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  • About Me

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    sailboatfun

    Female, 56, Married
    Balsam Lake, WI, USA
    Member since June 3

    • About Me

      They finally diagnosed me with MS in 1980 but I first started symtoms in 1976.I'm married 39 yrs. to a wonderful man!! We have 4 daughters and 9 grandchildren. I have crones disease, gerd, osteopersicis, hypertension etc. I've had many different treatments for MS. Now I use the wheelchair. I still try to think positive.

      They finally diagnosed me with MS in 1980 but I first started symtoms in 1976.I'm married 39 yrs. to a wonderful man!! We have 4 daughters and 9 grandchildren. I have crones disease, gerd, osteopersicis, hypertension etc. I've had many different treatments for MS. Now I use the wheelchair. I still try to think positive.

    • Interests

      I do or did & love, fishing, camping, cooking, sewing, race car speedways, baseball, sunflowers, model trains, driving, old movies, rock'roll, blues, cat's, dogs & wild animals

      I do or did & love, fishing, camping, cooking, sewing, race car speedways, baseball, sunflowers, model

  • Recent Activity

    Recently:

    • 2 hugs given, 1 journal post

    Wednesday

    November 13

    November 10

  • Journal

    • animals

      Mood November 18, 2009 2:31pm

      our animals really help my hubby & I. They understand more than a lot of people do.
    • I can deal with this

      Mood October 19, 2009 1:05pm

      I can take on anything that gets thrown my way.

      Life IS to short to have a negative attitude.

      There is more I want to do with my life other than just …

    • Healthy? yea sure

      Mood October 18, 2009 10:48pm

      Well, after my bout with bad bowel problems & hospitols I can catch up with my friends here.

      Actually I'm in a good mood now.

      There's …

    • Happy

      Mood September 22, 2009 3:29pm

      Lost my last entry which was long.

      I've been doing things backwords at times.

      Love this site, They have a lot of info.

      I'm really embarrrased …

    • A little confused

      Mood September 20, 2009 12:18am

      I haven't been  able to use the computer as much as I should have.  I'm tired of being sick.

      I haven't been acomplishing very …

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  • Hugbook

    Give sailboatfun a hug



    • Hug

      From kimmie42 November 12

      hi,sweetie
      yes, we do need support an to find people that understand what we go through. hope u an ur family have a great thanksgivin. take care love u.

    • Hug

      From WonderSherL November 10

      Thanks!

    • Hug

      From Suebers November 10

      ok will try to.

    • Hug

      From Suebers October 29

      Today I have bad attidide. My right side WONT STOP HURTINING.

    • Chocolate

      From Suebers October 27

      YES DARK CHOOOLATE THE MILK IS FOR WHIPS.

    Read Hugbook

  • Goals

    Goal Completed on Oct 19, 09
    Goal Completed on Aug 8, 09
  • Support Groups

    • Close Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
      Type: Progressive Relapsing MS

      M.S. since 1980 here about others with it

      Treatments

      Avonex Working / Worked
      Worked at first Then slowly made me sick, flue symtoms
      Baclofen Not Working
      this med didn't work for me for the spastistisy no side effects
      Beta Interferon Working / Worked
      It's been almost a year and I don't see any change
      Betaseron Working / Worked
      I don't think it works anymore but I still use it
      Copaxone Working / Worked
      worked for 3 yrs until I got alergic
      Cymbalta Too Soon to Tell
      It does work for the depression but It doent work for pain
      Neurontin Somewhat Helpful
      makes you hungry If I don't take it I feel a lot more pain
      Novantrone Working / Worked
      worked in the past now I don't think It's helping
      Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      but It's a temporary fix. muscles are still are getting weaker
      Prednisone Somewhat Helpful
      do effects but doesn't last long
      Provigil Somewhat Helpful
      Keeps me alert
      Swimming Working / Worked
      Used to help but my muscles just got weaker to continue it
      Symmetrel Working / Worked
      I started this towards the beginning, It worked but the effects gradually make me have the flue allof the time
      Patience Somewhat Helpful
      worked around teens Works with hubby Works around clueless people.Helps stress level
      Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
      Everybody has to have something Why stress yourself out & pay with MORE pain! enjoy what you have
    • Close Osteoporosis

      I've had osteoperisis for 15 yrs so far and I would like to read more about it

      Treatments

      Calcium Somewhat Helpful
      a little constipation.
      Fosamax Not Working
      It made my jaws loser, now I have dentures. I'm not using it anymore
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