So, I had my neurology appointment on Friday and she told me that she signed everything that I needed her to and if nothing changes, I won’t see her again until next year.
I know that nothing will change before our appointment next year! I’m sure my symptoms will get worse throughout the year but I will just deal with it. I’ve been dealing with this for WAY TOO LONG!!!
I was thinking about how I used to walk down the hallway at the clinic and Dr. Elias (who is now retired along with his nurse) used to watch me check my gait. I didn’t think much of not walking down the hall anymore and just running my heel down the opposite shin. It wasn’t until I could not do that anymore when I really started to realize that it’s getting serious!
But I guess my life with MS has always been serious. I got pregnant with Sean four months after I was diagnosed and was in college. Once I had him, it was a race to finish my degree and get a job! We got our first apartment August 1, 2005. I was a teacher, and therefore could only afford to see my neurologist once a year because that is a specialist appointment and therefore more expensive! I’m a single mom!
It was at my second to last speech pathology appointment, where Meira suggested that I go virtual for my appointments because it will be easier for me because we won’t need to rent a van.
I can do that for my Neurology appointment because they are not going to give me a cure but I need to see my internist twice a year to get blood work in a weight, so those will NOT be virtual. My optometrist in my neuro ophthalmologist have to see my eyeballs, so those are NOT virtual either.
But I guess this kind of makes me feel 21st-century, because I will see my neurologist annually just virtually from my living room.