Thursday, October 05, 2006

8 comments:

  1. Does the AD effect your sleep or does it? How does it change a typical day for you....more energy? more smiles? or what?

    Your Unit buddy. track

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  2. Do you ever respond to comments?

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  3. The anti depressent makes me yawn all the time. It's irritating, but not enough to make me stop taking it.

    The medication I take for pain makes me sleep ALL FREAKING DAY.

    Today I think I slept until 3pm. I mean, I woke up to go to the bathroom and stuff, but I just kept falling asleep. I think it took me 3 tries to watch The Unit. I JUST finished watching last night's Nip/Tuck.

    And yeah, the AD makes me less moody.

    Now I just have PMS. ;-p

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  4. That's a bummer that you are yawning all the time and the pain medication puts you to sleep. I didn't realize there was pain associated with MS. Is there anything you take specifically for MS to slow it down or any exercising you are supposed to do to keep your muscles from atrophying?

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  5. MS us different for everybody. My dad's niece has never had any pain. But she's been in a wheelchair since age 19. I have arthritis too. Back, knees and ankles. So who knows what the pain is from. Some people have pain so bad they're on morphine.

    My MS makes me numb. Like my hands have been numb for over a year now. My feet were numb so bad last year that I stepped on a nail and didn't realize it until I saw blood on the floor.

    What I LIKE is when I get numb from the waist down because then my back and knees don't hurt, LOL.

    I used to ride a stationary bike. But now my left foot falls off of the pedal. I haven't found a satisfactory way to keep it in there. I tried taping a shoe to the pedal, but then I can't get my foot in there. It's hard enough just getting my shoe on to go out.

    I put my leg on my knee, but then it falls off. I can't control the muscles in that leg.

    The thing about MS is that it's unpredictable. I could get better, and then my leg will work again. Or I might not. The only thing is to wait an see.

    There are several medicines specifically to stop the progression of MS. But I don't know if it's working. Maybe I'd be worse off without it, maybe not.

    I haven't had Optic Neuritis in a while...

    That's all I can say about it, LOL. It makes me feel like shit. 3 shots a week.

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  6. Thanks for clueing me in. I really didn't know much about the disease. It's a shitty hand you have been dealt and I admire the fact you still seem to be in the game by posting and communicating on JJHF. Anytime you need someone to vent on just email me.Unfortunately I don't have any miracle cures but I have good ears.

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  7. Well, that's the thing.

    I was a post whore BEFORE MS, so the diagnosis has just left me MORE time to post. ;-)

    Seriously.

    Thanks, Track.

    Don't be surprised if I talk your ears off one day.

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