My DH will be glad to hear that it wasn't painful. Last week he found out he has 3 herniated disks in his neck -- he's been in terrible pain with a somewhat useless floppy hand (and a numb finger or two). I get to drive him as I think they also give some tranquilizers???

They didn't give me any but told me I couldn't drive. I was pretty woozy from the trauma...sort of like an LP. Just very tired. It felt like someone had been sitting on my back...someone heavy! Other than that, really no problem!

Tell him if I can get through it, he can. And I am a pain wuss....ask Gazelle!

That was posted at 1:19am. How are you feeling this afternoon Cheryl?

cheryl, i'm glad you came thru it well.
i hope you con't to get relief. the relief may increase over the wks to come.
and you may get a bit of a steroid effect too.

no contrast, right?

I am doing better today. I got some sleep last night! YIPPEE!!! I can feel my fingers! And I can actually move my arm, a little bit, without pain!

I went to work today for a couple of hours, which was allowed, and was more than enough excitement for me! I came home and put some ice on the injection site as it is sore!

I still have some pain in my upper arm which the docs still don't know the cause. I have called my neuro to schedule it and they say APRIL! Ah...I don't think so.

I got the results of my Brain MRI today. Got Lesions? Yep. But they aren't glowing. And they aren't responsible for this problem in my arm. But I do have new ones.

The largest one is lying in the right parietal lobe and there are a few new and more intense 2-3 mm ones in the bifrontal FLAIR foci. It also says I still have MS.

Sorry to hear about the new lesions. Are you considering any new treatment options? The MS specialist I saw yesterday told me that I still have MS. I guess they think that it might just disappear.

Just kills you doesn't it!

Not considering any new treatment. I've tried everything so far and nothing has worked. So, not sure where to go from here. I have an appt with my neuro sometime next month I think, I don't remember, but I guess we will discuss it then.

Been on Beta, Ty, Copaxone, and then the clinical trial, Tovaxin, so I guess I just have to figure out what's next on the agenda. I know I don't want to go back on an interferon. And had such a bad reaction to Copaxone so that's not an option. So...just wait and see at this point.

Have they ever attempted to explain why it is that you get new lesions, but they are never enhanced when you have a MRI?

Cherie

I have had them enhance before. The second MRI I had when I was dx'd I had 3 lesions enhance. Neuro did an LP, confirmed the dx and confirmed the flair. I started IVSM and joined this exclusive club!

I am not having an exacerbation now.

No contrast. He says that although he runs across many patients who "say" they have reactions to contrast dye, he sometimes uses it anyway b/c it isn't that much. I told him that is what almost cost me my life. I would appreciate it if he didn't use any b/c I am very sensitive.

He didn't use it.

Since I'd had the double GAD infiltration the day before, I think he felt sorry for he and wasn't going to take any chances!

He could see that I was really in a lot of pain and had these huge bruises on my arms from the IV problems the day before!

Anyway, I am feeling better, the pain is subsiding! YEAH! Now if they can only figure out what is causing the pain in my upper arm, I will be one happy camper!