Well, it has been a very stressful, hectic month of  May. As we know I have Multiple Sclerosis and now have Type II Diabetes. What is interesting about having Type II Diabetes is that no one in my family has diabetes and further research on the topic I found that Predisone or any type of steroid can cause diabetes. Does this mean – after all these years and attacks I took Predisone, sometimes in high doses like 80 to 100 mg’s a day caused this long-term effect. I am overweight because of the Predisone, hard for me to lose weight because when I exercise my legs feel like wet noodles. I have taken up swimming and found it to be a great exercise for me. BUT…. stupid me decides to fix an ingrown toenail on my third toe and caused the toe to become infected. Infection and diabetes do not go well together – it is now one month later and 3 toenail surgeries I am still fighting a bacteria infection. I am exhausted. I am in school full-time, it is exam time – mid terms for some classes and final exams for others. So much stress and I am sure the stress does not help matters at all.

I have spent so much money on medication in the past month – over $300 – I am practically a walking pharmacy. Here is an interesting tidbit – I am 46 years old, I must have worn at least 150 band aids in my life time. But in the last month, my friend and I figured out a box of extra-wide sport strip band aids – 30 in a box – 2 band aids in the morning and 2 band aids in the evening , a total of nine boxes – I have gone through 270 band aids in 3 weeks. Whoo hoo – I wonder if I hold the Guinness World Book of records for the most band aids in 3 week? I could check – but I am too tired.

Oh yeah, I finally went to see a different neurologist. Nice lady but I wonder sometimes about these doctors. She says to me, I wonder if you have MS because some of the symptoms you classify are not in the same categories as people who do have MS. I wonder if these is diabetes related. Hmmmm, well I was diagnosed with diabetes 4 years ago and I was diagnosed with MS in 1991. Not sure how the two are related but ok – let’s do another MRI to confirm the results shall we. Another interesting topic – she makes all these diagnosis without seeing any of my records or previous MRI’s – I am wondering did I go to the right doctor? Gee – how many neurologists do I need to see and not only that – how many MRI’s do I need to go through and read the disappointing results, yes I do have MS. The legions on the brain are very consistent with the disease Multiple Sclerosis. I guess having this disease is disappointing just all the away around – with doctors, neurologists, MRI results.

Wait there is more — the doctor wants to know if I would consider doing the injections again. I said, well again, you are asking me something without verifying if I do have MS – interesting observation. I love it when they poke you with a safety-pin and says – “does this hurt?” – ummmmm YES!! you moron I still have sensations in various parts of my body – if I did not I would let you know! Hello!!!! Poke me some more I love doing that. I am hard of hearing, profoundly deaf actually – I love this one — close your eyes and do all these motions – how do I read the doctor’s lips and do what she wants and my eyes are closed? Interesting – the doctor lands up screaming at me – MOVE YOUR FINGER TO YOUR NOSE, CAN YOU DO THAT? After a few minutes, I open my eyes and say, I am assuming you want me to do these things? She just looks at me and smiles “yes dear that is right”.

Well after all that – fighting a bacteria infection – yay! and I go for an MRI on Friday which will take pictures of my brain, neck and spine just to see what’s going on. I love the MRI’s – but this one is an open-MRI not sure what that is – but will see because I am overweight – those MRI machines are very tight and I feel panic coming on in such a tight space – so hopefully this MRI will not make me feel this way.

Stay tuned for the results! Do I or Don’t I have MS? (sarcastically now)