Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group
This community is a place where members can discuss current events and weigh in on what's going on in the world.
The other day I told my husband if I wanted to know what strange symptom I would have next all I had to do was come here and see what the latest discussion was about, there seems to always be a bunch of us having the same symptoms at about the same time.
Is this disease really that predictible or is there just so many of us that we inevitably have some of the same problems starting at the same time? Last fall I had stiffness in my legs and didn't know what that was, till I came here and saw a thread started on the very same thing. Someone mentioned it may even be seasonal.
Today I visit and there is a thread about the 'scurries', which I've been experiencing lately but blaming on my glasses.
The other week it was stiffness in my back, which I again blamed on something else only to find so many others here having it too. (I'm also kind of slow realizing a symptom, I tend to blame it on other things before even thinking it may be the MS)
Does anyone else see this?
Is this disease really that predictible or is there just so many of us that we inevitably have some of the same problems starting at the same time? Last fall I had stiffness in my legs and didn't know what that was, till I came here and saw a thread started on the very same thing. Someone mentioned it may even be seasonal.
Today I visit and there is a thread about the 'scurries', which I've been experiencing lately but blaming on my glasses.
The other week it was stiffness in my back, which I again blamed on something else only to find so many others here having it too. (I'm also kind of slow realizing a symptom, I tend to blame it on other things before even thinking it may be the MS)
Does anyone else see this?
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Usually I get a daily influx of emails on health topics. An article from Dr. Mercola really stood out recently though because it mentioned that fat cells have their own mitochondria. Not only was this the first I'd heard of this, he also mentioned that fat serves a purpose in our metabolism. Another new factoid for me. The bottom line for me was to appreciate that even our fat cells play a...
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I just do not feel well and I really think that it's because I cried yesterday on my way to work about my Aunt who is in the hospital. I don't think that we will have her much longer. She is very frail. Now she needs help eating. So, this is the third time in a year that I felt this way after crying. I think crying releases toxins into my body. I also worked up a sweat at the gym...
Now the scurries. I don't have them per say but I do have the floaters.
And now you mention back stiffness. Got that too.
After joining the boards I have started to redo the math and wonder just how many years I actually carried this around with me.
The floaters started in '09 but I wondered then if it was just time for that sort of thing or is it the MS.
Stress seems a huge trigger for me. I've always seemed ill at Christmas time. My parents have pictures of me with the long face and dark circlesaround my eyes from the 60s! My Dad has always pointed this stuff out. He also used to tell me I shouldn't give blood - I used to donate on Fridays and sleep all weekend afterward.
Last year's CBC showed a low platelet count and it makes me want to dig through the files to find out how long I've had that.
Thanks for posting this entry! You've got me thinking!
Hugs,
~Lorrie