MS update

[newbodvie]

I've been on my medication for MS since the end of September. At first, it did make me feel like I had the flu the day after a shot, but now it really doesn't affect me at all. The shot itself is painful. Actually, it's not the needle that is painful, it's the medicine that stings/burns quite a lot. Giving myself a shot is a rather stressful

Comments

[photosexual]

Good to hear it's staying low on your occurrence radar. I know a local musician here that discovered she had MS the hard way, and some of her immediate interviews were things like "I can't play the guitar" and function and stuff. And the band was quiet for a few months, which led me to believe "ah, shit. There goes a good band..."

Little did I know, they were working on a new album, but also she was essentially fighting it tooth and nail, deciding to win and not let it affect her life. The new album was spectacular. And lyrically, ANGRY. Everything she had that pissed her off about MS got poured into energy from her awareness of "I can be the hammer or the nail" and she chose to be the hammer.

She makes her MS diagnosis public, and she hasn't stopped a busy local show and national tour schedule. It was a strong bounceback from her initial diagnosis and panic. It's pretty encouraging to see her play and tear up the stage like she won't be had by it.

I'm glad to hear your meds are doing well at keeping it tame. I didn't know much about MS, but after having Bell's Palsy last year, I got to ponder the idea of "what if it was more than just half my face?" as a stronger dose of reality.