Explaining Things

[apoe_lacks]

While I really don't like talking about myself, I have been going back and forth for about a month now whether or not I was going to tell people about this. Then on Thanksgiving I decided to tell my family and friends.

In the spring of this year I started to have a tingling in my right hand and arm... It would feel like it was asleep. By the summer, it had moved to my shoulder and right leg. So, in Aug. I went in to the doctor. 1st they thought it was related to my traumatic brain injury, that I sustained in 2010 in Afghanistan. So, after three different doctors, In early Oct. I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
This is not fatal. And my life expectancy is normal.
I have begun treatments that will keep my symptoms in check. Most of the time I will be 'normal'(at least as normal as I get). But for time to time I may experience attacks, which can range from fainting to loss of the use on limbs, to confusion. But after the attacks I should return to 'normal'.

I could stay like this the rest of my life. In fact a very high percentage of this type of MS patients live normal life's. But there is a small chance it could get worse and become Secondary Progressive MS, which would mean very slow decline. But I am not there and nor do I plan to be.

But for me, This has been a real dick punch and I am not fully out of the shock of it all.

I just wanted to explain to my MFC friends what has been going on with me and why I have been a little f'ed up lately...

-applie

 

[KylieJacobs]

You should Google upper cervical chiropractic specialists especially since you said you had a traumatic brain injury in the past.

They are very different from a traditional chiropractor. They very gently align your c1 and c2 vertebrae if they are misaligned. There is no twisting or snapping.

If your upper cervical is off, it can cause all sorts of symptoms. Your brain stem goes right through a hole in the upper cervical, so when it's off, it can pinch nerves and reduce blood flow, and cause the rest of your body to misalign.

I have been going to one for my symptoms since May and have had improvements. My finger actually gets numb sometimes when I need an adjustment. After he aligns me, it goes away.

There are 3 main types: NUCCA (which I use), Blair, and Atlas Orthogonal.