Not everyone can tune out the bizzaro (but harmless) symptoms. Especially if they're new at having those symptoms.

I've been dealing with numbness in my legs and feet for nearly 2yrs (first noticed it in April 2006) and am only just getting to the point where I can ignore most of it.

For some people it may take awhile to learn to ignore some symptoms.

I do know that if you get centered on the weird symptoms, that can make them worse. Trying to ignore certain things, like numbness can help it be not so freaking annoying.

Not sure how to ignore weakness...I guess that's one that you have to actually deal with, like resting.

When I first started to have the numbness in spring of 2006, it was really bad. I couldnt sit still because of the wacky sensations. It wasnt till about this time last year that I started to be able to ignore it fairly successfully...and I still occasionally have problems with that and will sometimes have a few days where I just want to crawl out of my skin.

Let MX7 complain some. Eventually the ability to ignore things will show up. Maybe complaining about her symptoms will help her some too. Venting helps sometimes. The ability to ignore the harmless annoying symptoms will come eventually.

Julie - sorry you are experiencing such ickiness.

Wish I had some words of wisdom - but sadly I don't. I haven't yet been able to tune out the symptoms - especially the ones that affect my daily life (like losing vision in one eye for minutes at a time) - it's hard to ignore some things.

On the flip side - the right side of my head has been numb since December 22 - and despite two IVSM treatments in the last 8 weeks - I am still numb... I just say that I'm used to it by now - Doc has no idea if this will get better or not....I'm just getting used to it and living with it - as it doesn't hamper much....though, I don't taste a lot of things...as my mouth and lips are numb on right side, too. (basically from chin up to top of head on right side) It is disturbing, but tolerable I guess.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope you're feeling better as the day progresses. Sheesh - that sounded dumb - since I know I feel much worse as the day goes by. LOL.

Wish I could do more than send a hug to you....


~Keri

Just checking if you are doing any better Julie.

Hope so.

Sox

Yes I am, Thanks for asking.

Glad to hear you're doing better.

Hi Julie,
Glad you are out there, I noticed you were gone...glad you are feeling better

Thank you, just busy here, my oldest birthday was yesterday and we all going out to eat tonight.

DH and I are "enjoying" a lot of time together, LOL, I feel like we are newlyweds and can't get this silly grin off my face.

Well, no wonder, you're feeling better..

So glad you're feeling better Julie .

You and DH behave yourselves.......should we be looking for your next post to be titled "Number 8 On The Way"!!!

LOL, No, we are doing our best to make sure there is not a number 8.