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Re: Any Neurologists On the Board?

I AM a doctor, but I'm a radiologist; unfortunately, I don't know much if anything of MS. It does come and go; maybe it'll go until you can see a neurologist.
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Re: Any Neurologists On the Board?

I'm not a Doctor, but I do play one on TV
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...and your symptoms are??????
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...and your symptoms are??????
Keep falling on my ass
Extreme pain in hands
Dropping crap all the time
Soooooooo sleepy
Left foot doesn't do what I tell it to do
Can't see for shit
etc.
Just your basic MS crap, however:

My sodium and potassium is "potentially fatally low" (I got IV potassium day before yesterday so it's better)
Thyroid hormones almost non-existant. I had the thyroid taken out 20 years ago (Graves' Disease) and this is the first time I've had bloodwork done that the replacement stuff wasn't doing what it's supposed to be doing.

The local pharmacist went through all my drugs including OTC crap like aspirin and vitamins looking for some kind of interaction, but there isn't one.

Fucking frustrating.
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Re: Any Neurologists On the Board?

go to http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/ they have nurses and Dr.s that deal with all things neuro
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Re: Any Neurologists On the Board?

I've had MS all my life so I feel your pain. Are you on any type of medications for your MS to help prevent relapses? I am currently on Betaseron which is an every other day shot. It seems to really help.
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I'm having M.S. issues and my doc is out of town. Freaky other shit going on too. Stressing out so much I'm about to explode! This is our most desperate hour! Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!
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Re: Any Neurologists On the Board?

I AM a doctor, but I'm a radiologist; unfortunately, I don't know much if anything of MS. It does come and go; maybe it'll go until you can see a neurologist.
Hrm. Radiologist. Can you read my MRI?
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Re: Any Neurologists On the Board?

I've had MS all my life so I feel your pain. Are you on any type of medications for your MS to help prevent relapses? I am currently on Betaseron which is an every other day shot. It seems to really help.
I'm on rebif. 3 days a week. Was on copaxone when they first diagnosed me like 7 years ago. I'm trying to get ahold of this stuff called Acthar that is in the guinea pig stage as far as MS goes. I'm allergic to the IV solumedrol and I guess the acthar makes your body make it's own steroids or something. Found out the co-pay for it this afternoon. $1500ish for 5 days worth. For that price it had better clean the house and give me the best orgasms ever.
The Acthar chick hooked me up with these people:
http://www.cdfund.org/patientassistance.html
They're going to pick up my portion for the acthar and for the rebif as well. All my other stuff is cheap.
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Re: Any Neurologists On the Board?

It really sucks that the medications have to be so freakin expensive especially since most of them are still experimental. Here is another website you might want to check out. http://www.msfocus.org/ They usually have the latest research and also have support groups.


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