My MS symptoms have come out and I know how to get rid of the initiasl symptoms, but noone is paying attention to me!!!! They keep giving me all these other drugs I am not used to....since I only do natural....and all they have to do is give me Valium fior a few days and the spasms and seizure lioke activity will go away~ IF I HAD KNOWN THIS SURGERY WAS GOING TObring out the sumptoms I would not have had it! :sick I feel sooo miserable!

Sorry to hear you are doing bad. Hope you feel better soon.

WHY do you think the band had anything to do with your MS? Lots of people with MS get bands and no issues related.

dan

I know it'sd related to the band because I have had it undercontrol for over 5 years. IT JUST CAME OUT RIGHT AFTER SURGERY.

Hi Angela,

I guess I wasn't clear. What I'm trying to say is that I seriously doubt it is due to THE BAND ITSELF, the piece of plastic.

You've had anesthesia, you've changed what you eat, you may have changed your exercise patterns, had new stresses in your life (such as the very band itself is stressful to most of us, particularly emotionally) and perhaps a number of other things. Yes, all of those are "because of the band" in one sense, but not directly because of the piece of plastic itself. You could have changed all of those things, had some other surgery, etc, without a band, and also had your MS affected.

I have family members with MS and Lupus and other related disorders/diseases, and you're right, they're all very complex and none of them have simple answers (or even a consistent set of symptoms), and that things can change. But they can also change for "no reason at all", or at least no reason we'll ever understand.

Those are a couple of the worst things I know of...and I'm thankful that I don't have either one.

I simply don't want to say "having MS and getting a band is a bad thing", as it isn't for most, even though it may in some way be for you.

cheers, and don't give up on it yet,

dan

have you informed the surgeon? what is his response?

sorry you're feeling so terrible--yes, SOME dr. should respond to you. what about the dr. that treats you for MS??

best wishes,

julie

nyc