Multiple Sclerosis

[texasgirl]

Hi to everyone, I can't wait to read up on everyone's stories' and what got you here. I just got out of the hospital for treatment of depression It didn't help that I had just discovered that my husband is cheating on me. He is having an internet affair. So I am under a great deal of stress.

I made a long overdue appt with my MD for a complete checkup. I am 48 yrs old, female and for several years I really didn't take good care of myself because I was drinking heavily and popping painkillers. I am now clean and sober, but I'm so afraid that the self destruction I was doing to myself will have long term repercussions. For about a year now, my hands have shaken, my fingers had started tingling, but now they have progressed to the feeling of having needles pricking into them non stop. They also go numb, I'm constantly dropping things. And it doesn't stop there. My toes are the same way, the agonizing tingling that just doesn't stop, no matter what I do. My psychiatrist put me on Neurontin, in the hopes that all this pain is simple neuropathy but it hasn't helped me at all. I am a recovering drug addict (opiate painkillers), so there isn't much I can take for that pain. I am open to suggestions for drugs that will not hurt me,put my recovery in compromise.

Also, my walking and my talking. I lose my balance often, sometimes, I have fallen. This has concerned my family a great deal. Yesterday I was at the hospital I just got out of, because I am doing the intensive outpatient program for a few weeks. They could not work with me because I could not participate. I was doing what I do at home, zoning out. Fixing my gaze on somethng and no one could reach me, it is so scary what that happens, and it was scary for all of them. When I got back home, my family just guided me to bed, covered me, and left me alone. My mom stayed for a while, she was afraid to leave me. But she's afraid to not be with me.

Can anyone tell me if I have MS? My Pysch at the hospital says yes. I don't go in to see my MD until the 29th of this month. I'm scared and I'm praying all the time and my husband, even though he seems to hate me, is asking all the time. It's really hard to be married to someone who doesnt
care what's going on with me.

Please feel free to respond. I sure would appreciate it. Thanks for reading.
Sheryl

[kit4]

Hi Sheryl. First I would like to say that I am sorry you are having to deal with so much at once. It must be very hard on you to deal with a cheating spouse and trying to recover from an addiction at the same time. It is unfortunate that you do not have a partner to stand by you through all of this. My prayers are with you. I do not know alot about MS and I too am concerned about this. Have you had a MRI, Nerve conduction and EMG testing? You mentioned a doctor but are you seeing a neurologist? If not this is where you should start. They are the ones that have the answers. My best to you Sheryl, Kit

[texasgirl]

Thanks so much Kit. I appreciate this. I just got out of the hospital for treatment of depression, so my next stop is at my MD, who discovered thru bloodwork last month that I have thyroid disease, so I take medication for that. I'm going to discuss all these symptoms of MS with him and find out what the next step is. He is a very good, compassionate doctor, so I'm just going to try to have patience and faith. As far as the cheating spouse, that continues to be really hard on me. But he told me he will stand by me thru this, and if I have something that's critical, he's going to stay with me.

I'm giving it over to God, because all of this is just too much for me. I'll be alright. Thanks again.

Sheryl

PS - I'm glad I found this forum, it's very informative.