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I'm Duncan and I've been drinking in Dubai.  

I'm Caroline and I've been cooking in Chile

Thanks Shirl, yes, it's sometimes hard not to start 'settling'...

I can kind of verify the bit about not drinking alcohol. Well, kind of - it's both my experience and on a TV programme about sleeplessness, should be able to find it on YouTube or suchlike, they outlined the science. 

I'm Bartholomew and I've been boating in Belize 

I will never catch up with all the posts in this section since I left - temporarily, as it happens. So I'm bringing back one we did earlier -TEN years ago:   Let's get another game going through the alphabet:   I'm Albert and I've been abseiling in Argentina.   Looking forward to seeing how many activities we can find!    B is next...

Hello @Minky Madam & a very warm Whenever I read the experiences of those now in Limboland and those of us who escaped by hook and by crook, I'm painfully reminded I was where you are now when I first joined this forum.   I've recently returned and am glad to join Nick and Marina in all they've said to you. We've all known the frustrations, anxieties and confusion that Neuros unwittingly cause us. When I finally had my dx I felt like throwing a party. I don't know who I would have invited as friends and family had been certain all along so it wasn't new news to them.   And there is always the sceptical viewpoint - "if it isn't MS, what is it, because it isn't my imagination causing all this malaise".   Let those that have been where you are now support you! Nick and Marina have given excellent advice. I would only add that I never attend a medical apointment alone. Always take a good friend or family member if ever your husband is unable to go with you. I write a list of questions and my husband sits with it on his lap. He is able to talk for me when it all gets too much. He always notes down info for me.    And always keep letters and reports - if you need to claim a benefit, supporting evidence is a key requirement. As well as being your own data bank about YOU.

Needing the loo throughout the night has to rate as a component of insomnia. Not having the urge must be difficult to manage. I'm concerned you don't have a drink after late afternoon though - it could affect your kidneys. I've lost one of mine (careless of me) through infection and surgery complications.    Being in Limboland is not at all easy. I was left in there until we moved to a city with an excellent urological institute. They have been proactive in my care from the word GO.   The neuro I saw gathered reports from 3 previous hospitals (concurrent - we haven't been flitting around). He was thus able to confirm MS 11 years after a report was written and not shared with me.    Just keep on plugging away ; don't ever settle for being brushed aside, and well done for maintaining a happy mood. Limboland is too crowded so keep leaving it as your aim.