MS Attacks!

I’ve been quiet here lately, because my MS most certainly has not been quiet.  A few weeks ago, I had a major MS attack.  It’s only my 3rd major attack in the 13 years since I’ve been diagnosed, and only the 2nd major physical one since I was originally diagnosed while battling optic neuritis.

So what happened?  I got viral bronchitis, which included a 102 degree fever.  MS + fever = bad news.  I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t crawl, so I spent more than 30 minutes squirming to the bathroom.  I didn’t wet myself, but I have battle scars on both of my knees to remund me what I went through that day.

FF almost 3 weeks in the future, to today.  After a week in the hospital to treat the bronchitis and to get into the lovely (bleah!) MRI machine to confirm the new lesions, I was moved to the Rehabilitation unit which is still my home away from home.  Current hopes are that I’ll be out of here in 1-2 weeks.  Who knows what sort of continued treatment I have, or when I will get to go back to work.  Yes, I am anxious to get back to work.  I miss the work and my coworkers.

So now that I am over the bronchitis, I have the energy to talk about my life in Rehab.  I have learned so much about the different therapies.  More importantly, I’m learning so much about myself.