Thread:4solace/@comment-28482541-20190303232028/@comment-28803530-20190310221243

4solace wrote: Lol! Jaime, laughing so hard you pee is good for your heart and overall health! (And I am very glad I am not alone in that!) Those fur babies have a way of spicing up life in surprising ways.

I know you understand about docs, lol. During my last appointment he mumbled something under his breath about not understanding why I was not healing. I reminded him I had lupus, it was in my chart, and I had reminded him of this at every single appointment as well as reminding him that I have a history of very slow healing. He told me a lot of patients tell him they are slow to heal or even have lupus but end up healing fine just with a few weeks longer. This is the first time he has seen someone taking months. I am working on the five month mark and am out where most patients would be at three weeks.

So he decided to be a little aggressive and is helping me along with some meds and a special medicated nasal rinse. It is my first time working with a compounding pharmacy and it has been pretty interesting.

I have been really slow to heal in some things, but have never not healed. How do you manage that constant state of healing with your MS? To answer your question, "How do you manage that constant state of healing with your MS?" Well, let's see ...

First, ... I power wash myself with "Witch Hazel" (made by Murad)

Second, ... (depending upon my mood and the type of wound), I apply 1 of the following: Topical Antibiotic, Antispetics, Neosporin, Bacitracin, Hydrogen Peroxide, Warm Compress, Honey, Coconut Oil, Moisturizer, etc.

Third, ... Tons & tons of Gauze (to the point where I look like a Mummy 🧻🧻🧻) and "Nexcare" Sensitive Adhesive Tape (I'm allergic to ALL other adhesives)

Four, ... I wear "Sterile Nitrile" gloves around the house, especially when I have open wounds on my hands, AND ALWAYS when I'm using cleaning products because of the chemicals irritating my skin

Five, ... Fortunatly and yet sadly, unless I have a Dr.'s appt, I ALMOST never leave my house. The World has become a very threatning place for me, ... From the moment I leave my condo, if there's a germ, bacteria or any foreign substance, within a 200 mile radius, ... it somehow finds me and finds an open 'anything' on my body and enters it! When this happens, it puts me at a significantly greater risk of, having an "MS Relapse"!!!

I've already had 2 "MS Relapses" within the last year! As my MS progresses (and it will), these relapses (attacks) will increase in frequency and severity!