Neuro just called me back. I am now the proud owner of a bottle of oral Prednisone. Merry Christmas to me!

yay! (and crap! love the steroids, but hate the steroids!)

Congratulations on your Christmas steroids, Erin. I hope they help you.

Do you have a UTI as well?

ANNagain (stillstANNding)

hey! What a surprise, I have a UTI! (no wonder!)

I also have eczema on my shoulder (remembered to ask about the itchy spot on my shoulder while I was there)

I'm really annoyed, this UTI didnt even give me a hint until last night and that was only for a little while.

I guess the MS Christmas Troll got me an early Christmas present. Too bad I cant return this one. Exchange it for something else maybe? (really, I just want the cash)

do you think the oral predinsone with help? just doesn't seem like enough!

I know, I always think it's not enough too, but I cant really afford the IV, my dad just retired and I dont have a job. I have insurance, but it's like a $3000 deductible. (it is the end of the year tho...)

I'm about to go take my second dose. I did feel a little improvement last night, well, really it was about 5am this morning when I felt some numbness let up. I was trying not to vomit at the time tho, so I couldnt really enjoy it tho. Either the oral pred or the antibiotics was making me ill, or Applebees tried to poison me. Still feel a little queasy. Probably because I've only slept about 4hrs today.

I'm gonna go take my 2nd dose and some stomach medicine and then go try to lay down again. Hope I'm not going to throw up or anything.

I hope you start feeling better soon. Once the UTI clears up you should be doing much better. It's amazing how infections can cause such issues with our MS. Feel better, Erin.

I managed to get some sleep. Amazing how much better I feel now that I slept a few more hours.

It felt like some of the numbness let up last night, but now this morning some is back. I can kind of move my toes now. This flare is really scaring me. I have symptoms of drop foot. Which means I have some paresis in my legs and feet.

This is really scaring the crap out of me. It's both feet, the right more than the left. Not happy at all. The prednisone better freaking work and make this stuff go away and not come back.

Gonna go be terrified now.