Is it just me, or does anybody else feel like they deserve a lil something nice after a particularly grueling tx?

I bought myself a pair of earrings after that last ESI ( that was a rough ride, deffinately deserved earrings, lol). And a Stephen King book for this injection.

Hey, lil kids get a lolly pop for just going to the doctor - why don't we get sumpin?

Absolutely! After each steriod treatment I would go and buy myself something. I have a whole set of english tea cups from one treatment.

Then after one particular treatment I went to the shoe store and ended up buying a pair of high heels. Guess I was rebelling against the MS.

Like L'Oreal says, "You're worth it!"

I sometimes think I deserve a treat just for getting out of bed!

I love treats.

Soxmom

Chocolate sooths the soul!

Hmmmmmm! I go for my next MRI on Tuesday, and I do so hate those! I think I'll deserve a treat if I'm brave.

I'm not a chocolate person, or an icecream person, infact I don't have a sweet tooth at all.

I'm on dissability so can't afford a new book!

Oh my! What a dilemma!

I agree we definately deserve treats after txs!

We give up so much and we should be rewarded for the fact that we keep fighting and trying things to keep ourselves healthy despite this disease.

Especially given that there aren't any treatments as of yet that are "guarenteed" to help, every time we step up to the plate even thought it "may or may not" help we should be rewarded!

Some times I think that's the hardest thing for others to understand, we don't know which treatment really is making a difference verses "our" natural disease course. Further more any treatment can just stop helping us at any time.

Yet many of us keep the faith that "it", meaning what ever tx you choose, will help even if others have failed.

Some times I wonder if even we realize how truly hopefull and opptimistic we all are. After all we keep trying despite the odds, we persevere.

We take those daily, weekly, monthly shots, we join medical studies, we donate blood for research, we answer questionaires, we come here to help each other and answer questions.

We continue to fight despite a lack of concrete evidence that we are making a difference, in the face of dissapointment when that new "wonder drug" turns out not to be so wonderful, we don't give up.

So yes we deserve a treat every now and then!

Sorry I've been forim jumping and was thinking I was in MS social chat, so alot of my post refers to my feelings on MS. But every one else deserves a treat too!!!

Remember (now i'm gonna date myself) that old song,

On and on
She just keeps on trying
And she smile when she feels like crying
on and on, on and on....

Your post brought that to mind.



I ask myself why I do it.

My pessimistic side does not want another *experiment*.

My daredevil side says *You can't win if you don't play*.

And the daredevil wins.

At any rate it's an adventure.

I'm not brave, optimistic or so much hopeful, I don't think. I don't know what anybody else's motives are. I try the meds and the shots and whatever because they seem like the lesser of the evils. Feels like I have nothing to lose and I'll never know if it'll help if I don't try.

Scary, sucky way to live.

Thing is, after an LP 4 ESIs etc - I can let a lot of other stuff slide where before I never could. People talking on cell phones in the grocery is just not that bad after the needles in the neck. Annoying, but not painful, you know?

When I say "I've had worse days" - the days with the needles are the ones I'm usually referring to.



That said, there are scarier, suckier ways to live than the needle days too and I'm dang glad I don't have to live those.