Happy New Year!

That is what my neurologist said late Thursday after one of our many phone calls. I just laughed and said, "Happy New Year to you too!" My spinal tap came back as another confirmation that I have MS. I have now had every test you can possibly have and they have all come back positive for MS. Thankfully most of the tests are back and they have tested negative for everything else, so it is just MS I'm dealing with. The neuro suggest immediate treatement with an interferon drug to slow the progress. I have a telephone conference with him today and I'm sure we will be setting up an appointment to get this started. My husband is not looking forward to giving me an intramuscular injection once a week but, I'm not looking forward to getting one either.
I have gone through all emotions hearing this news. I think I'm at - let's just deal with it - at this point. I was so angry last Wed. and just wanted to throw all the material in the garbage and not answer the neuro's phone calls. I wanted to stay home and in bed, leave me alone. A friend called and tried to get me up and going - thank God for good friends. I declined and stayed in bed all day. Eric and I have both been off for the holidays and I'm thankful. He has done all the running for me and that helped me be able to rest. I have been so physically tired of dealing with this. My mind goes and goes but my body feels tired. My friend called again New Years Eve and told me we were coming over and we were going to have fun! We had an awesome time and it was so good for me to draw me out of my funk. She had gotten a new game called Quelf and it was hilarious to see my friend running around the kitchen trying to get us to guess that she was a cowboy riding an ostrich on a beach and her husband was a beached whale. I have video of me having to spend the entire evening speaking like an evangelical preacher. We went outside with the kiddos and banged pots and pans and threw confetti to ring in the new year. My Mom and my brother took me to see the Broadway show this past Sun. of my favorite movie, White Christmas and that was so much fun! So bring on 2010!