 3. I've been married to my high school sweetie for 8.5 yrs. Joe works 50+ hrs a week in a factory...
I am optimistic that my children will not inherit my bad auto-immune gene...the way I look at it is,my Parents dont have MS. They didnt pass it to me. Where'd I get it from?? Who knows! So,Whether my...
Well,it's good your Dr doesnt "think" you will progress....question is,do you trust him? Have you seen any other Neurologist for advice/opinion? No matter what you decide,your right about God helping...
So...I saw my neuro today and mentioned this awful feeling I have been getting. He told me he "didnt know what it was,but it doesnt sound like MS"...I said "well then what is it? what should I do"?...
My Dr likes to do one every 2 yrs unless I am having alot of issues,then sooner. I was dx in 2002 and have had 4 or 5....
Thank you so much Ladies,it really helps knowing that I am not alone! I talked with Joe about this a little bit last night,while we were watching a movie...I guess I didnt want the focus to be right...
My very very first symptom was when I was 19 and I was driving to the bank for my employer and my eyes when black and blurry,I couldnt see. It only lasted about 30 minutes during it's worst. But...
Thank you Gretchen. I didnt realize it could be that simple to check,a blood test. I have an appt on Sept 8th for my eeg and ct results so I will definetly talk to him about this then. Maybe it would...
Hi:) I'm sorry to hear of all your symptoms. I have had the tingling,blurry vision,weakness,confusion/fogginess and others. But I cant say I have ever experienced the "wet" feeling you describe. I do...
How do you all handle intimacy since ms starts to progress? My husband and I have been married 8 yrs,we are both "young" at 29. Of course we have normal difficulties because of him working alot and...
I had three tests to say definete MS. First was the MRI,which showed many lesions. Next I had the evoke potential testing and third was spinal tap. I'm not sure if there are more tests then that....
I have been having this crushing feeling. It feel like I am stuck in between a machine press and it's crushing my chest and back. It starts just feeling like have a heavy chest..but it hurts. The...
Thanks Gretchen,that does make sense...I realized later the AC had been turned up to 74. I keep it at 68...so just that little bit and it just really hit me! I am doing fine now though,thankfully....
The other morning I woke up and immediately began throwing up...I know it was because I was over heated. Now...I am wondering,can MS cause a person to throw up in extreme heat? I have never thrown up...
Hey all,I'm home from surgery,well I got home yesterday...just over night one day. I am doing good. A bit sore from the gall bladder being removed,but I will survive...kinda feels like a few punches...
I wish I knew...I get them too. I have noticeable tremors in my hands...but I have such an internal shaky feeling. My whole body. I need to address it still with my neuro....I am anxious to hear what...
Since I dont get on everyday,I wanted to let you know that I am having surgery on Thursday. Actually two...I am having my gall bladder removed first and after my gyn is doing an edometiral ablation....
Hi Mom, I am crying reading your post...your baby girl! I know how hard this is on you all,omg...My daughter will be 7 in September. This illness is hard for me,at 28 to deal with...if I could take...
I am currently taking Topamax,just switched from my five yr rx of Inderal. I get them all,head pains,tension,migraines,regular headaches...My right eye has a "heartbeat"...I think this is part of the...
Do you all get frequent headaches/migraines or tension headaches too? All or some? What are you taking,does it help? And do you think the MS is to blame?...
Everyone I have told has laughed like that! LOL...but really!! I told my Husband last night I couldnt wait for tonight to use the eye drops again! The finer things in life....ahhh :-)...
WOW!!! I used these eye drops last night...I must say,last night my eyes felt like they were on a fancy beach resort! I didnt realize they were that dry...I guess now I realize it's like my eyes are...
Ok...went to walgreens tonight for refills on my rx's and got what he wanted for me to get otc(refresh celluvisc lubricant eye drops)...will start tonight. Let you all know......
Thanks everyone:-) I took it today...I dont know,it was a crazy day(like every other). I'm always sooooo tired,just dragging! I was able to stay at playland for over two hours with my son(from...
He did say my eyes are super dry and to start some sort of other drops(havent yet) and I go back in another few weeks...he wants to look into the deeper layers of my eyes...
I saw a new Neurologist yesterday. I really liked him,alot. He was the first that has really explained alot of things to me,I mean sat down and drew me pictures and explained[b]. [/i]Because I am...
However the spelling goes,LOL...thanks for the email,Gretchen /community/emoticons/smile.gif I found a good eye Dr and saw him about week or so ago. Got a good base line. I have 20/20 vision...but he...
Amazing! They are all so beautiful,I really need to show my daughter...she is such a little artist and would be so amazed by this as well. Seeing this is an inspiration for us all...
That is what I call them anyhow...I'm not quite sure how else to describe them,other then that...It only happens for about the first 15-20 minutes after I wake up in the morning and it's been going...
Thank you Uppity,I have recieved more hope here then I have anywhere. My sleep has been so out of whack. My therapist has been trying to help me with that and up'd my trazodone to 200mg...but still I...
Thank you all...I guess maybe my Dr could hvae had me come in early in explained these thing to me,rather that have his rude staff say such harsh things to me. It isnt easy to hear those words "you...
Thank you both for your response...I have two days left of my oral steroids. I have been experiencing some tingling back again and now my legs have grown weak,mostly at my knees. I have taken a few...
I am having my first Ms excerberation. I was dx in 2006 and for a little over a month I have ben having the numbness/tingling over my face,neck,lips,hands,arms,and heels of my feet. I called to get...
Thank you both for such a quick reply,I knew I could count on you!! :-) I have an appointment to get into my Dr tomorrow when my husband can go with me....I will post back with an update then...
Hi guys,it's been awhile...but thats GOOD,right? LOL... I have been in remission with my UC for about 8 monthes or so,since I got out of the ICU last Spring for colon troubles. Everything has been...
Hi there, I was dx in August 2006 with MS and I also have Ulcerative Colitis. I have also heard once you have one AI disease,you are more likely to get another. Lucky us....
Lets see...mine would say "running into walls,falling over/tripping on nothing,lack of motivation"...I think I will need more cards...
I feel silly asking this question. But I figure here would be the best place! The past couple of weeks I have had a terrible pain in my upper neck. At the base of my skull and my spine starting. The...
Wow,I will definetly try that with my injection today. I have had my setting on mostly 6,and 8 in some areas...but after getting several bruises from it being set at 8,I stopped and have just been...
I get terrible,baseball size welts(within 24 hrs of injection) from the Copaxone. Well,my neuro believes it is from the nickel in the needle,not the copaxone itself. Any which way,these welts hurt...
This isnt a new problem...but it is something I really need to get under control. I have spent the past two winters not wearing a coat. I just become too hot. Now that it is May and temp is rising...
I've been logging my temp and what I find is it goes up and down through out the day. Actually my highest temp is in the mid morning...then it evens out and then come evening it goes up again. This...
Can MS cause a fever? I have had a low grade fever for over a month now. I have had many tests...actually going to have an U/S on my gall bladdar in about 2 minutes. I DID have a CT scan and there...
I have MS and I also have UC...which is IBD-a serious bowel problem! I definetly think the two are related...
Oh yeah...I forgot to mention that my new neuro wants another MRI of my brain and one of my spine-which I didnt have before. She wanted to see my spine,any white spots I guess...a "base line". I go...
I am waiting for approval through an assistance program to start taking copaxone...which she said was a very good choice for me. Another confirmation that just helps me feel more relaxed....