@Stradee,
Thank you Stradee and thank all well wishing Wildclickers.......
ehBeth, thanks for the article, but, my Patti is well beyond that phase of MS - she is now well into the progressive stage. She did try the meds mentioned years ago when she was still in the relapsing-remitting stage, but it didn't work for her. In fact the interferon almost killed her - she began to have horrible migraines which would not stop - it went on for almost two months - then she and I agreeing said stop. We tried the other one available then - it didn't work.
At least the new meds she has been recently prescribed stops the pain reaction from the brain to the organ or muscle that her brain thinks is hurting but is actually not. That's great news - because in the past she has suffered pain in her brain that made her think parts of her body were injured which were perfectly ok. This new med stops the transmission of those feelings. But, if any part of her is actually injured or hurting the brain senses it. Great meds.
Thanks all for caring - but, isn't that the reason we are all gathered here at Care2??
Alex, Your URL is now in my Favorites folder. Thanks.