I keep retiring from blogging and then coming back. The difference is I am not getting million dollar contracts for returning. The truth is there has been a lot going on but nothing that has really inspired me to write. Most of my life lately has been consumed with this whole colitis thing, and this blog is not the place to talk about that...so I haven't. I'm still in the midst of debating these surgeries, and how I feel about my doctor and all that jazz. I still am rockin' along in the MS department. No major snafoos or problems and I have another meeting with my new neuro specialist in late Jan (I think). When I see him then, I think I may talk to him about starting copaxone...which I REALLY don't want to do.  But Dana and Damon have all these shot parties without me and I'm starting to feel left out....

But seriously, I'm worried that the reason I hated Betaseron so much was that it just didn't mesh well with me and that I perhaps gave up a bit too fast. I think I may give copaxone a try..but there are a lot of factors...primarily my insurance. I have a pretty high deductible and my insurance doesn't cover injectibles (awesome, I know. and totally fair as well). There is the hassle of applying for patient assistance programs...the daily shot thing...and how it will play into the other medications that I'm already on that I sorta have to take.

But if I have these surgeries, I will have to be off of this medication before the surgery takes place...and then I'll never have to take them again. Pro.  I will however have to have 1-3 surgeries to get to that point, and then I guess I'll be able to take copaxone (Con/Pro).

Ah well...perhaps I should just stop talking about it...as clearly I'm just boosting my own ego....