Good luck Carol I get a steroid infusion every 3 months, 1,000 mg/day for three days. Invariably on the 5th day I am sick as a dog for two days. Then I start feeling better. Last Thanksgiving I had an attack which affected my right eye, I see double when I look to my right - now my neuro tells me it's MS. When I get each infusion, my eye gets better (a little). BERNARD BUTCHER
________________________________ From: Carol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 12:16 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] Steriods AGAIN! Hi all, I know some of you do not believe in going the steroid route, but when that's what your neurologist recommends and you are "getting worse", what is one suppose to do? Anyway, I will be receiving out-patient solumedrol next week, Mon-Fri. I hate steroids because they not only make my blood sugar out of control, they also make me crazy. I remember 2 years ago when I had this treatment, by day 3 all I did was cry. I was never so glad to get something out of my system as these steroids. My local neuro says either I am having a TM flair-up or I have MS and it just has not shown itself yet. Last week, I had a MRI of my brain and thoracic spine, with and without contrast and there was no change from 2 years ago, which is great news, but then WHY is my good leg getting worse???? It feels like it is shot full of Novocain from the knee down. When I met with Dr. Kerr 2 years ago, he said I definitely do not have MS and didn't think I would have any flair ups of TM. I am in a state of confusion. If I have MS like my local neuro thinks, don't you think it would be evident in my new MRI's? Wish me luck. Carol in Culver, IN
