“Like sands through the hourglass…”
Well, I am no longer in the hospital. For those who missed the early stage of things, here’s a recap.
About two weeks ago, I woke up and it felt like my arm was asleep. You know, the way it feels when you sleep on it wrong. It was like this for awhile and seemed to be getting better.
Last Saturday, I woke up and the entire right side of my body felt like this. Split right down the center of my body. The right side tingly and numb the left just fine. That scared me enough to go to the emergency room at Proctor*.
The current diagnosis is that it is Multiple Sclerosis which is the contact dermatitis of the neurological world. As I said before, the literature says it is damned hard to nail down.
The neurologist at Proctor Hospital, based on the report from the radiologist thinks it is MS. I don’t have a problem per se with his diagnosis. It’s just that if you’re going hit me with expensive and potentially life changing information, you might want to give me a reasonably through explanation.
So I’m going to my family physician on Wed. to seek a consultation with another neurologist for a second opinion. Seems pretty reasonable considering the news. I’ll post updates here. Current up to the minute info can be found at My Twitter page, at the top right in the sidebar, or on Facebook or MySpace. My current status is posted to most all of these, all the time.
Feel free to ask questions and I’ll answer in groups. This is not a big secret and I’m not in hiding. I don’t fear whatever I have and I’m not squeamish. Don’t treat me different unless the roids have me frothing. At that point speak in soothing, lyrical tones until the red mist clears from my eyes. 
Wow! That seemed like a lot to write as they have me on Prednisone, a steroid. The current dose has me a bit tweaked. It’s a tapering dose so I’ll be using less as we go.
*I’m almost ashamed to admit that one of the main reasons I chose Proctor is that they have free WiFi. If I have to be stuck somewhere waiting for several hours, WiFi is a must!
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Dude, Methodist has free Wifi too. I use it all the time when I am there. I will get you added on facebook. Good luck!
Fuyutsukime
Hey Brett,
Our friend Shoheen has been going through the ordeal of finding a diagnoses for many years now. They initially said it was MS and she had every test available in the area. For her, finding a diagnoses has not been easy. The next step for her is Mayo Clinic.
I think you could benefit from talking with her. She has been through the experience and can offer her advice. We like to talk about how crazy we are!
If it is a diagnoses of MS, then there is a great doc in the area that specializes in treatment. I myself grew up with my father suffering from a degenerative disease so if you have any questions on the family coping side, both myself and many other people in my circle have that 411.
I guess since you are being faced with a potentially life-altering illness, it would be a good time to complete those tasks you have wanted to take on *cough cough* Timm’s movie that you already have partially cast *cough cough* I am just saying, you wrap this up now, it will be less of a regret later.
See ya around. Now that you are a freelancer, I guess that means you can stop by once in a while. Give us a ring.