New to the site
Hi Everyone-
This is my first week here on the site, and I must say I love having somewhere to talk about all this MS stuff. A little bit about me..I am 25 and live in the Chicagoland area. I am currently a General Education Assistant at an Elementary school, but hoping to have my own classroom this fall. I have my Masters in Education and my Bachelors in Business. I absolutely love what I do, but it is a tough job to have!
I was diagnosed in 2007 when my world was flipped upside down. I started on Avonex, but developed an allergy to it, so I have been on Copaxone since 2008. I am not happy with it and have been having huge issues since April. I typically have 1 flare up a year, in February/March, with constant tingling, numbness, spasms and pain. I am on a boat load of other meds, still trying to find the right combo for me. Luckily, I have an amazing supportive family and boyfriend that do anything and everything for me and understand my ups and downs.
Since April, I have been having a flare up and it is the worst one yet. Pain in my back, legs and feet on a daily basis. Vision is blurry throughout the day, horrible muscle spasms, can't sleep...the list goes on and on. When I went to the doctor a few weeks ago, I had another MRI, and found a new lesion in my spinal cord at T2. My doctor is baffled by it and thinks that is where all my issues are coming from. We discussed switching meds, and I am still in limbo.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a new DMD? Any other advice/comments would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
This is my first week here on the site, and I must say I love having somewhere to talk about all this MS stuff. A little bit about me..I am 25 and live in the Chicagoland area. I am currently a General Education Assistant at an Elementary school, but hoping to have my own classroom this fall. I have my Masters in Education and my Bachelors in Business. I absolutely love what I do, but it is a tough job to have!
I was diagnosed in 2007 when my world was flipped upside down. I started on Avonex, but developed an allergy to it, so I have been on Copaxone since 2008. I am not happy with it and have been having huge issues since April. I typically have 1 flare up a year, in February/March, with constant tingling, numbness, spasms and pain. I am on a boat load of other meds, still trying to find the right combo for me. Luckily, I have an amazing supportive family and boyfriend that do anything and everything for me and understand my ups and downs.
Since April, I have been having a flare up and it is the worst one yet. Pain in my back, legs and feet on a daily basis. Vision is blurry throughout the day, horrible muscle spasms, can't sleep...the list goes on and on. When I went to the doctor a few weeks ago, I had another MRI, and found a new lesion in my spinal cord at T2. My doctor is baffled by it and thinks that is where all my issues are coming from. We discussed switching meds, and I am still in limbo.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a new DMD? Any other advice/comments would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
And how wonderful that you have the Masters in Education, and maybe your own classroom this fall
GLAD YOU LIKE US. I WAS ON TYSABRI FOR A YEAR, AND IT COMPLETELY HALTED ALL MS PROGRESSION. BOTH LESIONS AND PHYSICAL. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE, I`VE BEEN DXED FOR 10 YEARS AND AM STILL LEARNING (MOST OF IT HERE). GOOD LUCK.
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