Sore legs; ankles and feet a wee tad elephantine. So I call Dr Google, as you do, 'cos it's a Saturday.
After wading through pages of "what does your symptom mean?" - you are possibly dying of heart failure etc, I find a British MS Society site. It's reputable.
I read on.
Analgesics don't work on neurological pain, the stuff that works eg OxyContin is addictive (duh), as are all varieties of benzodiazepam.
If I but had a positive attitude, apparently, all my troubles would disappear.
I do my best. Truly, no-one ever tells you early on how hard MS can get.
If we had cancer, the doctors would be pulling out the biggest gun they had. No pussy-footing around with the other stuff. No choice for doctor or patient, just hit it hard.
Any hoo, I've ended where I should have begun. Time to start treating MS like they treat cancer.
There are better drugs for MS now. Yes, some of them are kind of scary, and no, there's no cure. (There's no cure for cancer, either.)
If I had breast cancer, I'd be told exactly what had to be done. My choice would be "yes" or "no". With MS, there are plenty of choices, none of them easy.
After wading through pages of "what does your symptom mean?" - you are possibly dying of heart failure etc, I find a British MS Society site. It's reputable.
I read on.
Analgesics don't work on neurological pain, the stuff that works eg OxyContin is addictive (duh), as are all varieties of benzodiazepam.
If I but had a positive attitude, apparently, all my troubles would disappear.
I do my best. Truly, no-one ever tells you early on how hard MS can get.
If we had cancer, the doctors would be pulling out the biggest gun they had. No pussy-footing around with the other stuff. No choice for doctor or patient, just hit it hard.
Any hoo, I've ended where I should have begun. Time to start treating MS like they treat cancer.
There are better drugs for MS now. Yes, some of them are kind of scary, and no, there's no cure. (There's no cure for cancer, either.)
If I had breast cancer, I'd be told exactly what had to be done. My choice would be "yes" or "no". With MS, there are plenty of choices, none of them easy.
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