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MS Pain
I am a 31 year old woman. I was diagnosed with MS 3 years ago, and was symptom free for the last 2 years. About a month and a half ago I started having a flare up. It is persistently getting worse. I finished a 5 day iv dose of steroids on Tuesday. I started having a spike in my symptoms on the 3rd day of the steroids. My symptoms have continued to get worse. Last night I started having burning pain in my neck, shoulders, back, chest, and arms. I have never had pain like this! It even hurts to the touch! Could this be from the steroids? Is there anything I can do to help calm the flare? My doctor has not returned my calls, so I am just concerned and don't know what to do!
Thank you Niko. I have been finished with the steroids for a week tomorrow. I go back to the doctor this coming Thursday. My symptoms are still flared, and I am experiencing new ones also. I may try talking to the pharmacist, maybe they can help me with some of the new pain I am experiencing.
Hi mommylarson.
Another resource for advice might be your pharmacist, who often may have more information on prescription meds, dosage, adverse effects etc.
Often there's a rejection factor at first by the particular receptor sites in the body and it might take sometime into a particular treatment before the body adjust to it somewhat better.
From my own studies and experience, I find that any invasive procedure
even iv steroid treatment, may be experienced by a number of patients as a traumatic event or a threat ,prompting a reaction in various forms from exasperation of certain symptoms, allergic reaction, physical and emotional stress etc.
Wishing you well.
Niko
Another resource for advice might be your pharmacist, who often may have more information on prescription meds, dosage, adverse effects etc.
Often there's a rejection factor at first by the particular receptor sites in the body and it might take sometime into a particular treatment before the body adjust to it somewhat better.
From my own studies and experience, I find that any invasive procedure
even iv steroid treatment, may be experienced by a number of patients as a traumatic event or a threat ,prompting a reaction in various forms from exasperation of certain symptoms, allergic reaction, physical and emotional stress etc.
Wishing you well.
Niko
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