Hey everyone! How goes it???

Welcome to our new members! Please feel free to post anytime...we
need to get this forum back up and running. Need lots of discussion.

I have been a little strung out lately. I'm supposed to have
already gone back to the neuro, but I haven't. I know that is sooo
bad, but they wanna put me on some more pills and frankly, I'm a
little sick of pills at the moment. I'm making due with the
residual effects of the Steroid treatment and my Baclofen.

The other day I spoke with my Aunt in California...had a lot of
catching up to do. I told her that even though I wasn't diagnosed,
I was being treated for Multiple Sclerosis. That's the first time
that I've realized that.

Do any of you get Spasticity in your back? What's it feel like to
you? I wake up int he morning with a stiff sore back. Sometimes my
legs are actually curled up to my chest while I'm laying flat on my
back.

A few weeks ago, during the Thanksgiving holiday, I needed a refill
on my Baclofen and the pharmacy wouldn't give it to me because it
had been to recent since my last refill. The doctor's office was
closed and they weren't able to get the fax that the pharmacy
needed. I went about 5 days without the Baclofen. I htink by day
3, I couldn't even tilt my chin down to my chest.

Massage feels really great, but it doesn't seem to fix the
problem...just, covers it up for awhile.

Does the back thing sound MS'ish? I'm too young to have any other
back problems, I think.

Sometimes I still try to convince myself of reasons why it is or
could not be MS. I don't know why I'm in denial...keep thinking one
day I'm gonna wake up and it's gonna be normal again.

I actually asked the neurologist last time I was there if she
thought I needed to see a shrink. She asurred me that my problems
were not mental...I wish they were, they would be easier to fix. =)

On a positive note, my baby girl is getting so big and it's such a
wonderful time to watch her grow. This last week we noticed her two
bottom front teeth were coming in. She's clapping, talking, and
playing like crazy. I love this time! It will be a wonderful
Christmas with her scurrying around everywhere.

Hope all of you are doing well. I think about you and pray for all
of you all the time...keep in touch...

~Dana