I'll keep this short. It seems it's here again... That shitty (pardon my french) time of month. I awoke just before 7:00 am feeling like hell. I decided to stay in bed and try to sleep it off with the aide of some ibuprofin.
Unfortunately, I didn't have the best of luck on that front. It's after 10 am now and I still feel awful. My arms and right shoulder in particular ache. Every time I fell back to sleep I awoke with numbness in my right hand. I don't get it really. I am not sure if for me this is an MS thing or purely hormonal. Do other women without MS get numbness too if they have bad periods?
Anyway... I am up now but I am still in pain. My arms, shoulder, hips, elbows and knees all ache. I had planned to go to yoga but I'm just not sure that I can today. I have to teach at 4:20 so I may just save all my mojo for that. If I don't feel better, I'm going to try a hot bath and some rest.
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There have been several studies about this. It is really common to have MS symptoms aggravated when you have your period.(or just before)It has something to do with a rise in body temperature.
I was lucky and had a hysterectomy within weeks of MS diagnosis. I never had PMS or numbness or, well, no help here. Too bad you will miss yoga.
I have no advice, I've been fortunate not to have bad periods. Just wanted to say that I hope you feel better soon.
Blessings,
Kim
Hey, I finally signed up on this site so I can comment, wheeee!
I would say that your numbness, also called a paresthesia, is related to your MS. It's definitely a nervous system issue.
I hope you're feeling better today hon and that your week improves in general - lookin' forward to kickin' it on Fri. *hugs*
Thanks for the support ladies. Astrid, I'm so stoked you signed up. Thanks for the info. I think you are right because Denial is not a river in Egypt. I still feel yucky today but I'm going to yoga to cleanse the "nadis" and to see if that helps. On the bright side... I don't have any pelvic cramps so maybe the acupuncturist is on track. I will see him next Tuesday so we'll see how it goes between now and then.
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