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I return to my neurologist’s office. I have my husband and daughter in tow (snow day for the little one). I tell my daughter she will be witnessing Mommy going through all kinds of goofy-looking tests (balance, reflexes, strength, etc.). I am eager to see the doc, as I really want to know if my CIS has advanced.

I explain to him about my second “attack”. He listens patiently and then tells me he not only thinks I did not have another attack, but that I have not advanced to MS. Although slightly unusual, he says my symptoms may have flared up due to the cold weather; only the MRI results will reveal for sure. Oh yeah. That closed MRI. Ewww.

Anyway, we move on to the subject of what I am taking. I mention the usual: Vitamin D3 (which I upped from 1,000 iu’s to 2,000 iu’s), a B-12 sublingual dot, Mega EFA Omega-3 EPA & DHA and turmeric (both of which have anti-inflammatory effects).

To refresh your memories, my doc has MS. He also snubbed the idea of my taking any form of Vitamin D the first time I mentioned it to him. He has since changed his tune. Apparently, at some consortium he attended, many of the speakers indicated that Vitamin D, in all forms, was beneficial to people with CIS, and hopefully beneficial to people with MS. Well, whaddya know??? Even better, doc now takes it himself! Sooooooo…maybe when we patients are desperate for some possible hope besides conventional medication and shoving a needle in our bodies on a regular basis, docs will be more willing to listen? I know, keep dreaming. But I must say, I am encouraged by his admission of guilt, if you will. Good for him. I like my doc and the MS Center even more than I had before. He gives me a lab slip to test my D levels again.

He only lets me bask in the glory for a moment before he changes the subject to that dirty word: MRI (closed).

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