New Meds

I decided to take the advice of my doctor and change my MS medicine. It took a little while for the insurance to approve it and for the meds to arrive. I was able to start last Sunday. It is a pill that I take twice daily. For the first seven days it is a starter pack with a half dose in each pill. There are some side effects that include stomach problems. The nurse told me to take the pill with a full meal and not just a small snack and that should help with those. So far, I haven't experienced any stomach issues. Hopefully that will continue when I start the full dose. The only side effect I have noticed is some flushing that lasted a few minutes.

I have to tell you that I don't miss the injections. I am having to figure out how to plan my breakfast and supper for around 12 hours apart. The medicine works best when I take it at 12 hours, but the nurse did tell me I can have an hour before and after, too. So if I have breakfast at 7 with my pill, I need to take my next one between 6-8. It's not difficult. It just makes me think more about meals than I usually do. 

I have my follow up MRI and doctors appointment scheduled for November. Hopefully, my doctor will be able to get some good information from my MRI to see if this new medicine is working. Regardless of what we find out we will just take it one day at a time. We are doing our best to pray more and worry less. It is hard on this planner, list maker, not always the most patient, type person to think about the what ifs with this crazy disease and not worry. But I'll keep on trying. :)