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was told by general practitioner and neurologist not to drive. when had real bad flareup, was at an intersection near home, but felt lost, like i didn't know where i was or how i got there. still feel that way but rarely, if someone else is driving. got rid of car and rely on country transportation....

started my second month w/intravenousimmunoglobulin drips. has seemed to help, especially w/cognitive. have at least 2 more months of drips. new major trouble has appeared, which is setting me way back. have been favoring right leg because of ms numbness and heaviness. developed fullblown excruciati...

has anyone tried acupuncture for ms? trying to find out more on the topic. seems it could help w/energy and lessening pain.. linda

seems we're all in hibernation for the winter. just wanted to check in on how everyone is doing. had an mri w/contrast recently. number and location of white spots were unchanged... but a spot on the left side of my brain showed up. neuro said it's about the size of a marble, and definitely active d...

After experiences with 4 neurologists, I was ready to give up. One group kept wanting to prove that I didn't have seizures. Another refused to call back medical personnel in a hospital I entered because he did not serve there. Was about to give up until I turned to my general practitioner. She refer...

I was prescribed Cymbalta 30 mg. for depression about a month ago. Pdoc said it would help w/ms pain as well. Took some time, and now up to 90 mg. daily. Feeling much better and have less severe lower back pain. Cymbalta has been approved for diabetic neuralgia. It helps me w/ms pain as well. Wonder...

sorry to hear that others also experience the pins & needles. it went away for a while, but back in right arm today. been having some assorted (but impossible to ignore) pains in right hip to knee. intereting how this diseae is always coming up with something new. been on copaxone since july. li...

new symptom appeared today... pins & needles on right hand and arm up to elbow. read this is a common symptom of ms. just never had it before anyone else having this? my right leg and back have been the problem areas. so now my right arm? also been having bad cramping of both feet. could it be t...

It seems the colder and more wintery it gets here in NJ, the more time i spend horizontal. Walking w/definite limp of affected leg and tipping over on occasion. Makes me hesitant to go outside because of winter weather. More comfortable horizontal and taking naps. Hot summer weather knocked me out t...

everything was fine sunday, but yesterday just plain broke down & apart. was reminded of things i used to be able to do and now cannot. worst is not being able to drive to get places. had asked a friend to take me and my cat to vet, but she cancelled. feel so needy and weak. just want to withdra...

definite dx of rr ms at 57 yrs old. having symptoms for years, but always dx as something else. finally saw a neuro at teaching hospital in philly and he confirmed what my gp and priest suspected. wanted dx but hate this one. yes, have hot/cold flashes where i feel drenched. femopause long over, so ...

there is something i use to massage injection site, or other bruises. that is comfrey ointment, available in health food stores. it breaks up bruises sooner than if just left to go away on their own. also, taking injection deeper is helping reduce lumps. linda

just started on zocor. thanx to this site, asked neuro about the use of statins, as well as my gp. had blood test and cholesterol was up, so they conferred and put me on 40 mg zocor. neuro said statins are very promising as a help w/ms. also on copaxone. always afraid to say i feel better, as i am w...

no indents but definite lumps and itching from copaxone injections. set autoinject more shallow per mfg., but still get lumps, although smaller and more spread out, like a large hive. itching seems to be worse. i have been rotating injection sites per instructions and massaging site the next day. he...

had the drip for 3 days and 5 days. was nowhere as bad as coming off the oral. felt that as soon as tapering dose just half way. the iv is easy...they put a port in your wrist and you just hook up this lime green tennis ball for an hour's drip. trouble is port only works for 3 days at most, and i ha...