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I have multiple sclerosis. I'm not fine. Everyone asks how I'm doing. But it's this thing where they aren't asking for me. They are asking for them. So they know if they have to worry or feel sorry for me. So I'm fine.
Anyway..
One of the symptoms of MS can be spasticity. Cramping, stiffness, jerking movements of the muscles. Usually the legs. So they check the legs a lot.
Another is pain.
My pain got so bad my MS doctor sent me to a Pain Specialist. Told me he manages my pain now and stopped prescribing the pain med he had me on.
Fast forward 6 months of a new doctor and new meds. I have thrown my shoulder out. And my wrist is in pain for no reason. Intense. Waking up in the middle of the night. Nausea. Pain.
And it turns out you can have spasticity issues in you arms too. But mine has been untreated and I "kept using them normally" for awhile. So it has gotten pretty bad.
What is killing me right now is I told them about the stiffness and cramping, and numbness in my hands. (They tested me for carpal tunnel)
What is killing me is one of the "pain meds" they cancelled is commonly used to treat spasticity
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Lots of MS is very mild. Sorry you are having it so tough.
ReplyMS has been anything but mild for me and everyone I have talked to says my experience has been pretty normal. Just my pain level was more than my dr was "comfortable handling"...
... it's called the snowflake disease for a reason... no two people are going to have to exact same symptoms or experience..
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