that is my worry Jess - my hands and arms are scaring me.... I am having that vibration / buzzing feeling in a lot more places the last few days. I always worry about the whole 7 day thing. Thinking if it stays more than 7 days it may not go away?

oh, my leetle Yabbit babygirl!

you needn't fear, I've had stuff last for months and still resolve itself, and go away.

I've gotten back almost ALL the use of my right hand and arm, from when it just dangled there, like a sack of rags.

it's still pretty numb, and feels like I'm wearing a glove, but all the tendons and muscles function, and my hand accepts "messages" as to which letters to type, and using pens and clothespins and such.

and if it doesn't go away, well, at least the vibrating thang is not painful or debilitating, just another adjustment to the new normal, and another annoying thing to screen out of your daily consciousness, so you can get through the day with a smile, and your head held high.

I have discovered, (from the 20-year standpoint), that with a good attitude, and good support, I can make it through just about everything the MS throws at me.

and you can too, I promise!

I'm with Cayo on this one.

2+ years of a headache (well, now I know it was sensory MS pain) that would not 'break'.

Finally it did, and I went headache free for several months.

Now I found medication to 'control' these types of outbreaks of pain.

Don't worry about the permanent hun

ITA with Cayo and the Dimpled One. I had the vibration for months in various parts of my body in 2003. It's intermittent now for me. I can go for months without it. Sometimes I miss it--it was like having an internal TENS--but then I remember how annoying it was in certain parts of my anatomy (like the butt because of the non-discrimination of vibrate cellphone calls).

Don't stress it. If it's there, it's there--sorta like fatigue. You know you have it but you can live with it. If it's there and it goes away--BONUS!

Plus, just think about how entertaining you can be at times. I was able to annoy my teenage son for months by asking him if the floor was moving. After a few weeks, he'd just sigh, roll his eyes, and say, "No Mommy, it's just you." Poor kid...... no wonder he's so warped now.

Hang in there Yabbit! Think of yourself as 007 with a martini---vibrated, not stirred.

I wish I could tell you not to worry, and that it'll go away, but you know I can't. I've been waiting for mine to go away for a long time now. But here's the thing, don't be scared or worried. I could just as easily wake up tomorrow morning with my hands feeling completely back to normal. However, if that doesn't happen it's okay because I've adapted. You just adapt and compensate and eventually you don't even realize it. It just becomes second nature. I can say that when you lose something, physically or mentally it amazes me at what my body can do to adjust. I've had a significant loss of sensation in my hands and feet but I've adjusted and now I rarely think about it. MS will present us with many challenges in our life, but Char, our minds and bodies will rise to the occasion and you will suprise yourself! And of course you have the prayers and support of those of us who LOVE YOU!

Thank you Jesse!!! your words mean so much to me. Knowing what you have gone through and your attitude has always been so positive here on the boards, I thank you dearly.


now Kay and Gazelle, nope I am not even going to go there...... let me just say..

I love the pic of the hairy chickens and I thought to myself "oh no where is she going with that one - vibrations? Hairy Chickens? Necked Necks?"