So, for the last 2 months, I have had an issue with my right hand in terms of numbness. Sometime my entire arm will feel freezing, sometimes just like my figers are asleep. Well, went in today for my 3-4 month checkup, and let me doctor know what was going on, along with the feet numbness that came and went. He asked me how it was affecting me. I told him in terms of daily funtion, no effect. Annoyance? 100%
He proceeded to tell me that he knows me as a patient enough to know if I tell him something is annoying, he knows it really is annoying. I’m not the type that calls him everytime something goes numb or whatever. He gave me an option; 1- Take SoluMederol drip and prednisone to aleviate it. I took option #2, let it go and save my ‘roids for when I REALLY need it. He agreed.
“So, Doc, when will this go away?”
“Well, it may not.”
Not the answer I was hoping to hear. This all is a mild relapse. Another comment I didn’t want to hear.
I need to take another MRI next week to see how the progression (or remission) is comming.
Being in that office today really made me realize how differnt my life is from your “normal” person. Kind of depressing that I may never have my life back to where it was. Plus I have to pay lots of $$$ for this “life of luxury”. I never signed up for this.
Sorry to hear that your annoyance may become something you get to live with for the rest of your natural life. Kinda like marrige, ya know?
If marriage is like ms…? Man, mdmh, I may stay single forever!The numbness may not go away (some of mine never has) but I don’t notice it very much on a day to day basis so it does get less annoying at least.
oh my gosh….it NEVER occured to me that my cold right hand could me my MS too. Sometimes I am such a damn blond. It is cold here and I thought is was weird that only my right hand was cold.LOLI swear.How odd that it is my right hand too, makes typing a pain.(By the way nice to meet ya.)