Chain Reaction: Group Project Cancelled

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Group Project Cancelled

I won't be doing the Tips/Suggestions for the Newly Diagnosed, as no one has submitted anything to me in the past week. Oh well, I tried. May be a bad time of year to do it with everyone vacationing and such.

2 comments:

Jen said...: No!....I was about to put a link to this request on my site (along with the NMSS survey link I posted.) I just glanced over at Google Reader and saw today's post. Sorry, but I would have posted it if you were still doing it :)

How about a piece on your own diagnostic experiences/tips?; July 14, 2009
Herrad said...: Hi,

It has all slowed down, it is July people are on holiday.

Came by to say hello, hope you are doing well and enjoying summer.

Love,
Herrad; July 15, 2009

For those who don't know MS first hand - An Important Excerpt from Wikipedia on MS:

The person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation (hypoesthesias and paraesthesias), muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving;^[15] difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia);^[15] problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia),^[16] visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, or diplopia),^[17] fatigue, acute or chronic pain,^[18]^[19] and bladder and bowel difficulties.^[19]^[20] Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.^[21]^[22] The main clinical measure of disability progression and symptom severity is the Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS.^[23]

Multiple sclerosis relapses are often unpredictable, occurring without warning and without obvious inciting factors. Some attacks, however, are preceded by common triggers. Relapses occur more frequently during spring and summer.^[24] Infections such as the common cold, influenza, or gastroenteritis increase the risk of relapse.^[25]^[26] Stress may also trigger an attack.