Thank you for the reply! I am eager to try some of those natural remedies too.
I think I should hold off just til I see what my doctor wants to do Tuesday. As
I understand it, it seems that if she would order an MRI, that would be the most
definitive way to diagnose MS.

Partly, my health has deteriorated because of my own lack of follow-through. It
would seem in times gone by that the symptoms would not persevere past a few
days to a few weeks and it started to make me feel like it was " all in my head
" for how if I did go to the doctor, their immediate investigation turned up
nothing. But this has been a continued worsening now and between the profound
fatigue and the excruciating pain, I am not doing well at all. And I actually
wonder when I go to bed at night, and the pain is so bad, if I will even be able
to get out of bed again.

I see where you walk with a cane. This may seem kind of a dumb question, but is
it hard to get use to that? Do you have one leg that is stronger than the
other? My left side for everything is the worst by far. And I was wondering if
a cane is what helps when you have one side stronger than the other.

I am glad for an online community where I can ask these questions and also know
that there is understanding. I wish you comfort and strength day by day!

Bonnie