My MS/HSCT Journey

    Numbness in face -  Which dissipated 3 hours after attack on Sunday, numb tongue, weakness and lack of coordination in arm and leg which has caused me to drop things and drag my leg, trouble brushing teeth and my hair, difficulty speaking because of numb tongue.      Symptoms have gotten alot milder but I am still having weakness in my right side and have trouble driving. I decided not to drive because I feel it is unsafe. I am unable to gage how much pressure I am putting on the gas and the break.       I feel as if I have trouble finding the right words especially when I'm  tired. Is this fatigue or brain fog?       I asked my neurologist if my car accident could have caused me to have a MS flare because I feel as though that is what is causing my current symptoms. My neurologist gave a note to his nurse to forward on to me that said even though the car accident (occurred May 17, 2021)  it w...

Warning - This is not a happy post. We can't have good days all the time, can we? I wish we could. I stress about being better.      I constantly stress about how my disease is going to affect me today. Will I have brain fog? Will the tingling in my toes go away? Will the numbness in my knee lift? Will the heat bring on my paresthesia or spasticity? Will I get sea legs from my vertigo?      Then I have to fight off the cravings for food I no longer allow myself to have. They said changing to an anti inflammatory diet helps with MS symptoms and possibly even prevents new lesions, so I made the choice to change, to fight but in doing so I fight a whole other battle.      I constantly crave what I see so I convince myself it's poison to my body. Somethings I miss so much it makes me want to weep. Sometimes it's just a persistent craving that drives me mad, like a song on repeat but you can't rid yourself of the melody. Then I sit down and...