Complications?

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Hi everyone,……when it talks about

someone dying of complications from MS what exactly do they mean by that? Also,

how do you know when you need to go to the hosp? There are so many ongoing

symptoms with me, and they can be really bad one day, and practically non existent

the next. If I went to the hosp every time I had a symptom flare, I’d be

there all the time. But, then again I don’t want to take something going

on with me and ignore it if it can lead to a complication.

For example, I have been having congestion

in my lungs off and on for a few years. I just figured it was allergy related,

but lately I’ve been taking allergy meds, and it doesn’t seem to be

helping. So I’m not sure if it is allergy related now? I have some

problem with the muscles on the right side of my diaphragm, and the Dr. said it

doesn’t move the same as the left. She thought there was some paralysis

set in. I am having a hard time taking a deep breath, and when I do it hurts. I

am assuming it is pneumonia, and will be calling the Dr. in the morning. In the

meantime I thought I’d ask those of you who have progressive symptoms if

you have experienced breathing problems? I am assuming this might be a

complication of MS?

I don’t mean to scare anyone, and I want

all of you to know I have been dealing with MS for 25 years now, and I’ve

only been hospitalzed 2x’s I think. So please don’t worry that what

I have going on will happen to you. Remember we all are different, and some of

us will progress, and others won’t. In my case my progression has been

slow, but now that I am older I was wondering if I might not be able to fight

off infections as well, and will need to be hospitalized?

What do you all think?

Hugs, Jackie