Hello everyone!
My name is Jessica, and I am completely new to to the forum. I am a 30 year old Michigan native living in sunny Arizona (but I desperately miss the mitten!). I have not received my "official" diagnosis, but I have my next MRI on Thursday that (hopefully) will do the trick. My doctor and I both know that it's MS but getting the doagnosis is such a long, drawn-out process. I'm just sick of waiting.
Last May, I started having twitching that lasted (literally) for months, and when I started researching possible causes, I dismissed the MS possibility and honestly, I never even opened the links that presented MS as an option; I thought, "There's no way that I could possibly have that!" After months of this going on, I finally entertained the thought, and when I started reading, a whole bunch of other symptoms- that I never gave a second thought about- started falling under the MS umbrella: memory loss, numbness, loss of balance, dizziness, fatigue, tired legs. It all just started making sense. Se here I am, just trying to get my title so I can start getting treatment (maybe- I want to try and control things naturally as long as I can).
I have been reading about MS and trying to learn all I can, and so far, my biggest change has been to my diet. I have completely altered my eating compared to how I used to eat and have been following a combination of the Anti-Inflammatory Diet and the Meditteranean Diet and I feel that this has had a huge impact on my symptoms; my twitching has been much better, the fatigue and memory have improved, my balance hasn't been as bad.
The most frustrating part of all of this has been dealing with my memory. When things are really acting up, I find myself struggling for words and struggling with my short-term memory recall. I feel like I'm not even myself when this happens, and then I start to feel bad because I know it's frustrating for everyone around me too.
Everyone- my husband, my parents, my friends- has been really supportive of me through the process, but as much as they try, they truly don't understand what I'm going through mentally, physically, or psychologically, and that's why I'm here (actually, it was my husband's idea). I figure that those who are here with me, in the middle of everything, may be able to lend some extra support and insight and make this whole thing a little easier.
But again, I just wanted to say hello and thanks to those of you who took the time to read this post!!
Jessica
My name is Jessica, and I am completely new to to the forum. I am a 30 year old Michigan native living in sunny Arizona (but I desperately miss the mitten!). I have not received my "official" diagnosis, but I have my next MRI on Thursday that (hopefully) will do the trick. My doctor and I both know that it's MS but getting the doagnosis is such a long, drawn-out process. I'm just sick of waiting.
Last May, I started having twitching that lasted (literally) for months, and when I started researching possible causes, I dismissed the MS possibility and honestly, I never even opened the links that presented MS as an option; I thought, "There's no way that I could possibly have that!" After months of this going on, I finally entertained the thought, and when I started reading, a whole bunch of other symptoms- that I never gave a second thought about- started falling under the MS umbrella: memory loss, numbness, loss of balance, dizziness, fatigue, tired legs. It all just started making sense. Se here I am, just trying to get my title so I can start getting treatment (maybe- I want to try and control things naturally as long as I can).
I have been reading about MS and trying to learn all I can, and so far, my biggest change has been to my diet. I have completely altered my eating compared to how I used to eat and have been following a combination of the Anti-Inflammatory Diet and the Meditteranean Diet and I feel that this has had a huge impact on my symptoms; my twitching has been much better, the fatigue and memory have improved, my balance hasn't been as bad.
The most frustrating part of all of this has been dealing with my memory. When things are really acting up, I find myself struggling for words and struggling with my short-term memory recall. I feel like I'm not even myself when this happens, and then I start to feel bad because I know it's frustrating for everyone around me too.
Everyone- my husband, my parents, my friends- has been really supportive of me through the process, but as much as they try, they truly don't understand what I'm going through mentally, physically, or psychologically, and that's why I'm here (actually, it was my husband's idea). I figure that those who are here with me, in the middle of everything, may be able to lend some extra support and insight and make this whole thing a little easier.
But again, I just wanted to say hello and thanks to those of you who took the time to read this post!!
Jessica
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