[bknejones]

Hi all! Name is Kelly, I'm a 26 year old mother of two, after having my second son I went blind in both of my eyes in a matter of 3 days and was diagnosed with bilateral optic neuritis, which has since been resolved. After my second spinal tap they found the hhv-6 virus in my spinal fluid and am currently being treated for that, but since the optic neuritis there has been a question of MS, and a little over a month ago started my first confirmed flare up. Extreme fatigue, short term memory loss (very bad), bowel incontinence, severe pain in my lower back and right hip, weakness in my right leg, and very bad instability.. I know there is another word they use for it in the neurology world, but for the life of me I can't think of it. Kind of like a "drunk" stumbling. Anyhow, just 3 days ago I got the confirmed diagnosis and I've been an emotional wreck. I'll be starting a week of IV solu-medrol for this flare up, I've gotten it before (3 weeks worth) for the optic neuritis and it worked very well for that, then they want to start me on copaxone. So, anyhow, that's where I stand now. I guess this was kind of a long introduction, sorry for rambling on.