New to boards, MS for 13 years

[mom_2_two]

Hi. I have joined MS World in hopes of a private safe place to vent on bad days. Although my good friends and family know that I have MS (dx in 2000 at age of 27) FB is just not secure enough for me due to my professional site there.

I am mom to two girls and wife for 15 years. Been taking Copaxone for 6 years (nothing before that due to wanting to start a family)

I am having a bad day. Maybe its pms, maybe its hubby being away on business for total of 3 weeks (coming home in 2 days) or combination of a bunch of other things. I feel like my body is finally falling apart. I am ambulatory, drive and do all the typical mommy things. I work part-time on my own schedule. I had a bad relapse in 2002 leaving my dominant right hand and arm numb permanently. The last 2 years I have noticed a significant sift downward which is upsetting. I had an unexplained fracture to my left foot back in the Fall which is healed but now I feel like something isn't right with the same bones in the right foot (seeing orthopedic specialist tomorrow).

Can anyone here attribute unexplainable stress fractures to their MS or to Copaxone? My neuro says no but I have no other explaination. I am maybe 15 lbs overweight, eat lots of calcium, had a bone density test in the Fall and it was fine too.

Anyway, I'm done rambling. Looking forward to "meeting" you all.

[mlissa67]

Hello

Sorry to have "met" under these circumstances, but welcome to the boards. I don't have a lot to offer as my diagnosis was Mar 2011. I'm a wife and mother of 6. I like to visit the boards, surf them daily, but only post occasionally. There are a lot of helpful people on here too.

Hope to "see" you often and the great thing here is that venting is allowed and others get it and they get you, it's a good feeling.

[Camsue]

Hi mom_2_two

welcome! 'stress' fractures are strange because they find no real cause...I haven't heard of it associated with MS or Copaxone but who knows?

Glad you decided to join us, come back often!

Take care

[tracibk]

hi, our stories are very similar! It is comforting to know there are others in the same ms situation. Your post was kind of like reading about my life. I was on Rebif but will be starting tecfidera soon so I am hoping that will help. I feel like Rebif was not slowing things down anymore. The last few years have been hard. Probably developed the antibody. I am hopeful........what else can I be if I want to keep my sanity

[tortis]

Hi And WELCOME! Stress fractures are often seen in people who run or jog a lot without taking a day off once in while. I suppose any repetitive use every day without a day off could do it. I am not a Dr. but I have seen it in many of my friends who do every day stuff even biking. you should make sure to ask the specialist. Hope you are feeling better and once again Hello!
PEACE
Tortis

[mom_2_two]

thanks

Thanks for listening. And first off I am by no means an athlete. I could lost 15 lbs but otherwise my main source of exercise is running after my kids. Orthopedic today took xray and no fracture that he could see so I am going for foot mri this weekend (maybe i'll be lucky and it will be just tendonitis).

Just been a loooong year.

[CaroleL]

Hello and Welcome Mom!