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bromley wrote:... I should get my first infusion at the end of November. ...

Good luck with that Ian.

Before my first appointment with a neurologist I googled

incontinence fatigue paresthesia

Try it.
With some more digging around the net I had a pretty good idea of what I was in for

bromley wrote:I've 'made love' to almost 1,000 women

Only 1000
How many men ?

I do not believe I am one dimensional. (I do have to ask, what's a parapet?? JFH???) A parapet is the little bit on top of a castle (or in modern times trench) wall that protects the defenders. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parapet . And hope I didnt give offence I was not suggesting that you mi...

robbie wrote:... it's just really really hard ...

You're not wrong robbie it's really really really hard.

Every day and all the time - I dont think I dont think about it for many minutes at a time :( But hey who wants to be "normal"? Normal people dont do science, normal people dont pen novels, normal people dont produce wonderful music or paint beuatiful pictures or write interesting letters ...

This thread reminds me of a conversation I had with two women recently, neither had MS but both had a chronic condition. The women with Parkinson's disease was complaining a little about how she could no longer do her much loved hobby of caligraphy. The other, quick as a flash, said, "Yes, that...

When all is said and done ...








There is nothing left to say or to do


Roger McGough

... One health store in the UK (Holland and Barret) sells the following: Each tablet contains 10 µg. (400 I.U) of Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), needed for growth and development especially of bones and teeth. But I have seen articles suggesting 4000 I.U per day. Am I expected to take 10 of these ta...

Niko

Hope the steroids give you some relief. Remember to get some good physio when your ankle starts to heal.

A bright side? You'll get to read lots while your laid up

Welcome to the site. Input from carers and family is nice to see. As I'm sure all here will agree MS screws up your mind (there are days when I cant think of anything but my condition and its consequences) and we all cope or adjust day-by-day in our own ways. If you are in the US or UK lookup the Ex...

This gadget is not cheap but its on my Xmas list even so. I like spending time cooking but a big meal makes me really quite tired so I'm hoping this will allow me to get to the worktop and rest at the same time :) Might be useful for others who need to stand a lot at work. http://www.backinaction.co...

Its 450 pages long! And I'm still only reading 4 July section! Even December is pushing it for me

... until the late 1990s, there wasn't much more that doctors could say other than " 'You have MS. Now go home and live with it,'

Late 90's!! Just my experience of diagnosis in 2004!

Just in case anyone missed Cagso's choice: The Risk Pool by Richard Russo Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Risk-Pool-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0679753834/sr=1-1/qid=1160928949/ref=sr_1_1/104-7869071-5342304?ie=UTF8&s=books Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Risk-Pool-Richard-Russo/dp/0679753...