I had a shot myself as well.

Well, today we went to the doctor to see what he makes out of the very fancy MRI we had done of my brain and neck. It had dye in it, which is an upgrade. The doctor says I have multiple sclerosis without a doubt and have had it for some time. The vertigo was because of the MS as well. I apparently start taking daily shots today and will get the inside scoop on that from Erika.
I talked to my cousin Steve over the weekend because he's my MRI expert. He has given me a name of a neurologist he really likes in the San Diego area. I am waiting for them to call me back. Thank you all for waiting with me through all this. Thank you all for everything. Leslie: good information on the National MS Society website, and I thank you for going to going at looking at them on my behalf. I’m taking Copaxone which is a once- or twice- a day injectable, so that's fun. I’m only just now able to sit down today and do some reading on my computer. It was kind of a weird afternoon. Fred and I needed to pull it together, so we went to lunch at Dukes (yum) so we could take a breath and maintain ourselves before we told the girls.
We talked to Stephanie, who was home and was already in tears because she was thinking something really bad had happened because we’d taken so long at lunch. That and Fred had called and said that “Nothing was very bad news, but we had something we needed to tell her." Poor baby. When I found this out, I couldn't get home in time. Aaron was with her and she was pretty upset. Katie had gone to Disneyland for the day, so when she got home I tried to casually mention it and explained what it was we’d be going through and that I’d need her help. This way she can just look it up or ask questions later and find out what was going on versus getting slammed with it like poor Stephanie did.
I’m trying to do more reading, but I’m going to go to bed and relax. There’s a movie called “Greenfingers” coming on and it has Clive Owen and Helen Mirren in it. It’s one of my favorite gardening movies! I recommend it.
The one thing that has bothered me the most about this disease is how it is going to affect others. I'm looking forward to visiting with two folks I know who can give me first hand information on MS. I'm also looking forward to talking with Erika (and Caity) so that she can give me the inside information on daily injections. This is a hell of a first post to come back with. Onward and upward, my mother always said.