Right now, it seems that the best thing you can do is be kind to yourself.
Hope you feel better after you get some sleep. And if it takes a little
while, feel free to whine.
Ellen
At 09:04 PM 1/16/98 EST, Marsden51 wrote:
>Where is everyone??????
>
>Okay friends---are you willing to listen to me whine and complain? I had to
>go to the neurologist this morning. I talked to him on Wednesday and he told
>me to come in to see him. After doing so good for awhile, I am having a
>terrible time walking when I get up in the night or first thing in the
morning
>(or after sitting too long). I lose my balance and my legs feel like wood.
>My calves hurt terribly and cramp up. Anyway, he prescribed something to
help
>with the cramping and pain in my legs. (Does anyone take Klonopin?) He also
>told me to start taking Melatonin to help me sleep. I am still having
>numbness that comes and goes. He said that he had hoped that the numbess
>would be "coming less, and going more" and that at this point we seem to be
>looking at a chronic problem instead of a single attack. I am really feeling
>depressed over all of this. It is very, very hard to deal with. The doctor
>said that he hopes my moods/depression will get better if I get better sleep.
>If not, he'll prescribe an antidepressant. I hate feeling like this--I have
>always been a big believer in the power of positive thinking. I have always
>been the cheerleader. But, I can't seem to muster up any positive thinking
>right now, no matter how hard I try. I am getting really mad at myself and
>feel like everything would be okay if I could just feel more positive.
>Someone please kick me in the butt and get me headed in the right
>direction!!!!
>
>Sharon M. (from Arizona)
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