Sorry I haven't been on the boards for a few weeks! I had a bad appointment with my fibro doctor which left me a little bit spun/.
I was describing my jaw snapping shut when I was going to sleep, and he became worried. He said "That isn't fibro" and wrote me out a referral for an MRI on the spot. I became scared and started worrying about MS. 
I was booked for an MRI to check out all my jerky movement symptoms on a Friday. I would have been OK, anxiety-wise, but they had to push it over a week. That was the beginning of some horrible week-long anxiety for me. I cried from Thursday to Sunday. It's really all I accomplished. I stopped taking all my medicine except imodium and went through some crushing downs and dts. I don't recommend stopping taking all your meds at once. Ever! Between the ativan, the sleeping medication and the vicodin, the withdrawals were uncomfortable and debilitating. And I am candy-coating it! 
I made it to the next Friday and had my test at a major hospital specializing in MS. The good news is that I had my MRI and it's over with. I have to wait til mid-November to find the results, though.  But I feel like they wouldn't have given me a follow-up appointment if the results weren't normal, so I am OK, stress-wise. 
I know there's real danger when I drop out of society, the boards, my friends and my family. It's the first glaring sign for me that I'm going to take a turn for the worse. I hope everyone can take a page out of Michele's situation and do some real sharing on the boards about what's going on in their lives. I appreciate the support!!
~nelly~
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