I have nothing to whine about today. I just wanted to wish Erika ( spelled it right the first time) a good day tomorrow and prayers for a good outcome.

Is someone going to drive you or w you?
ANN

No Whines for me either...

(((((Erika)))))

Erika - Saying some prayers for you. I hope all goes well tomorrow. Please let us know how you are doing when you are feeling up to it.

My whine . . .I'm so tired of mashed potatoes and applesauce. They are the only things I can down right now without causing me to feel nauseous. Today is the first time in over a week that I actually have some sort of an appetite so I'm trying some boiled organic chicken. It sounded good and it's part of the low-residue diet that I'm supposed to be on.

Oh and my PCP called me this morning to check to see how I was doing. There's an MS component to all of this as my muscles in the lower region are in spasms. UGH! It's making things more complicated as it's constipating in the sense that they won't release and allow stool to pass easily. So, later on this evening before bed, I'm going to try some lorazepam and see if I can get those muscles to relax. MS is just full of surprises sometimes.

Passing the whine and cheese . . .

My only whine today is non MS related. My husbands insurance had let us know that his cardiologist was to be coveed next year. So they send us and updated list today and guess what, he isn't on that list.

That's rough about doctors being dropped. I don't understand why they are doing that. What difference does it make, which doctor you choose to see? Is it an economic decision or ??

Thanks for the well wishes everyone.
I am confident that all will go well. I've had this surgeon before (for GI stuff)and have a good feeling about him and his abilities.

Yes, a friend will be driving me and will keep tabs on how things are going; then will check in on me and bring me home when I am ready. I'm hoping that I'll be back home again later today, but don't know. It all depends on how the biopsy goes.

That same friend will look after Willy and Ziggy while I am in because there has been too much snow to take Willy to the trainers, and my friend will need to come to my house to feed and clean Ziggy's litter box anyway.

Willy knows and likes her, and she has cared for him before. Ziggy also likes her and he has been on her lap for pats when she has visited over the past couple of weeks, so I feel good about that.

Meanwhile, I'm having another night of spasticity that has kept me from sleeping restfully, but don't want to take anything other than my usual 20 mg of Baclofen and LDN, as I might need a general anesthetic in hospital.

The surgeon said that the those were OK to take, and after talking to my PCP on the phone yesterday, I did skip the Cymbalta. I'll be seeing my PCP before the biopsy and possible surgery, so hopefully he will prescribe something else to try, that doesn't have these side effects...and that controls the pain.

Will let you know how things go as soon as I can.

With love, Erika

Good luck today, Erika!!! Said some prayers for you this morning.

Thinking of you today Erika..