I can't believe I haven't been here in awhile. Things have been pretty busy and I keep on truckin!!
I can't believe I am almost 8 months out from surgery. This is such a life changing event and has gone by very fast. I find myself reverting back to my comfort foods when I am stressed or upset or an emotional basket case. This is something that I so desperately need to work through.
I'm down 100 pounds now!!! The weight is coming off very slow now, which is expected and more realistic as well. I don't see a loss on the scale every week anymore but the clothes keep getting looser. I'm happy with where I'm at and would still like to lose 40 pounds. Hopefully, over the next 6 months or so I can reach my goat weight.
In the meantime, I have had some life changing news. I woke up three weeks ago with my whole right side of my body totally numb and tingling. I was a bit freaked out but did not think I had a stroke. I could still talk and walk okay so I didn't tell anyone except one friend. On the Saturday I ran a 5k with the numbness in my right side. I made it and was very excited about it but the numbness continued. On Sunday I finally told Bill what was going on and I told him I would call the doctor first thing in the morning or if I got worse we would go to the emergency room.
The next morning I went to the doctor and they did a brain MRI and cervical (neck) MRI. The radiologist called my doc and said that I needed to see a neurologist as it looked like I had a demyelinating process such as MS or maybe a subacute stroke.
I went to the neurologist a week later and we did more MRIs of my whole spine and brain again. It did come back that I have MS. I have two lesions on my brain and one on my thoracic spine. I was certainly shocked by this diagnosis. I was feeling so great and getting healthy and just down right enjoying life. I know it is not a death sentence and I surely could have something a lot worse, but at the same time, it is still shocking.
They do not have a cure for MS but they do have medications that can help with symptoms. MS has come quite far in the last 20 years. I will be starting injections 3 times a week and hopefully that will help with any flare-ups. I'm going to stay positive and work through all of this with the help of my family and friends.
Like I said, things could have been a lot worse. I'm blessed that I work at home and am able to take a nap or get up whenever I need to. There is no stress, which plays a big factor in flares as well. I will work through this one day at a time.
