I looked it up and yep.....that's it! I hope it doesn't last long, either.....it's not pleasant! I'm trying to stay busy so I don't think about it. I do have some Baclofen and will take it if it gets any worse. I just took some Ibuprofen.

I hope you have a good day at work.....and I'd tell my coworkers that I was leaving and when. Gives them time to plan a party!

DebbieD - I have been on Copaxone for 2 1/2 years now. I have not had any problems other than the typical injection site reactions - some good, some not so good. During my 1st year of diagnosis I had serial flares like crazy. MS want to make sure I knew it was there and there to stay. LOL. Now my 2nd year the flares started to decrease and I had no new lesions in a year. That was great news. So far this year (knock on wood) I have only had 2 flares and 1 possible flare. That is a record for me and I think it is due to the C.

B2Y - Oh, I wish I was closer to give you a big hug. It will be a bittersweet day. Similar to Frank, MS came on like a bad storm for me. MS decided it for me.

Kelly - I have had TN only twice. Since it is nerve pain I am not sure that the baclofen will work on it. If it does let us know so I can remember that for - I don't want to say the words. For me, I have found that any type of nerve pain responds well to some mild heat and then ice right after - 10 minutes of each. However, most of my nerve pain is in my ribs due to a lovely spinal lesion. The area is easier to ice.

I do hope that you start feeling better soon.

Sarah - Walks are great!!! The mornings have cooled down tremendously here so I have been able to start walking again. I take a 15 to 20 minute walk twice a day if I can. It feels so good!!!!

I understand if you need to spend more time with the kids as you can never get time back. Enjoy!

Kay - Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! You lunch sounds so good! I am glad you had a good day.

Frank & Deb - Absolutely beautiful! It was sweet of Frank to do that and I am glad you enjoyed it Deb.

Sandy - Wishing you luck helping your mom. I do hope it goes well. Additionally, still saying prayers for your brother.

Vonn - Got the Avon book and I tried ordering Patrick Dempsey online but couldn't find it. LOL. He is just adorable. He is one of DD17's favorite actors.

Hi to everyone else I may have missed [insert Frank's generic statement]. I hope you all have a great day.

Hi Kelly .. sorry about your pain .. the 'ice pick' pain ... that reminds me of shingles .. hurt hurt hurt .. hope you feel better soon!!

Tricia ... sorry - Patrick's 'scent' is in the book .. DD can cut out the picture if that will help!! (I know - he's quite a hotty)

B2Y ... sorry about the job ... I just got yelled at (email) from a friend asking me why do I want to work if I'm disabled?? I answered that I'm tired of just existing and surviving ... and finally a job I really like is available - and I would be over-doing it (right, Frank!) by working FT ... where's the balance??

Weave - it's going to be hard with DD working for him ... (this will be hard) ... but, continue to say nice things about him when talking to her ... my parents would play us kids against the other parent ... now I have a hard time believing (men mostly) because the only time my dad was ever really nice to me was when he wanted to get back with my mom ...

DebbieD .. I'm on the 'C' too (since April 2007) ... and like Tricia - only injection sites ... it was the steroid treatments in the beginning that I had weight gain and exhausted all the time ... (make sure to ask for the AutoJect2 to do the shots with)

Update::

lake is still frozen ... no snow ... school is going good ... la la la la la la la

They do this now to a degree. If they worked in the same office they would have even more time to hatch their evil schemes. The fact that they wouldn't be working in the same room doesn't matter at all. It would also give them lots of too convenient and built in time to go window shopping (car, apartment, etc.) before coming home after work. I know this goes on now too but it would happen even more if they worked in the same office.

DD says she has her own mind but she is only a teenager so she lacks the wisdom of someone older. And I am not stupid enough to trust much of anything that comes out of the mouth of someone who wants to divorce me! So if DH tried to tell me he would behave I'd say rubbish!

Men! (apologies to frank, jim, moose, and the few other good ones out there )

If DH is smart he won't toss DD's name in the hat.

Good Wednesday everyone.

Kelly.........feel better.

sarah......have fun with the kiddos , see you soon

B2U......s to you

frank....nice nativity....what a great surprise for deb.

fin.......I hope you accomplish all you need too.

tricia....hiya

Kay...glad you had such a wonderful day.

sandy, debbied, vonn, dm, cindy, tara, barb, have a super day

MY UPDATE: Felt alot better yesterday so skipped the doc appt(It was
30 minutes away). they said I can call if it happens again. I think it
was an extreme muscle pull. feeling very good this morn.

So my project to day is to make homemade pierogis(test run for xmas eve).
My dear grandma, my parents and my db would make them every year.
We didnt make them last year for the first time. My grandma was sick
and passed away this past Jan.

So in her memory Im gonna wing it. The dough is in the fridge chillin
and my potato and cheese filling I just made. I just ate a little and
it really tastes good. It has mashed potato, farmers cheese, s&p, and
a little onions that were sauteed in butter. yummy.

Im a little tired but I hope to roll, fill, and boil them in an hour or so.
I sure hope grandma is watching.

Sox - Those sound yummy!!! I love those. I have never made them though. I hope they turn out great.

Now Vonnie, darling, we don't want the cologne we want the spokesperson for it. LOL DD17 did see the picture and grabbed the book. LOL What a goof ball. And no, I could never get it for DBF as every time he would wear it I'd be thinking of Patrick Dempsey and that would be just wrong. LOL

did I send you some samples?? you'll 'get over him' (Patrick, not your BF) LOL

he's just a pretty boy ... you have the real thing!!

I like him too .. can we share??? the cologne's not too bad either!!

Sox, glad you're feeling better today.

Trish and Vonn, Did you try to look under "McDreamy" when you searched the catalog?

more update::

I'm watching the geese out on the ice! too funny!

this should go on the 'thinking' thread ... I think I'm thinking too much - my old self wants to conquer the world (okay, takeover) ... with all my projects ... and I have these 'panic' attacks that there's so much I can do - that I get so frustrated trying to do it all ...

anybody have any cures?? I talk to yous - because you are the only ones that know and listen .. thanks!!