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I am somewhat stiff all the time. It is indeed worse in the morning. I get up two hours before I have to go to work so I can spend the first hour getting limber enough to curl my hair. Sad that something so simple can cause so much disturbance in my daily ritual. I use to whine about it, even if onl...

I sure do connie!! It's like I can't move or move in slow motion. I have started working out a couple three times a week and this has helped. my hands are the worse. They refuse to bend. This makes snow shoveling not just a job, but an adventure. I spend more time picking up the shovel than actually...

Lew, I live in the NW corner of the state. It's a stones throw to MI and another stones throw to IN. You are right, it's been a very cool winter. There for awhile it wasn't half bad then BOOM winter on crack!!!! It's odd but the past few years, winters around have not been as I remembered them from ...

I have gone from feeling slightly freakish to not feeling so odd afterall. Thanks. Jimmylegs, interesting article regarding the thyroid... I read it with great interest your awesome and I appreciate your effort in researching that aspect. I wear heavy socks, gloves, and a hat when I can and don't ha...

Thanks Bob, I'd like to move to a warmer climate however, I like to eat and have a roof over my head too. UGH Thanks V

Quick question :?: :?: :?: Is being cold all the time part of MS??? Since the start of this winter, and it's been VERY VERY cold, I swear to you I have not been warm since November. Everybody (and a lot of what I have read) says hot temps are bad for MS. Let me tell you, for me, a 90 degree day is l...

My Dr was insistant that I take Imuran. I tried it and was so ill I wanted to die. He took me off it, waited a bit, told me to try it again, same thing happened. I think Imuran is an immunosuppressant? When I was reading up on it I found it's primary indication was for transplant receipents to ward ...

Thanks Grumpster. What kills me is how do we know this stuff is really working?????? Really doing anything??? Do we?? Who is this "they" that comes up with all this data?? Why are their 4 to pick from?? (ABCs) and what if I picked the wrong one??? UGH Happy Friday to you too. Peace, V

This first words out of my mouth when the Dr told me I had MS was "I don't have time for this shit." His nurse told me she will always remember me saying that. I don't even know why I did to be honest with you.... As I was reading this thread, this is what went through my mind...... :evil:...

Hi Sharon, I was a "late bloomer" too. I was DX'd almost two years ago and it was only after two weeks of numbness that I even bothered going to the Dr at all. That was the first time I had been to the Dr in years but I thought I had a pinched nerve and it wasn't going away. Or I was havin...

Lew, Oh my word, are you in my head today??? On my way home this evening I thought almost the same thing you posted. I was actually thinking of posting something to get people's feedback on how people cope with working and MS. I too feel that I have about achieved maximum capacity and collapse in a ...

I sit here in awe of some of the words that have been written. Chris55, all I can say is WOW. Powerful words, thank you so much for posting that. As I was reading them I don't remember anything else going on around me. Only the words in front of me. JFH thank you for clairifying what a parapet is, I...

Thank you all for the replies. Many things ya'll have said thus far I shall mull around in my headI feel. There is wisdom in the experiences of others for me. I am pleased and comforted by this place. Oh yes, I too know the wonder of actually feeling the soft fur of my kitty cat when I am granted th...

I like to think I'm a "semi"normal person. Today however, I thought to myself, "I wonder if everybody thinks about their MS as often in a day's time as I do." When I wake up, I lie there. For that first few precious seconds I really don't feel like I have anything wrong. Then I m...

Welcome Elizabeth. I'm 46, DX'd almost two years ago and currently taking Avonex. There is a wealth of stuff on this site. I've just joined myself a short while ago. Good luck, look forward to reading your posts.

Peace, Vidalia