Diabetic Cyborg Life 11/27: Eagerly Lacking
This time between states, doctors, pharmacies, and insurances left me with no multiple sclerosis, MS, medication. So, predictably I of course, I had a brain lesion that combined with a urinary tract infection, UTI, made for a fever. The MS Association of America, MSAA, causes “pseudoexacerbation” or, “a temporary worsening of symptoms without actual myelin inflammation or damage.”
Tough I had inflammation that required steroids, so maybe it was not “pseudo” at all and just an exacerbation.
A UTI is the most common type of pseudoexacerbation, so the fever I had was because of the brain lesion and accompanying UTI. The combination of the steroid and different new antibiotic made short work of the fever and issues that caused it. MS medication would’ve done that all along in my mind.
I just pray that the new sub-specialist I see on the next to last day of the month makes quick action to get me on the medication. The disease-modifying treatment I was on might’ve stopped this last brain lesion, but I would not bet on that.
The Aubagio I was on should’ve been left long ago, but life and insurance issues prevented that.
The Ocrevus or Tysabri infusion therapy drugs are more potent and effective from all I see and hear.
