Planning The Unpredictable

I did it. I gave myself a shot. Of course, now I am itching and hurting so bad that I won’t be able to sleep on my right side tonight.
All I gotta say is…. my MRI better be perfect for all this freakin itching. It’s next week. I think I [...]

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I confess. It’s been almost 48 hours since my last shot. That means I did not do my shot last night. I need to join Copaxone Anonymous (CA) and start working the steps. I promise to do it tonight even thought I am still itching from my shot two days ago. [...]

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I am tired of shots. I am tired of the pain from the shots. I am tired of the two day bump. I am tired of the two day itchy bump. I am so freakin tired of the shots. I am tired of the big huge annoying box that the [...]

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I am a bit of a childbirth nerd. I have been trained to be a doula and attended three births. I don’t know if I will ever have kids so my family reading this shouldn’t get the wrong idea or anything.
I decided to do some research on breastfeeding with Copaxone. [...]

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The shared solutions nurse came for a visit and she was much more helpful than the first person. I did my shot manually instead of with auto-inject. I think I will like doing it this way better but it will take some time to get use to it. Anyway, she had a [...]

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Well, I have obtained my *second* cold of the cold season. Considering this is just the start of the cold season…. I am screwed. Tom is taking good care of me but refuses to come too close.
I went to the gym last night but I think I will be taking tonight off. [...]

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I started using a new Copaxone prescription and noticed that caps were black instead of blue. I didn’t think too much of it until I noticed that it didn’t hurt as bad. I compared the needles and they were smaller than the blue caps! I had heard that the needles were getting [...]

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Dear Tom Cruise,
I know you would be very disappointed in me. I know you are completely against medications to treat mental illness. I know you think they are prescribed too easy but I gave up. My cat has a mental illness. She needed anti-anxiety medication so the vet gave us xanax. [...]

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If you can’t read the text (you can click on the picture to make it bigger), it says: “If the President-elect of the USA can find time each day to go to the gym for 45 mins, then so damn well can I. You are my inspiration.”
Perfect! Maybe the first book I buy for [...]

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I have been a lazy poster as of late. I have no excuse! But anyway….
My Neurologist says there are two things I need to worry about when it comes to managing my MS:
1. Copaxone
2. Lifestyle
The first one is easy and I have been a good girl doing it everyday. [...]

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