Re: Updated update

Bam, I talked with my friend who years ago went through this. They swore
she had MS. Turned out she had Epstein Barre disease. It took FOREVER for
them to discover this. Very, very similar side effects and symptoms. I have
no idea how they test for it. I will call her in a.m. She's across the
country and goes to bed early or I'd call now. Anyway, I will let you know
tomorrow! Hang in there!

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Sue -- Firefighter mom -- still rabid UW DAWG fan!
"Bam" <dearcounselor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Judity, you'll be able to keep track of this right? It's going to make a
great medical thriller.... :)

Well, you must love the medical profession... not.

The urologist thinks I do, indeed, surely have MS. He says the problems
I'm having urologically are very indicative of MS... here one day, not the
next, no other explanation. He said MS wreaks havoc with the bladder....
oh goodie, at least it'll be exciting, right?

(He said to me that he's very impressed with my attitude and outlook and I
told him once the sense of humor leaves, I'm done, there will not be
enough strength to come back, so I have no choice but to smile, grin, bear
it, and say WTF!)

He gave me some meds to hopefully handle the immediate issues, another
infection, etc. Told me he would definitely take my films and go to
another neurologist because I now have one that says yes, one that says he
doesn't think so, and the third whilst still not necessarily any more
right than either of the first two, would at least give me that much more
information.

Tonight I have a fever, my kidney hurts, I want to cry. I want to just lay
in the bed and say - OK, GOD... you win. For 12 years, I've fought to get
my world right and for 12 f*ing years you've been throwing road block
after road block and frankly, I'm just tired of dodging the road
blocks......

Fear not.... it's just a momentary pity party and about as much anger as I
do..... but damn, give a sister a break, will ya?


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