Yes folks, unbelievable as it might seem, I am still recovering from my one (admittedly wet and windy) day at Southend!
Still got killer fatigue. Mobility at its worse. Buzzing like mad all over. Painful legs and feet. Etc etc etc (you get the drift).
I think that I probably caught a cold but my poor MS-damaged system didn’t know how to handle it… so I got no cold symptoms but woke the gorilla up big time.
Hey ho… today I feel a teeny-weeny bit better but am going to take it very easy and hope to keep the gorilla quiet.
BUT I will not let it get me down. Still here. Still alive. Still got my friends on here so I know I’m not alone!
How is everyone doing???
Hope you all doing ok and have a lovely weekend. I intend to even if it’s just staying home… at least I have a home to stay home in eh?!!
Oh Pat Poor you. I had a feeling you weren’t quite right as you haven’t been around quite as much as usual. Sorry you have been feeling so awful. I hope the gorilla finally goes to sleep and stays dormant! Stay positive and take it easy! Thinking of you, Teresa xx
Sorry to heat your not feeling too well Pat, that’s a brilliant way to describe things, the gorilla has woken lol i know I’ve only bee a member for a short time and I’ve had ms for 15plus years but I’ve gained so much from this community, with people who actually know what my symtoms feel like, especially when a lot of them are hidden and not visible to people, like pins and need.s. Anyway I’m waffling take care and get. Well soon.xx
sorry to hear you are not feeling too good lets hope you will feel better soon, Good on ya dont let it get you down or it will have won. Sounds like you are keeping ahead of the game.
I have got a busy weekend, friends round for dinner, I have cooked and got the grandson over the weekend so that will be fun!
Sympathy pains!!! Can one get such things?? I’ve have/had an ear infection that has knocked the **** out of me, sonothing to do but let the gorilla do his thing. Take careM
M, hope you get over ear infection fast! Not good for the old MS eh?
I can’t seem to get myself back to ‘normal’… haha… whatever that means!
I started taking Vitamin D3 on Saturday… 5,000 iu a day which lots of MSers take. Took it for 2 days and have had to stop. Got nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps, horrid taste in mouth… feel just terrible.
Anyone else taking it? Typical of me. Take something that’s meant to be good for MS and it makes me worse!!!
Poll… hahah… yes I might be allergic to Southend!!! Honestly it was 2 weeks ago today and I’m still struggling! Maybe just coincidence? My MS does seem to be a home-bird…
Hope all doing ok… esp you M hon… hope you’re feeling MUCH better soon!
Is that the first time you have taken vit D3 Pat? I started taking it at 5,000 iu a day in January and have had no after effects at all. Any chance it could be anything else, or a bug? I guess you stopped taking it, so are you feeling better? Hope so. I’m sure you are desperate to feel your usual ‘norm’ again. Hope that happens soon. Thinking of you, Teresa xx
Hi Teresa, yes first time I’ve taken that dose. Have taken much lower before… 250 iu. Might be something else but haven’t had one today and stomach feels better now.
I read on internet that some people have this reaction and can mean they are short of magnesium… so feel a bit deflated really as will have to take magnesium to counteract effects of Vit D3…
I think I’ll just leave it a day or two as can’t seem to make any decisions. Too tired to think!
I’m feelimg a tiny bit better still kn**kered but hey! I’m sitting here chatting so I must be a bit better, to all. I think (yes, I do sometimes) you need to be especially good to yourself Pat Try not to let this beast/gorilla get you down, the Golden Girls are looking out for youM
Hi Pat Yes thanks, am feeling so much better now that I’ve started ISC. Mind you, now have got some gynae issues that I am seeing my GP. Can!t the rest of my body stay well, I don’t need to worry about anything else. Hopefully, it won’t be anything. Stay off the vit D3 until you feel more yourself- then you can think about it again at a later date. Hi M Glad you’re starting to feel better too. I hate it when everyone feels poorly. I hope everyone is so much better soon. Teresa xx
Teresa you were anon and confused me for a minute there… glad when I saw your name! Hope you get the gynae issues sorted quickly. Yep awful getting ‘other stuff’… like we don’t have enough to deal with!
M… how’s it going today? Better I hope. Antibiotics always make me feel like cr*p!
I’m still struggling along. Would like to get out on the scooter but it ain’t gonna happen. For a start it means getting dressed and even that seems like such a huge effort!
I might try to get dressed this evening though and go bingo (downstairs in lounge). At least it will be actual contact with other human beings! (although I always thank my lucky stars for virtual contact on here )