annieagain's Journal

I went to new neurologist at a MS clinic Friday morning and was worried that afteroverdoing it Thusday  I would be too tired to make it on Fri.  I felt great my girlfriend drove me and we had fun even managed to  go shopping for a new purse afterwards(which I needed!)   I liked the doctor and the staff there were nice and helpful, the doctor is also aggressive.  I like this I have never had this before in a neurologist not for me and only once for my son and his epilesy.   He ordered a new MRI which I knew I needed since I had been on the avonex a little over a year and he ordered blood work-up that should have been done already and I have been asking for for awhile now.  He wants to start Tysarbi as soon as he gets the MRI back, he gave me an order to continue PT, told me to exercise daily(which I do) and to find a Yoga class and or tape to follow, he gave me diet info, and told me to take Omega Three which I am already on the script kind now.  I aked about my back and feet he told me to pay attention and if I need to get some rest, and we will check on feet after MRI and thenhe told me my back is just a bad back and the MS makes it difficult to deal with since my legs are weak.  So exercise and do not use cane until I get stronger but to use the walker it is better for my back.  I can continue to walk aroung apartment without anything as long as I feel stable.   Then he looked at my migraines and started me on Topamax for them and he told me the biggest side-effect would be weight loss.  I smiled and said how quick does that start?    I told him about the vitamins I take and how I feel if I take them and how bad I feel without them he said they would be good to start.  

To be honest with you I feel pretty good I am beginning to increase my exercise and I am walking more with walker and it is helping my back, I am eating good and not eating junk and sleeping pretty good as well.  All and all I fell much better and all could be attributed to a little sunshine that has broken through or the fact that I may have a part-time job very soon!!!!!!   I talked again to Gary and he sounds great and he is acting positively!!! Or the fact that I did speak to oldest and she seems to be feeling better.  Or the fact that my son-in-law feels like I am family he calls and wants to know how I am and my other children.  but he needed a little help this week not money just help which I gladly was able to give he is so grateful and just like his precessor first son in law seems happy to be a member of this family.   I have noticed this with him before of course I have seen things I do not like but I guess he is trying to be family just wish his wife my daughter would... I am dying to see my grandchildren miss them so much!