Planning The Unpredictable

I think the auto-injector will be easier to use mentally. I don’t have to look at the needle going in or anything. I don’t really like the pop sound it makes but it works ok. On day 2 and 3 I injected into the upper leg which has been more painful than the stomach. I [...]

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The nurse from a local home health care company came out today to give me the injection training. I think the company really pushes the auto-injection because she was kind of against me doing it manually so I agreed to do auto-injection. I had asked to see the needle which I could tell she was [...]

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My boyfriend spoke to someone in the medical profession today about me and my MS. This person suggested that I might not be worth staying with because I might end up in a nursing home or he will end up taking care of me. To say I am pissed off at such suggestions is an [...]

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I have been having panic attacks for a couple days now. I am guessing that it is due to my medication showing up this week. I am freaked out by the idea of giving myself injections daily. I know the panic attacks won’t go away until I start the injections so it’s going to be [...]

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Well, the Copaxone prescription is moving along. I received my auto-injector today in the mail. I am not sure I am an auto-injector kind of girl but I will try it. I have a feeling I will like the manual way but we will see. I have no idea how it works but of course [...]

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I remember many years ago reading an article in the Seattle Times about a woman who was able to go from using a wheelchair/cane on a daily basis to walking her dog in the park because of pregnancy. I mentioned the article several times to friends and family because its so remarkable. Within two months [...]

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I am of course thrilled that there are treatment options when it comes to this disease. I am also very pleased that my insurance covers them for a very low co-pay (20 dollars USD for 90 days – out of pocket is just over 6,000 USD). However, I can’t help but wonder how much the [...]

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My “big” doctor appointment was today! First, lets start with the visual field test. This test brings so much hate that I can’t even express the hate. I would rather be poked with needles 10 times than have this test. None the less, I did much better on it this time than when I first [...]

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Well, those that know me might call me a quaker (Hi Grant!). I don’t really drink and don’t do any drugs. I am pretty boring, I admit. None the less, it was rather interesting to learn this morning that Washington State has a Medical Marijuana law and it specifically allows use for those with multiple [...]

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There are currently six treatment options for MS, also called disease modifying agents/drugs. Since MS researchers don’t like pills (or they just like to torture us), all six medications involved needles. Ok technically, they have not found a way to deliver the treatment that works as well as injections but there are clinical trials going [...]

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