As my favorite doc told me, you are still a human being. Everything is not caused by MS. I have MS, arthritis, seizure disorder cancer twice & on & on.

You have to demand that docs treat you just as any other person.

Boy, so much of what I read in here, sounds just like what my hubby has said in the past. He was dx in 2000 with M.S. and now they are pretty certain I have it too, he has complained in the past, when he goes to hospital or doc's office that they always want to blame the MS for everything! He has felt tempted to not even tell them at the hospital about the MS, so that he can get a genuine answer to his problem. But I have been guilty too since his dx, like blaming the MS for some of his complaints. I should not be giving this nasty disease so much credit. LOL

hmmm , I haven't had that problem. They usually lookk for what could be causeing it first, then if nothing else found they blame it on the MS.
9 times out of 10 my docs are right and its my MS. Iam really healthy except for my MS. Did that statement make sense to u it didn't to me LOL. Oh well u know what I mean.
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Morgaine

I think that people, in general,(did I spell that right? It looks weird.) look to our doctors for all the answers and get angry when we don't get the resolution we want. I have been guilty of seeing my physician as some sort of all knowing godlike figure when I was in crises and taking his dismissive word that my symptoms were all MS related. When I feel better I can be more objective and I realize that my doctor is just a man, overworked probably, with problems of his own, and sometimes looks for the easiest answer...come on, our symptoms are so varied I wouldn't be be suprised if my eyes changed color one day. It's up to us to advocate for ourselves...sucks, right? Especially when you feel like shit. -Jen

aya..my neuro wont say anytging about any ailment I might have other than his canned response of "you NEED to take a drug" or "see I told you if you didnt take a drug it would get worse" not even knowing what it is thats ailing me...just another doctor wanting his spiff for pushing a drug..oh well

peace
Fred

Who would have ever thunk it - that we would have to do research before we go to see the doc. It is our body & we know it better than anyone else.

Docs are given 15 minutes to greet, listen diagnosis & fix whatever the problem is. Maybe we are expecting too much from them.

With this new autoimmune disease they found I am researching like a mad woman & finding out I don't like any fix I find.

Find out blood work results tomorrow so I want to be prepared with any questions I may have.

Hated science in school. But I am educating myself in my old age. LOL!!!

So we all feelin like lab mice, with or without dope is that right?

Morgaine,
It's an interesting point. I had to fill out some survey or other and there was a question: "are you healthy?".

Well, generally, yes. But the question really isn't asking the right question (what that is I don't know)LOL

You are the first person who I've seen comment about that.

Yes, I am healthy and I am thankful for that.
Larry