Update on My Health

The test results were all fine. However, I do think I have Candida. Even though the tests don't show it, I know it is not detectable in tests many times. The fact that i had it in my stool test after my operation also indicates that it is present even if now it is not detectable. I am eating well. I take vitamins regularly, and I try to eat as gluten free as possible. I feel alright these days. I'm accomplishing what I set out to do every day and my mood is alright. My business is coming along and I'm very hopeful about its future.

Update after Operation

Ever since my operation I have felt my stomach is not quite right. I have lost some weight and find it very difficult to put weight on. It's very frustrating. I decided to go to an internal doctor and took some tests and they should be out by tomorrow. Other than that, I have been working on my business idea more and more and it's really coming along. I really feel it is going to be a great success with the will of God, because it is truly coming from my heart.

Just did an Appendectomy

I just came out of surgery. I removed my appendix. It all happened when I felt a pain on my lower side of my abdomen. I waited for two days before I decided to check it out. I went to an internist who asked me to get an ultrasound. The radiologist was explaining to me that all was clear until he arrived at my appendix. He said it was infected and the lymph nodes were also infected. He did not say directly that it needed to be removed but he said for me to go back to my doctor. I went back to the internist who then said he thinks It should be removed but that I should go and see the surgeon first.
The surgeon who I was supposed to see was in the operating room so i saw another surgeon who when he first saw me said it doesn't look like i have an appendix problem since I was not in obvious pain, but after examining me and realzing that i had pain in the area of the appendix he said he would schedule me to do the operation that very day. I went along with what was happening so far. I got to my hospital room and my loved owned were with me when the actual surgeon comes in and says that I didn't look like I needed this operation. He vaguely checks me and prescribes to me some antibiotics and tells me to come back after four days. At this point, I'm really confused!

We decide to go to another hospital for a second opinion. The surgeon who checks me says that from a clinical point of view it is not clear that I am in need of an operation but that I have to do another ultrasound. When the radiologist examines me he immediately says that I do have to do the surgery because my appendix is pretty badly infected. At that point I am pretty convinced that I have to do the surgery. I went back to the surgeons office and he admitted me into the hospital for surgery that night. I got settled in the room and then the surgeon comes in and says that the they decided it would be better to operate in the morning because the staff will be more available if there is any kind of an emergency. The anesthesiologist recommended that idea I think mainly because I have MS. I wasn't to sure of all of that but just went with it.

I didn't' sleep much that night and in the morning at around 9:00 I did my operation. I only remember laying down on the operating table, the anesthesiologist telling me he was putting the drug in my body and then I woke up to the doctor saying my name. The first thing I thought was that I was choking and I barely had any energy to say "I can't breath." They gave me a breathing mask and after a little while I recovered. I felt that way because it turns out they had a tube down my throat which was removed and my throat felt really clogged and uncomfortable.

Anyway, I am back home now. I spent two nights in the hospital and left on the third night. My body feels pretty weak but getting better. I not only have pain in the area of the operation but severe shoulder pain. Both shoulders but mainly the right shoulder. It turns out that's a side effect of the operation. It's great to be home and back in the world of life and movement. It feels great to be with my family! I love life. I love to be alive and moving and healthy. I pray that I will have only gained more strength to live life to the fullest after this incident in my life. I am very grateful for everything and during the whole time I knew that I was going to be fine because I kept talking to God and saying "God I don't know, only you know, guide me."

Feeling Stable

I've almost finished another month on Avonex and things are ok. I'm tolerating the medication fine. I do have to take a few panadol the day of the shot and feel physically more tired the day after, my mood is also quite low at that time, but other then that, I'm fine. I only take the essential vitamins and not the full does. I want to start to take the full dosage which is 8 pills a day, plus add on some of the other vitamins. I am working on my business idea and I'm very excited about it. I know it will be amazing and lead me to exciting possibilities, always with the will of God.

Confusion

Since the last time I wrote, I started to feel that maybe I should go back on the medication. I felt good, slept better, but started to feel a bit insecure about being off. It's strange, as much as I'd like to stay off, maybe its not just the right time now. I mean the main real side effect I felt was mood disturbance. I started to feel that I needed to give the medication more time. I went back to my Neuro and he thought it was a wise idea for me to go back on. I got myself another box and it's sitting there in the fridge waiting for me. I will take my shot tomorrow. With the will of God, I am making the right decision. I always pray and tell God, "only you know, guide me on the right path." I will still remain healthy and make wise decisions.

Sleeping Better

I am sleeping better these days. Still not a deep sleep from start to finish but getting there. My mood is good and consistent. Feeling more confident about stopping the medication. With the will of God, by the end of the month I will make the right decision.

Cancelled the MRI

After reading about the harmful effects an MRI could have on a person, I decided to cancel it and do it after another six months. I did one six months ago and I don't have any new physical complaints so I realized it wasn't necessary to do one now. My Neuro wasn't even the one who suggested it to me, I told him I wanted to do one even though he probably didn't think it was necessary.
I realized to much knowledge can also be very crippling and make a person very indecisive. I'm just going to lay low and just put my trust in God. I have been very worried lately. Questioning if my stopping avonex was a good idea. I mean I have only missed one shot which was five days ago, and I feel I have been having insomnia. I thought maybe it was a side effect of stopping the medication. I called my Neuro and he of course said, it was probably just me being over worried. For now, I'm not going to think any further about the topic and i'm goign to go to sleep.