BS. Cognitive issues are huge, and she is only a family doc, not a neuro. Gee, if cognitive issues weren't a big deal, then why is it the U of Minnesota has cognitive therapy classes? Duh. Sorry, she has no clue. Maybe some people aren't affected by it, but others are without a doubt.

Sorry, didn't mean to be quite so rude and abrassive, but give me a break......... find a new doc, and fine a neuro specializing in MS. Memory is a significant problem for me....... already and I was diagnosed 5 months ago.

Exactly!!! My freaking family doc is stupid as hell!!! Since I've joined this group, on the times that I have gone through the messages here, to me??? cognitive issues seem to be a huge no 1 complaint!? I told her when she said that, that Well! According to all the MS folks that I've talked to, & there's been quit a few, cause I've talked to several on the phone here & met some out in traveling too!--according to them that's not true! I told her that I know a lot of MSer's that think otherwise & would totally disagree! Then, she got kind of mad at that & was determined to make herself right!!!

In fact! She was determined to make herself right on everything!!! She knows it all!!!! Was even trying to argue with me about what an allergist specialist told me! She wanted me to go against the advise that he gave me that works! For advise that she is giving me that I did for years & know full well it don't work!!! And, if she wanted to argue with his advise & knowledge then why didn't she call him & argue with me instead of trying to put me in the middle! Pissed her off that I sided with him!

I told her, Well!? Okay!? If that is true then you tell me why when I took that medicine for years it didn't have any effect on my allergies or me getting sick!!! I had pneumonia for 3 freaking years because of a bunch of dumbass family doctors before! They had me on all kinds of inhalers & breathing shit & AHM's! And, I kept pneumo for 3 yrs straight!!! And, as soon as I took myself off of all that shit I got over my pneumo & felt like a million bucks! Did that & went to a real good Chiro that put me on a supplement!

I told her that shit too!!!! And, I told her that when I followed this other guys advise that I didn't have an infection for several months--when I was keeping one around the clock every day of every year! I told her that evidence speaks for itself!!! And, so did my experience with her shit versus his shit!

She's sitting there with great health, great job, nice horse farm, nice vehicle & excellant health benefits!!!! Who the hell is she to tell me that all my worsening cognitive crap ain't got nothing to do with MS! Even the ER doc last week confirmed that I got major neuro problems going on & that I definately have some kind of AI disease going on!!! I told her that too!!!

Get this!? She sends me to the ER last week to be checked out & have tests & bloodwork done & then she knew that I was coming in for an appt today & more bloodwork & then didn't even have the records from the ER!!! I told her & ask her!? Did you get the records from that ER visit??? And, she said No! She didn't think that they did! And, I told her to call over there & get them faxed over & read them real quick while I was there!!!

If she was worth a shit she would have already have gotten the records for all the tests & shit that she sent me there for in the 1st place!!! She should have already followed through with that & had the records there days before my appt....And, should have went over those with me, in relation to all this shit! And, she didn't even recheck me today! She ask!? And I told her that the doc at the ER said that my lymphs were swollen & had knots in them! And that my rt ear was bad! And, my right ear is still hurting!!! And she didn't even look at it!!!???

And, she set up this appt..... to do special bloodwork & to spend 45 minutes going over all of my symptoms so she could make a referral when she gets the BW back! So when I get there today she says: So what are you doing here today??? What is it you need from me??? Well!? She's the one that ran me over there today!!!??? Should she not know why the hell I'm there????

And, another thing! When I 1st went to her way back I took her a freaking list of ALL of my symptoms!!!! And, of my history! And, I told her about it then & told her that I needed her to look at that & make me some referrals! And, she was supposed to make some referrals--for other shit & never did!!! All this time she ain't done shit!!!

And, then she told me the last time that she would refer me to a RA, etc.. but that it would take a long time! But that in the mean time that she would refer me to some other doctors that could really help me with stuff in the meantime!!! Well nothing yet!!! And, no mention of them today!

And, then she went over a list of my meds today! And, then she puts me on a new med that is simply a combo of two that I am already on & tells me to try that & see how it works & let her know!!!??? Well, I've been on them a while now I already know how they work STUPID!!! Why the hell would she do that when I'm already on them for a while now!? And, if it was going to do anythig for my pain it already would have! I mean Naproxsin helps, don't get me wrong! Better than nothing! But it don't make a big dent!

I sit right there & told her plainly what works!!! And, she just sends me home with samples of the same shit I got!? GOD!!!

And, then she gets into this whole pray before she does shit BS!!! And, God & religion!!! Well is she's so into that & so holly then why the hell is she screwing me over!? And, stringing me along....& passifying me..... when she knows she ain't doing shit!? I was in major bad shape when I first saw her about 9 months & she ain't done shit this whole time!!! Just left me to suffer & to fin for myself!!!

I said today: Hell! I'll either be cured or dead by the time she or the other docs get around to doing any damned thing!!!

I was totally ready to die last night!!! I'd had enough!!! Told my friend so in a few emails while sobbing like crazy & venting about how bad I feel!!! How angry, hurt, in pain, desparate, how I'm in a financial hole that I will never ever get out of, etc...

My dog almost died & is still not feeling well! I had to spend two days driving far away & killing myself to do & go through all that shit to take my dog to the vet & then to go the next day to go get her! Two days in a row I was gone all day! And, then I made almost an hour trip today to see her dipshit ass!!!

I mean this doctor is ditsy!!! I thought at first that she might be a tiny ounce smarter!? But really!? Come on!!! Is she really that freaking stupid??? Everything that I've read online so far has it as one of the main symptoms!!! So did the info that I got from the National MS society! Is she for real??? I mean what the hell was she smoking today??? Or popping???

I told her what I thought of her religious views today too! Esp... the way that she presented it in the office!? Like shes some holler then though doc that really cares how I'm doing!!! If she did, then she would have immediately got off her ass on the 1st visit & took all this serious & then got busy doing something about it instead of letting me suffer all this time!!!

No offence to anyone here!!!! But I'm fed up with all these so-called religious people throwing religion at me while they set on their religious ass & don't give one damn about me or how I'm doing--cept to find a way to blame me for it all!!! They are all too glad to let me sit here & rot, starve, do without power, let my dog die, let me suffer with this/these AI diseases in silence all by myself while they do nothing to help me at all!

You know whos kept me going!? My dogs! And, my bestest friend!!!! That's who!!! I been around religion my whole life & it ain't never done anything good for me!!! It's been me doing it all!!! Or my best friend!!! Or my dogs!

Don't get me wrong!? I have a very personal relationship with my Creator!!! And, have received more miracles that I can throw an Angel at!!! :) LOL But, I got no use for man-made religion!!! I am very very spiritual!!! But I do not consider myself to be religious! And, I grew up Presbaterian! And, my friend Methodist! And, I went to & considered myself to be Catholic for a while!?

I like the Church of Science! And, the Unitarian Church! But I wouldn't give 2 cents for most because of how they all act! All holler-than-though! And, always condemning & judging!!!! Hell! That's the opposite of what God does!!! He's all about LOVE, PEACE, & COMPASSION!!! I TOLD HER THAT TOO!!! TOLD HER THAT IT DONT GOT TO GET ALL COMPLICATED! THAT IS THE NUT SHELL OF IT ALL RIGHT THERE! NO NEED FOR TECHINAL DIFFICULTIES!!! lol :)

I'M READY TO WRITE HER A SCRIPT FOR RIDIPRIC! LOL LOL LOL :) TELL HER TO TAKE A FEW & CALL ME IN 9 MONTHS TO A YEAR & LET ME KNOW HOW THE HELL SHE'S DOING!!!???

And, you were NOT too abrassive!!! Hell! You could have said more & that would have been fine with me--where she's concerned! She's really really pissing me off!!!!!

I was ready to tell her to go to hell & walk out! They made me mad! And, that damned nurse of hers couldn't hit the broadside of a barn with that damned needle!!! LOL That pissed me off too! Her torturing my arm when she didn't know what she was doing!!! Doctor had to do it!

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/what-we-know-about-ms/symptoms/index.aspx

NATIONAL MS SOCIETY!!! COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION!!! LISTED RIGHT THERE!!!

Cognition refers to a range of high-level brain functions, including the ability to learn and remember information: organize, plan, and problem-solve; focus, maintain, and shift attention as necessary; understand and use language; accurately perceive the environment, and perform calculations. Cognitive changes are common in people with MSapproximately 50% of people with MS will develop problems with cognition.


WHAT THE NAT. SC SAYS ABOUT COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION WHEN YOU CLICK ON THAT TITLE!!!!

An excellent book is Jeff Gringold's 'The Cognitive Issues of MS' Very readable and reassuring.
I think I rememberd the author and title correctly!!!!!

Hi Paint

I have a real promble with cognitive issues. I went though a test recently and found out it is worst then I first thought. The lady said it is typical ms brain. I think your gp needs to update her knowledge. All I know when I found out my world come crushing down as I am in uni and was looking at biomedical to get into research. Don't know what to do know. My friend told me as she was there to get the results with me the way I am I wouldn't be employable she didn't say this to be hurtful she and I have always told each other the truth. Mabye your gp should hit the ms sites as one of the prombkes they talk about is cognitive issues. I do hope they find out soon what is going on with you as it is hard waiting to find out.

Take care Angel

Anyone concerned about cognitive issues should talk with their neuro about having neuropsych testing done. It is best if you have a baseline now to use comparatively later. This is a question/discussion for neuro. A PCP would know little to nothing about this.

Melanie

Cognitive issues are about 80% of my problem. I live in a continual brain fog, and when a moment of clarity comes around, I'm like "WOW, I actually understand that". Your family doc is full of crap.

My neuro can tell from my MRIs that most of my MS activity is in areas that cause cognitive issues. It is hard to tell and I wonder if my issues are age related, mommy related, or MS related. I think there was/is a study of the effects of meditation on MS. I'm definitely looking into that one.

whoever that doc was was an idiot,lol,sorry....but those cognitive issues are very high on my list of symptoms,so high that my neuro put me on adderrel...it helps alot!!!...i at times thought i was losing my mind....i still have symptoms,but its better....
hugs
amy

Just goes to show you that not all doctors know it all. This is such a basic issue with MSers. I'm just surprised that a M.D. would make such a informed remark. Get a new doctor!

That doc is a jerk and don't know anything about MS. Cut him lose.

I meant to say UNinformed remark!