One of "those" days!
 

Not sure if this should be here or in "The Stumble INN". I think there's more MS in it than social stuff, but please move it if you wish dear mods.

I've had one of "those" days! There have been good bits, and there have been not so good bits.

I went to the neuro today to get my MRI results from the scan I had 2 weeks ago. When I got there I found that I'd been booked in for nerve conduction studies as well.

That was news to me, but the nurse/technician was really lovely and we chatted through the whole thing about our pets. She had to have her German Shepherd put down today....which was really sad (we've had Shepherds in the past as well), but apart from that it all went well.

Seems there've been no changes on my MRI since the last one in 2006, and the nerve conduction studies were OK as well.....so good news for me about both of those things.

The neuro said said he was happy with how I was going.....would I reconsider giving DMDs another go....NO? OK.....I'll see you again in 2 years then!!

Sounds like a good start to the day, so what could be my problem one might ask.....????

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I was in the garden this afternoon picking lemons (the tree is laden at the moment) and I over balanced! :eek:.................enough said??

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I now have skin off one elbow, one knee, numerous fingers, one shoulder and " I'm fairly certain"....I have one broken big toe!!!

No....I haven't had the toe Xrayed, but I've broken 6 bones in the 5 years up until last year, and DH also broke a toe a little while back. You start to get used to how they feel after a while ..... .and that swollen, black and blue look .... that hurts like crazy, gets to be a dead give away after a while!!

Then there's the emotional roller coaster!!

I've been getting teary at times. I don't know why, but I tend to get so very miserable for a while (mostly it's just hours or a the most....a day or two), then BINGO....it passes and I'm OK again!

I know......I sure am a strange one!

(((Koala))) Those spills can be so frustrating. I am glad you are OK and it wasn't serious. Be careful!

As for the emotional roller coaster, take a look at the past year and look at all that you have been through. It is a lot!!!! I would be on the same ride if I had been through what you have in the past year. Allow these melt downs to happen and understand and accept where they are coming from.

I think all of us at some point take this ride for a bit. Sometimes there are reasons for it and other times there isn't (that we can identify).

Sending you big cyber :hug:'s

Oh, BTW Congratulations on another good MRI!!!! That is good news and worth celebrating!

:hug: Sorry to hear about the spill. Hope you heal up soon.

Understand about the emotions going all over the place. Seems to be part and parcel of this crazy thing. Sometimes I'm over sensitive and find myself crying or being angry over things that usually wouldn't bother me. Or these emotions just come out of the blue.

So double hugs heading your way. :hug:

Sorry to hear about your fall. I hate falling. Glad your MRI and NCV were good, though. I do hope your toe heals quickly. DH broke his pinky toe a few years back and I remember how much pain he was in. I hope it isn't that bad for you.

Sorry to hear about the fall, Koala. I've broken my toe 6 times, and there's not a whole heck of a lot they can do about that, eh? They just don't make casts small enough. :p

The moodiness is called "Emotional libility" in MS, and is described under that heading in the attached link:

http://www.mssociety.org.uk/doc_stor...d_Emotions.pdf

This symptom was a big change for me, but so long as it is not effecting my day-to-day interactions too much, I tend to just go with the flow; a big tear here, a small rage there. :p

(For me, when I am weepy I find I am normally either particularly hormonal or very fatigued. Either way, I just sleep for a while and it normally lets up.)

Cherie

kola I hope you get to feeling better, sorry ya had an over balance situtation, hang in there friend

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So sorry about the spill. Broken toes hurt a lot.
I have broken 4 bones my self over the past 8 years, all toes (shattered my big toe, lost the toe nail and have permeant nerve damage, broke 1 toe 2 times and than broke my pinky toe). Guess you can tell I don't were shoes much. :D

These little guys always cheer me up.
I hope they do the same for you.

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:hug: Koala :hug:

I KNEW IT! I had a big toe injury yesterday and should have known that it was telling me that my friend down under was having a bad day! :eek:

I was clomping around in my snow boots at the park with my dogs and did a mis-step. Somehow my big toe got twisted and I though it was broke! I guess I just hypoextended it tho, as it's much better today.

Good news at the Neuro, glad your brain is co-operating!

You are not alone in those mood swings, Anne. The more I consider it, the more I think it is pretty normal to have bouts of depression. Hell, it we were young and carefree, we'd be feeling fine. But we aren't. The body begins to break down and take away that freedom we once had and it seems a good reason to have some bad feelings about it all.

Grateful for you and others here helping thru the bumps of life....:hug:

Sooo sorry about your fall. It sounds awfully painful, but considering, you probably got off really lucky.

As for the toe, I have also broken many toes. Too many times to count. But I've always broken the smaller ones. And now I'm the say way, wrap a couple toes together...and voila! Six weeks later your toes is all better...even if it does now have a strange bump on it :-)

I do know from breaking my elbow, that breaks in/around joints can be bad because as the bones grows back together you get outgrowths of bone that can (depending on where they are located) inhibit joint mobility.

Now that might not be as important in a big toe as an elbow, but something that should be considered. As your big toe is so important for balance. Your doctor might be the only person that would be able to tell if it would be a problem.

Just something to consider...

Thats what happened when I shattered my big toe, the joint (the one near the toe nail) grow together and I can't bend that toe like I use to. I can walk just fine because it wasn't the joint near the foot.

you're a brave one, my leetle Koala!

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I wouldn't DARE go up a ladder...

lol, I make mi esposo pick the limes, oranges, and grapefruits.

heck, I'm even a-skeered of a step-stool!

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sorry 'bout the dang toe, and the scrapes and bangin' about.

sending express-wishes for full and swift recovery.

and don't sweat the emotional stuff...

water off a duck's back, baybee.

hang in there!

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PS: Victorya's right, get it checked by your doc, okay? promise?

Aww Koala
So sorry to hear about your fall and the big toe too. I am glad to hear the neuro visit went so well.

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery and safe picking of the lemons. Have you seen a doc for that toe yet?

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Thank you every one for your good wishes, for the hugs, and the cute pictures.... including the Koala Cayo.......... You're all so kind.

I'm pretty sore and sorry for myself today. I've got patches all over....even a bright yellow bandaide (the only patch I had that was the right size), adhered to a little finger. The great toe doesn't look or feel any better, so I guess it must be bruck!! :mad:

Sorry to any one else who's hurting today as well.

Oh! ..... and there was no ladder Kay. I managed to do all that damage without any props at all! :eek:



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Then you're even MORE talented than I suspected.

Yuck, yuck, and double yuck!! (and I ain't a laughin' here) Broken toes rot major monkey guts. They're constant reminder that something just isn't right because no matter how you try to stand on your foot, the little buggers HURT!!

I know how you feel about the whole thing. Came back from the neuro visit at Hopkins where my neuro exam was "unremarkable" and bent over to pick my shoes up and almost fell on my head. Sure. I can balance. Right. Just watch me in action when I'm NOT by the neuro.....

Emotional lability (although it IS a liability at times) stinks too. I hate the ups and downs of this thing. Gee, I feel like I wear my heart on my sleeve anymore and it stinks. See, I'm not a wussy girl and have never been one. So crying at things is just plain weird for me.

This is so much fun, huh?

As Cayo said, "Water off a duck's back, baybee." Roll with it....

Heal quickly and do get checked just to make sure it isn't fractured so badly that you'd need surgery.

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okay Gaz, *I* see how you are!

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ya STOLE my best line...

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ity#post216102

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LOL Whiner! :D

our Koala does all her own stunts!

no props required:

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i'm sorry to hear about your latest escapade koala,

try elevating your foot for a couple of days, and try icing it too every few hrs for maybe 10-15" to decrease the swelling.

i hope you get to feeling better. :hug:

Awww Shucks. Thank you Nurse Nancy.

You and the others are so darn caring. Thank you for letting me part of this big family! . .:grouphug:

Koala,

Talk about a roller coaster day! I'm glad to hear your good news at the neuro's but really bummed about your fall. :hug: I've had a broken toe or two in my time and I swear it's the worst pain. As someone else said, ice and elevation.

My last big toe injury I just bruised the bone and soft tissue and I was in incredible pain. The doc told me they don't usually do anything for broken toes unless it's a severe break in the big toe. You may want to get it checked out just in case.

Take care of yourself and try to rest that toe!

So sorry you hurt yourself after getting some decen news from the neuro...

I wonder if you should get that toe checked out anyway...aren't big toes treated differently than all of the other piggies?

Take care of yourself...and don't worry about the cryin'...you have every right to ball your eyes out!:Sob::hug: