Originally Posted by Natalie8

I just need some reassurance that we eventually get used to this god awful diagnosis. I'm sitting here crying thinking it has been 9 months. Shouldn't things be a little easier by now?

Tonight I gave myself a copaxone shot and it hurt more than anything ever before--this was beyond the bee sting pain. I think I did it too far above my belly button and the pain shot up into my rib cage. Maybe there wasn't enough fat that high up? I could barely breath and it is still throbbing.

The shot is just a daily reminder that I have MS. Every single day. Day after day. It's like I can't escape it. Maybe if I could tolerate interferon I would only be reminded every other day, or 3x a week, or 1x a week. Wouldn't that be nice?

I'm sure the fact that I have a fever right now and feel cruddy isn't helping OR that my husband's two teenage kids came over and argued all night like teenagers will. The marriage, the move-in, and the step-parenting is so new and I only had 3 months to adjust before the diagnosis.

THANKS for listening. I think I just had to vent. But sometimes I'm just not sure I can handle this. It seems like just weeks ago I was posting the same thread. How do you all survive this???