Search found 15 matches

by Ute
Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: did anything cause your MS?
Replies: 36
Views: 5983

Re: did anything cause your MS?

did anybody mention stress ? just curious
by Ute
Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ann Romney on coping with MS
Replies: 0
Views: 1934

Ann Romney on coping with MS

Courtesy of CNN.

Mitt Romney and his wife Ann discuss her struggles with Multiple Sclerosis.

by Ute
Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:22 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 5
Views: 1961

Re: Hello

hello acekay
and welcome to TIMS forum.

I am very sad to hear about your diagnosis :sad:
Be strong and don't let your ms get you down.
by Ute
Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Daily Life
Topic: my MS got me checked into the ER last night
Replies: 3
Views: 2691

Re: my MS got me checked into the ER last night

euphoniaa: Thank you for your warm support! As part of my symptoms I get this weird feeling on my feet (like they are being twisted or getting numb or something). It's not a big deal, just a feeling I have sometimes to cope with, you know. Furthermore, I feel like putting my feet through a kitchen m...
by Ute
Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scared, worried, frantic, desperate to talk to someone! xxx
Replies: 13
Views: 3019

Re: Scared, worried, frantic, desperate to talk to someone!

Welcome, kizzydane !

TIMS will offer you a lot of support indeed.

Meanwhile, have you considered taking a week or two vacation from work? It might help you a lot in dealing what you've been going through at the moment.

Just a thought.

Stay calm
by Ute
Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:59 am
Forum: Daily Life
Topic: my MS got me checked into the ER last night
Replies: 3
Views: 2691

my MS got me checked into the ER last night

Ok, here is my story: I got checked into the ER’s trauma center last night. Dx: fracture of the foot’s base of the fifth metatarsal bone. About ten days ago or so I remember twisting my ankle on my right foot. Well, as one of my MS symptoms is the strange feeling I get sometimes on both my feet ankl...
by Ute
Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:25 am
Forum: Avonex
Topic: Ughh horrible
Replies: 4
Views: 7758

Re: Ughh horrible

katcupcake91: I am so much with you. I've been on Avonex for more than 7 years now and I have one dream - to quit it one day. Taking a shot once a week makes me sick the day after - everyone around me knows that it would be better not to deal with me the day after the shot. On another hand, I think ...
by Ute
Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MS Symptoms???
Replies: 21
Views: 3862

Re: MS Symptoms???

Scat89, it was in 2004 in Ukraine and blood test was done primarily to supplement the MRI scans results. I remember looking at one sheet of paper that came back from the lab and if it say had 40 positions measured against, than probably at least one third of them was off the limits. Which probably g...
by Ute
Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MRI's
Replies: 6
Views: 1564

Re: MRI's

Few days ago I paid $320 out of pocket (no insurance here in Ukraine) for MRI on: - brain, with and without contrast - neck, with and without contrast - spine, with and without contrast I guess it's pretty much a killer deal comparing to what I paid back in the US being covered by Blue Cross Blue Sh...
by Ute
Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MS Symptoms???
Replies: 21
Views: 3862

Re: MS Symptoms???

Dear Scat89: I got an optical neuritis (OS) when I was 19 in 1999. Urgent therapy and few days spent in a hospital helped to get away my symptoms and I gained about 90% of the vision back on my left eye. That was really cool given the fact that I could identify the 20 lbs watermelon laying on a kitc...
by Ute
Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:33 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Let me introduce myself
Replies: 5
Views: 1881

Re: Let me introduce myself

janekathleen: thank you. I am thrilled to be part of TIMS discussion. I am happy to live with MS in the era of advanced technology. I would sucked to live some 20-30 years ago without such an excellent tool as Internet. I hope I will fire my doc one day civickiller: actually I am. I wouldn't identif...
by Ute
Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: smoking - no smoking
Replies: 9
Views: 2211

Re: smoking - no smoking

Dx 2004. Never was a smoker. Simply can't tolerate the smell of the smoke. Trying to avoid second-hand smoking as well.
by Ute
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:42 am
Forum: Avonex
Topic: Side effects?
Replies: 10
Views: 8287

Re: Side effects?

I've been on Avonex for 8 years now. I take my shot before bedtime on Sat. Right before a shot a take ibuprofen 200mg, 2 pills and that's it. I have been taking ibuprofen for quite some time now since I quit taking tylenol long time ago. Plenty of water and peeing comes along the next day. I am 31 a...
by Ute
Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:56 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi All!
Replies: 7
Views: 1715

Re: Hi All!

Hi Jen, a lot of decision which med is "helping" can be made based on MRI scans after being on certain drug for a while. I been on Avonex for almost 8 years now, and some 6 years ago got only one lesion in my brain. Side effects are pretty manageable for me, mostly it's depression. Good lu...
by Ute
Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:00 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Let me introduce myself
Replies: 5
Views: 1881

Let me introduce myself

Hello everyone, my name is Volodymyr. Was diagnosed back in 2004 in my native Ukraine. After taking into consideration limited amount of treatment options available than in Ukraine and being in my early 20's decided to immigrate to the US. Gave up an excellent job with promising career (worked for ...

Go to advanced search