Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis

So yesterday I was diagnosed with MS. I wasn't surprised this has been on the cards so I guess I didn't really react too much when I was told. To an extent I am relieved because now I can start to focus on preventing further exacerbations. At least right now it's not seeming to progress and get much worse so this I can definitely live with. They are going to be putting me on a steroid course to help alleviate the current symptoms. Course trying to get any information from my insurance company is like pulling teeth so I have no idea if this treatment will be covered or not, they weren't exactly helpful in the matter. But either way I'd like to be able to see better so I will go ahead and be damned and we will figure out the costs later.

I have decided for now not to take any of the other drugs. Having spoken with the Dr. and done my own research I may go another 15 years for all I know without another attack and I really don't want to be taking them if that is the case. So now I just have to tolerate 3 days of intravenous steroids should take 4 hours a piece and I have to be done by 6. I am going to do it in the afternoon so that I can work in the morning get in a good 6 hours of work and then leave early and go get the treatments. Going to be a very long day but maybe I can take a nap while I'm being dosed.

Right now I'm just a bit fatigued but at least my strength and reflexes seem ok. Next few weeks are going to be insane tho! Between treatments for the MS and then gearing up to move. And the actual move then I have more follow up appointments and then Mum and Dad show up! I'm actually not planning much of anything for when they are here tho, mostly because I know we will have stuff that needs to be done and I don't want to overdo things either.

My boss is being brilliant about this and is very supportive so I don't have to worry too much there with all this time off I keep having to have. I have been trying as much as possible to keep my hours normal, although I am listening to my body and not pushing myself.

Got to say I'm not looking forward to being hooked up for 4 hours for these drugs, yeesh that's a long time to be sitting with a needle stuck in my arm!