O/T- need your prayers please

Hi guys,

I would like to ask for your prayers to help me through a very tragic situation, that unfortunately will be a life long struggle for me.

I was diagnosed this week with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which is an incurable, degenerative disease of the central nervous system.   It doesn't  kill you, but over time  your nerve cells are so damaged that you can end up in a wheelchair, blind, incontinent, paralysed, and mentally confused or forgetful.  Many people with this can no longer work and must go on disability.

I can't believe this is happening to me.  I have always been so healthy and physically fit.  My whole life has changed for the worse, in just the last few weeks.  I'm scared, as this disease is very unpredictable, and is different from one person to the next.

My main problems right now is numbness in my legs and left hand.  Did an hair extension install today with a left hand I could barely feel.  My legs are also sore and I feel my balance is a little off.

Anyway, I would like to ask for prayers or advice from anyone who knows about or has this aweful disease.

Lisa

Lisa,

This is unsettling news and I am so very sorry you received this diagnosis. Do not hesitate to get a 2nd and 3rd opinion.

I am not being dismissive by any means but I personally would follow up with some chiropractic sessions for treatment of possible pinched nerves. In this line of work with all the standing and the intricate work being done by the hands and fingers, it’s a possible cause for the tingling/numbess.

May I ask if you’ve had the testing done with the Ishihara color chart? One of the most definitive diagnoses of MS is done with this and tests the optic nerves.

MS causes demyelination of nerves. Every nerve we have is covered by a myelin sheath. The sheath, for lack of a better way to describe its function is like insulation that protects a wire (the wire being your nerves.)MS attacks and breaks down that protective sheath. Hence, the very disturbing symptoms you’ve already noted.

Please stay optimistically hopeful and lead the most productive, positive life you can right now. Not every MS diagnosis progresses to immobility and becoming an invalid – on the contrary, you can live with no more than the symptoms you’ve experienced thus far.

Good thoughts go out to you.

im so sorry to hear that a friend of me got MS too and she s living with this for a long time now and shes still fitter than me

oh and my girl had the problem with the numbness in her right arm she was on medication 5 years ago and since then the numbness didnt come back

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Lisa, Im so sorry to hear this news. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I was diagnosed with Lupus several years ago...and have been pretty healthy, despite the initial health problems that prompted medical treatment and diagnosis. Hang in there girl.....my heart goes out to you

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I am also very sorry to read about this diagnosis.  I know how you feel, years ago my father was diagnosed with a brain tumour. My best wishes for you. Please don`t give up...

oh dear chick thats awful for you, im so sorry. stay strong and positive and keep smiling x x x

I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers as well. Keeping it in the day is difficult to do with the devastating news you recieved.

I think that with your good attitude and outlook on life, you will still have a happy and successful life filled with family, friends and alot of support from all the lives that you have touched with your kind heart and soul. Just from reading your posts it is evident that you are a warm and giving person. I have always enjoyed reading whatever you post with your nonjudgemental and carefree attitude.

There are many good suggestions already posted. Remember that God doesn't close one door without opening another.

hi metal -

i'm so sorry. here is the website for the national MS society - it looks like they have some support groups, etc set up in your area:

http://www.nmss.org - enter your zip and the chapters will pop up.

i totally agree with amm here - so often i've heard of this diagnosis being sort of a "well it isn't this or that so it must be MS". i am not really experienced at all with chiropractic, but as a vet i can say that so often there is a cluster of neurologic diseases - all slightly different in their origin and what they affect - that are difficult to discriminate from one another. get a 2nd AND 3rd opinion, see a specialist, go talk to the people at the local MS chapter and see who they recommend and hear their experiences.

best of luck to you and my prayers are with you! i applaud you for wanting to get all the info you can now.

cheryl

 

Thank all  you guys, your awesome!

I have to wait to see the neurologist until Dec.1st.

I am going to start eating only organic foods, resume accupuncture, meditation, Qidong (it's like Tai Chi) , get a personal trainer, etc.  I'm not giving up so easily!

By the way, I would caution anyone to consume the artificial sweeterner 'aspartame'.  Some dr.s believe it can cause MS type symptoms.  Do a google search on 'aspartame and MS' and you will get info about the horrible effects the sweetener can have on the body.

 

I'm so sad to hear this. My thought are with you.
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