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I love working out in my garden as well but like you said, the heat just drains you. I can mow my yard, which takes an hour on the rider, and then I have to rest for about an hour. The weedeating takes me about 45 mins and that requires me to be done for the day or rest for about 3 hrs. I used to sp...

My dr actually recommended exposure to sunlight to help with the Vitamin D. My levels arent low by any means, I take a supplement, but he said it wouldnt hurt. My job hours dont allow me much 'sun time' as I work 10am-9pm so I use a tanning bed. The dr of course said that real sunlight is best and o...

Yes...find yourself a dr who specializes in MS. I was lucky and after my MRI came back the eye dr I went to first (my left eye had blurred up - kinda like someone put a flashlight up to my eye and kept it there) sent me directly to the Neuro down the street. Neuro did the IV steriods for my eye and ...

I am on my 2nd week of the full dose and starting 4 days ago I noticed the side effects taking over. 3-4 hrs after I take the med I get horrible upper abdomen cramping followed by nausea and diarhea. This usually lasts about an hour but its the worst hour that I have to go through. Did you have any ...

Hello all. So yea....since I'm on here we can all safely assume I've been diagnosed with MS. Yep...you're right! The one thing that hasnt changed with my diagnosis is my sense of humor (which can be dark & dry at times). Anywho....so I woke up one morning in March with a horrible headache (simil...

I just started the full dosage on Sunday and so far so good...knock on wood! The first dose (starter week) I got flushing on my face/chest that lasted about an hr or so. Then I never noticed it again until I took the first pill of the full dose this past Sunday. But the flushing only lasted about 1/...