I am so impatient! It has been almost a month now and I still do not feel like myself. I still feel tired and my hands and feet are numb. I have the tingling all over. Very nerve-wracking. I think my fingers are hitting the keys on my keyboard and lo and behold nothing is coming out. Which means my touch sensation is low. I have to tell myself to press the keys harder so that the letters type out on the screen. What does this mean?
Could this mean I have to really monitor myself for the next few weeks just to see if there is any changes? Every day I have to put a huge smile on my face, listen to other people complain about their problems. God! I have to stop comparing myself to the people who think that because they havent gotten their daily dose of coffee that morning their world has completely stopped! Come on people – I would gladly trade you any day. You take this body the pain, the stiffness, the joints locking up, the throbbing tingly shocks that shoot through your body for no reason and I will just take the no coffee for the day problem. Deal?
I love the one where the electric shock shoots down my legs and they jerk for no reason. Wakes me up from a sound sleep. I want to punch someone!
Ok, enough griping. Get with the program Pam. Be strong, Be an inspiration, Be pain-free, Be free!
Thought you and your readers might be interested in this clinical trial for a new oral MS medication:
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This is great news from sanofi-aventis about their investigational oral medicine for MS, teriflunomide. There is currently a worldwide clinical research study that is evaluating teriflunomide for relapsing forms of MS. Click here for more information: http://www.tower3.msstudies.com.
Good luck!
Lisa