"MS Season"?

[bamabelle]

Long story short, we waited over a week for the neuro office to get our home health steroids organized. They filed my hubby's chart back without doing anything the doc had ordered. Thought everyone was on Electronic Med Records..

So the home health nurse comes out and says oh yeah, It's "MS Season" we get a ton of MS patients for IV steroids at the end of spring and at the end of the fall.

She said my husband will probably get his symptoms settled and he will likely settle in to that similar relapse phase. We live way down deep in the hot south. She said she obviously hopes he doesn't but gave that as a tip to look out for.

Any of you ever heard of this?

Also, my husband is finally doing better. This is his second round of IV steroids after being dx 6 weeks ago. MS has been kicking his booty, but he is finally kicking back in return. Thanks for everyone's well wishes.

I can see a light at the end of the tunnel that maybe he will regain some sense of normalcy and MS will not invade every piece of our lives. He's ready to get back out in this world and will be much more thankful for the small things in life.

Most of all, he is happy to relinquish his trusty cane into the closet!
Best Wishes,
Belle

[22cyclist]

It is pretty common for MS patients to flare in the summer and in the fall.

I hope he feels better real soon!

Lisa
Moderation Team

[Cat Mom]

It is pretty common for MS patients to flare in the summer and in the fall.
Lisa
Moderation Team

Does anybody know why? I would have guessed more in winter, not just cause I'm a "January flare lady" , but because there's more sunlight in summer and fall = higher vitamin D levels. Maybe it depends where you live but still curious why.

Jen

[mommyHeidi]

1st of all, I hope he feels better. I seem to flare when the seasons change fast and being in Chicago we can be in all 4 in the same week (maybe the same day) my MS nurse is not surprised when she hears from me and the weather has been crappy. For example..... 85's to 47 this week.....yeah I am not feeling no hot.

Take care of your hubby and of you!

[rdmc]

I don't really have flares anymore, but my symptoms kick up a notch at the beginning of summer, and after our first cold spell...which could be in Dec or Jan (since we live in Florida.)

I notice it especially with my spasticity, it goes into hyperdrive with the coming of the "real" heat, and with the coming of the "cold." I have a pump, and I head in to have them up the dose. They say that's very normal for their pump patients.

Sorry about his flare, hope he gets back to his normal soon.