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hi all, i just spoke with Dr. Mehta's secretary this morning. His practice definitely does just one side at a time, to be safe. And the ultrasound is a separate visit. I live two hours south of Albany. That is a long drive and I do not travel well, so I am disappointed. But... it sounded like I coul...

yup, quite definitely. long-term memory does not seem too bad, but...
when i say i forget things, folks tell me to "write it down.' only trouble is, by the time i get a writing implement in hand, i've already forgotten why i want it!

hello cardiactec, welcome. lots of info and support here. i've been asked this question many times. now 12 yrs after diagnosis, i can finally come up with some answers: double vision, fatigue, weakness, balance difficulties, lhermitte's sign, reynaud's. diagnosed when i finally went to doctor after ...

Gordon,
Congratulations. Great news. Glad you feel so well. I was diagosed in '98, but have been ill since '83. Things progressed slowly until '08. Don't have much function left. I'm so glad to learn that one can feel fantastic after this length of time.

1eye,
congratulations!
i'm so glad to hear of your small (read HUGE) improvements/changes. your report (thanks for taking the time) helps lift my spirits. I think your good attitude goes a long way toward improving things for you. Keep on smiling. Keep getting better!
elyse

cheer, thank you for bringing us this thrilling news. :D patrick, thank you for taking the time at this busy time to let us know. all you other forum friends who have had recent intervention, best wishes for your journey back to yourself. :) rose2, thank you for your update. all this is so good to h...

jules-'
just sending a virtual back-pat and hugs to encourage you to keep on keepin' on. you don't get a choice. they make it quite difficult. so, i wish you strength and patience, and humor so you can laugh at it when it all gets too absurd.

i fail to understand why folks who have issues with claustrophobia do not simply close their eyes to avoid the discomfort of feeling closed in.

hi wifehasms - i certainly agree about the ms societies. sincere, but ??? what the heck. they sure do concentrate on spending the funds on print to get more $$$. and they bombard you. MSWalk??? I can barely make it to the bathroom! and the gov't...i don't make enough SS$$ to do much of anything, but...

i do recall AndrewKFletcher speaking to posture and onset on his inclined bed therapy thread.

jimmylegs, thank you again, :) although I'm afraid we've really hijacked tealover's post now. which makes me ask: tealover, how are things feeling today? I hope this conversation has at least made you feel like there is some company out there/here. that is what I find great at this site. all sorts o...

I am 60 years old with chronic progression, getting increasingly worse over the past 5 years.
If I do nothing, things will absolutely continue to deteriorate. If I do something (Liberation treatment), problems should at least stop accruing, and I may even realize some relief.

Algis & JL - Thanks :) My friend suggested crushing the pills from the beginning, but I countered with my usual exclamation of YUCK!! :D I've had pills get stuck in my gullet, and when they began to dissolve, I found the taste unpleasant. But I have learned now that unpleasant is relative. As in...

maybe keep track of subject and location from browser window on a pad?

tealover (me too! the tea, i mean!) i was lucky. the neuro who diagnosed my ms advised me against the drugs, saying the side effects are terrible. it was '98 and the ms society hadn't started pushing dmds yet. On the advice of a naturopathic doc, i started taking supplements. I was doing pretty well...