[knittenkitten]

Several months ago I started feeling muscle spasms and pain in my legs and arms. I told my Dr who suggested it may be a reaction to a statin I was taking for my cholesterol. I stopped the statin and the symptoms went away. Unfortunately, in a month or so I had a relapse and felt the same way.

Last week my mother was visiting me and talked about having a reaction to statins and how awful she felt. I told her that what she felt with the statins was similar to MS. Finally, she understood what I was going through and had some compassion. It was a big breakthrough.

[SallyC]

It's great that your Mom understands, now..

[gonnamakeit]

Here is an article from todays medicalnewstoday.com which discusses research showing that statins can cause permanent muscle damage even when a person quits taking them.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156545.php

gmmi

[ali12]

I'm SO glad to hear that your mum finally understands what you go through! I know how hard it is dealing with family and friends not understanding what we go through so i'm so relieved for you and hopefully this will help you a lot more now!!! I think people sometimes have to deal with an illness first hand before they can understand what we deal with.

I hope your mum continues to understand your MS and you're in my thoughts!

[Erin524]

I wish my mom understood. I was upstairs, talking to my dad about my current vision problem. (diplopia) and how it seems to be more affected by light. It's not as bad in dim light. (maybe I have optic neuritis again?) My mom was in the room, and I know she heard me talking about it, because I was asking my dad to take me to my eye doctor appointment tomorrow, and she started whining that she wanted to "go somewhere too".

A few minutes later, I'm in the kitchen, with the lights off, watching Stargate: Continuum in HD on the plasma tv (with the lights off, and sitting closer than I usually do, I was kind of enjoying it). I was trying to eat some lunch, and my mom comes in, flips on all the lights in the upstairs.

I asked nicely to turn the lights off, and she started yelling at me. So, I just got up and went downstairs. She started yelling at me that she wanted the lights on, and why the $%^& do I want to sit with the lights off?

She only pays attention when it's something that affects her. She has no empathy for me having a vision problem. I'm sorry that she's bored and wanted to go somewhere all day. I was bored too. (nothing on tv but the Michael Jackson farewell "party"...because it seemed more partyish to me than a memorial service)

I wanted to go out for lunch somewhere, or at least go to the store and get some Chef Boyardee canned spaghetti. (hungry for that for some reason) But, I'm not about to risk my life or my car just because I'm bored and hungry. I drove when I had optic neuritis the last time, but at least then, I only saw one of everything...right now everything and everyone has a twin right next to it unless it's closer than 10 feet to me.

Now my mom is in a kvetchy mood because I didnt do anything to entertain her today. I dont know which is more annoying, the MS or my mom. (probably my mom)

[knittenkitten]

I'm sorry to hear about the problems with you mom. My mother is usually equally as selfish and rarely really listens to what I have to say. She is too busy thinking about what she is going to say next. Anyway, I must have reached her in a rare moment of compassion. I hope you get an opportunity to make your mom understand too.