Re: Thank you to all who replied

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LOL Raquel. I used to say (and apparently borrow from Mother Theresa), that God will only give me what He knows I can handle... I just wish He didn't have so much faith in me. lol

Things have happened very quickly for you, haven't they? It's a while ride, and I sure hope it settles down now.

I assume you've read Welcome to Holland? Have you? )

I have children with Tourette Syndrome, OCD, ADD, we did the brain tumor thing with one, and there's all the nifty tag along dx's and LDs. Woohoo! LOL There were so many things going on in life and family, for a bit there, that when my Mother's MS dx came along my brain just struggled really hard to take in any more. Time passed and I learned more and more. Now I learn for me. No dx, but maybe someday. <gg>

Challis

Thanks to everyone who replied. I am trying to learn all I need to know. I started having headaches on and off in April. My son had recently been diagnosed with chiari malformation and had decompression surgery on April 1 so I thought it was just stress. There was something not right with the headaches. It was only on the right side of my head in a perfect line behind my ear. I paid no attention.Needless to say, I had such fatigue I could hardly handle doing anything. Around the end of May, I started to think "why am I not doing better." I should be on top of the world. My son's surgery was a huge success and he was doing better and better. I remember at the end of May going home and telling my mom that I think I have a tumor. My headaches were getting worse and still in the same place. I also noticed a new problem. When I talked I would completely forget what I was saying. My mom said it was stress. I decided to see my family doctor who told me it was tension headaches. June 17th I woke up and my whole body was numb from head to toe. I told my husband I had to go to the clinic right now. I thought I was going to die. I wanted to leave the house because I was scared my kids would find me dead. My eyes where so blurry I don't know how I got to the clinic. I cried in the waiting room. It was a walk in clinic so I did not see my reg doctor but this one was better. He said he wanted to do some blood work and just because of my age he would like to do an MRI to check for MS but not to worry. He just needed to check. That is the first time I had ever heard MS. Two days later my MRI showed lesions. A lady who works with my sister whose husband has MS told my sister of a clinic in Indiana that had a excellent doctor who specialized in MS. I called, made an appt, and got dx on the 29 of July and now I am here. Things make sense now. A year and a half ago I went to the doctor because my hand would wake me up numb. He told me I was sleeping wrong and gave me a paper on how to sleep. I noticed that my feet would go numb in a hot bath. That was one release in life and I had to stop taking hot baths. Yesterday was hard for me. I watched a video on Rebif. That's what we're trying first. My husband works for Pfizer so we get their meds free. I cried all day after watching video. Well I have talked enough. I just need to vent. Things will get better. In 98 my son was DX with Autism and I had to get us through that . Heis going great!!! and in 04 we had a set back and he was DX with Chiari and now he's had his surgery and things look great for him. The worst is that I'm just tired. When we found out my son had autism some one told me God only gives you what you can handle .WELL I AM MAKING IT KNOWN HERE AND NOW "I CAN NOT HANDLE ANY MORE!" ( just kidding) Thanks for listening. Sorry for the long post.

Raquel