Re: scary morning!

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Hi Candace I would have been very worried like you were. I have never had the same thing happen to me but I do often find myself in a cunfusing situation when I get too warm. We will go visit my parents in the warm time of the year and mom know heat really bothers me but they really don't know how warm the house has gotten by the time we get there. Usually when we visit my parent my mom will ask questions about her computer, her computer sits in a corner of the room in the family room. It gets very warm in that corner, After working in that corner and being very warm I find myself tensing up more and more with the heat of the room. It isn't really moms fault the heat just does that too me. I will usually tell mom I have to get out of here. A lot of times I am with my family and I want to get in my car really bad and turn on the AC so I can cool down. I always end up having to have Judy drive because my thinking is really poor at that time. Heat also messes with my eyes and it seems things are more blurry at that time. I am also a type 1 diabetic and I had that before my MS, I was diagnosed with diabetes in 1993. I get aggitated when my sugar level hits a low for me a 69 will usually effect me. I don't work now because of my MS but when I did I use to do a lot of soldering and when my low kicked in I always had to quit what I was doing especially solder I would be soldering my fingers at that time. I don't think our MS and diabetes mix too well sometimes. Heat is my MS cures and I need to stay away from it. You may have the same trouble. If heat gets to you keep a cane with you for your balance. I use a walker all the time so I have the help but the heat will make my feet feel like I am in concrete and even makes using the walker very hard sometimes.. After time with your MS you will figure what causes you the most trouble. If you are brand new to MS you may be learning things the hard way. Each day is a new experience with the MS sometimes. I have shoes on pretty much all the time because my diabetes messes with my feet.

I hope you get to feeling better. How did your boss deal with the trouble you were having? My neurologist suggested I take disability when I was diagnosed and I took his advice because I know I would have had a lot of trouble working after I was diagnosed. I was very lucky at that time because I had both short and long term disability in my insurance plan. I am still on my companies long term insurance and Social Security. I am always worried the long term can be taken away, I am waiting right now to see if this year has been approved for me. I hate the wait.

My doc waqnts me to keep my sugar levels no higher than 170 I think I do well with it.

It is cold here in Indiana and need warm weather again.

Bill

scary morning!

Hello every one!

I justwanted to share my scary experience that happened this morning: for tjhe last 3 days I have had numbness on my left side, but this morning it ws 10 times worse and I was in a complete fogg; forgot breakfast (brush in my hand, not quite knowing what to do with it and stuff like that). It was my second day back to work. I left the house still in a fog and hurting. I drove in a stupor and as I was getting off the exit, I completly had no idea where I was, nothingf was familiar, I could have been in Germany for all I knew. I couldn't recognise anything. I started to panic, I knew I was going to work, but did not know how to get there. I pulled imto thte first parking lot I saw, which was a restrant and was empty. I was in full panic mode and crying and then I remembered I had a cell phome and new my boss's number was on there ( thank God for cell phones!) I called him and told him what was happening, he told me to look around for aname of the restraunt, I found it and he knew exactly where I was. He told me that he would coime get me as soon as another employee came in, at which time a state trooper came in the parking lot. my boss told me to ask him for help and call him back. I did and he couldn't understand what I was trying to tell him, because I was scared and crying and I couldn't get my words out right. I told him I had MS and did not recognise anything and that I think I was having a "mis-fire" I thought he was going to pull his gun out at that point LOL! however he asked me what that meant, I tried to explain it to the best of little ability at that point. he called an ambulance and checked me for a possible stroke (not!) he asked if I had problems with my vision. I have glasses on and can't see out of one eye! ya think! in the ambulance they checked my blood besides other vitals. My blood sugar was 44! itshould be around 177. when I was at the hospital, after the gluclose and food, they bought it up to 144. The Doctor said that I had hypoglycemia, which I knew and I told usually I will feel light headed and on the verge of passinf out but never experienced this, he stated because of all the scarring , my neurotransmitters sent a signal to my memory instead (mis-fire!!) and caused another exacerbation. MRI and (x-rays?) He did not order a tx because I will be seeing my neuro soon and he is not one so I have to wait till I see the new Doc. meanwhile the damage is already done! He released me and told me not to drive or be alone for 24 hours. My friends from work picked me up and brought me to the restraunt where my car was. one drove my car home for me and the other bbrought me home. they stayed for as long as poss. and my son will be here tonight or very soon since I started this email at around 4pm and it is now 6:52pm. I,m very scared about this whole new experience. has anyone else experinced this before. I have been driving a couple of times and I did not recognise where I was, but it has only lasted a few seconds, nothing as serious as this though. thanks for letting me share, you are the only people who really understand and I appreciate you all ever so much! I probably won't be on typing for a while, but will check in. when my son gets here I'm going to bed, been a rough one today!

so if I do'nt get the chance, I wish you all a blessed and safe Holiday now.

peace & love,

Candace

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-- Re: scary morning!

Thanks , for the well wishes about the house. I have everything crossed, even my eyes,LOL. I wish you a Happy and restful Easter. you are in my thoughts and prayers always!

Peace & love,

Candace "lastinline10Yahoo" <lastinline10> wrote:

Thanks for the love and prayers back, we all need as much as we can get. I am glad your doing a bit better. I hope all goes well with the house, I am crossing and praying for you, about that too......Love, Candace Calver-Lori <ccalverlori> wrote:

Hi ,

thanks for the prayers and love, I need all I can get, as we all do, so I'm sending it right back at ya!!!! as I've tod others, I'm feeling a little better today,but still loopy and not quite stable yet. Don't you just love those MS moments! I wish it would happen where I totally forget I have MS, LOL, but since that's not a possability.... just have to deal with it. thanks again for everything!

Peace & love,

Candace

"lastinline10Yahoo" <lastinline10> wrote:

I have never had anything to that degree. i do have MS moments... I just about panic, then it clicks. I sure hope today is better for you. sending extra prayers out just for you. Love

ccalverlori <ccalverlori> wrote:

Hello every one!

I justwanted to share my scary experience that happened this morning: for tjhe last 3 days I have had numbness on my left side, but this morning it ws 10 times worse and I was in a complete fogg; forgot breakfast (brush in my hand, not quite knowing what to do with it and stuff like that). It was my second day back to work. I left the house still in a fog and hurting. I drove in a stupor and as I was getting off the exit, I completly had no idea where I was, nothingf was familiar, I could have been in Germany for all I knew. I couldn't recognise anything. I started to panic, I knew I was going to work, but did not know how to get there. I pulled imto thte first parking lot I saw, which was a restrant and was empty. I was in full panic mode and crying and then I remembered I had a cell phome and new my boss's number was on there ( thank God for cell phones!) I called him and told him what was happening, he told me to look around for aname of the restraunt, I found it and he knew exactly where I was. He told me that he would coime get me as soon as another employee came in, at which time a state trooper came in the parking lot. my boss told me to ask him for help and call him back. I did and he couldn't understand what I was trying to tell him, because I was scared and crying and I couldn't get my words out right. I told him I had MS and did not recognise anything and that I think I was having a "mis-fire" I thought he was going to pull his gun out at that point LOL! however he asked me what that meant, I tried to explain it to the best of little ability at that point. he called an ambulance and checked me for a possible stroke (not!) he asked if I had problems with my vision. I have glasses on and can't see out of one eye! ya think! in the ambulance they checked my blood besides other vitals. My blood sugar was 44! itshould be around 177. when I was at the hospital, after the gluclose and food, they bought it up to 144. The Doctor said that I had hypoglycemia, which I knew and I told usually I will feel light headed and on the verge of passinf out but never experienced this, he stated because of all the scarring , my neurotransmitters sent a signal to my memory instead (mis-fire!!) and caused another exacerbation. MRI and (x-rays?) He did not order a tx because I will be seeing my neuro soon and he is not one so I have to wait till I see the new Doc. meanwhile the damage is already done! He released me and told me not to drive or be alone for 24 hours. My friends from work picked me up and brought me to the restraunt where my car was. one drove my car home for me and the other bbrought me home. they stayed for as long as poss. and my son will be here tonight or very soon since I started this email at around 4pm and it is now 6:52pm. I,m very scared about this whole new experience. has anyone else experinced this before. I have been driving a couple of times and I did not recognise where I was, but it has only lasted a few seconds, nothing as serious as this though. thanks for letting me share, you are the only people who really understand and I appreciate you all ever so much! I probably won't be on typing for a while, but will check in. when my son gets here I'm going to bed, been a rough one today!

so if I do'nt get the chance, I wish you all a blessed and safe Holiday now.

peace & love,

Candace

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