Hello friends --Boy do I have a story for you this week! Just yesterday I went to have my annual MRI - do YOU do that?? I got in the tube knowing I'd be pulled out halfway through for the injection of Gadolinium - the contrast. Out I came - well, halfway out. My head was still in there. The nurse tied up my arm and told me to squeeze my fist to get my veins to plump up for the shot. I did, she found a good one and we were off to the races. Except this was different. This REALLY hurt. And it took her a very long time. Immediately she said, "you bruise easily, don't you?" Hmmmmm. She told me she was administering it slowly so I wouldn't have a reaction. Odd. This has never happened before. The pain was EXCRUCIATING. She finished and it STILL HURT. She put on an overly tight bandage and pushed me back in for the remainder of the MRI. IT STILL REALLY HURT!!  When I was done and went to get changed, I took the bandage off and saw a huge blue lump. It was obvious that contrast was under my skin and not in my vein! Did I mention it hurt?? Another nurse brought me out my CD. I showed her what was going on and she said "you blew your vein." Ummm no I didn't.  I didn't do a damn thing but lay there. She looked closer and said it appeared that the nurse had GONE THROUGH MY VEIN and now the contrast was deposited under my skin. "Go home, lay down, put some heat on it, drink lots of water, and let your body absorb it." WHAT!?!?!  Of course, my MS wasn't having it and between the fatigue and the cog fog, I barely made it home and into my bed. I'm better today - but not without considerable fatigue and cog fog. Anybody else ever experience anything like this??? Please hit reply and let me know. This is a new one on me!!OK - on to the real reason your here:1.  I was approached by a company that produces Hemp Pain Relief Cream to review their product and write about it. I told them, as I tell anyone who asks me to review anything - if I don't like it - I'll write that. BUT - I did like it and I wanted to share that with you. Here you go: Aromalief Review2.  A study showed switching from Tysabri to any other DMT raises your rate of relapse. WHAT!??!  That's pretty big information. Read more here: Better Stick with Tysabri3.  Researchers did a deep dive into the literature about the efficacy of MS drugs to treat cog fog. Damn it. Not yet. Maybe one day. That day is not today. Drugs for Cog Fog4.  A likelihood of depression is two to three times higher in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in the U.S. and U.K. than in similar groups of people in these countries without the disease, a study reported. Ummmm - no kidding . . .Depressing News5.  There are the typical symptoms - you know the ones, fatigue, bowel and bladder issues, trouble walking. But there are some other lesser-known symptoms that can come along with SPMS. This article talks about those: Unusual Symptoms of SPMS6.  Scientists identified three clinical markers linked to a person's chances of developing aggressive MS, which leads to early and rapid disability. Australian researchers lead world-first MS research to slow disease  Goo'day Mate!That's all for this week's FUMS Friday Night 6-Pack. Hope it's helpful to you and yours. Between this newsletter, the FUMS Blog, the FUMS Podcast Show, and now Patients Getting Paid, I'm awfully busy - and could really use some support. If you get value from any and/or all of these resources I provide and would like to show your appreciation, please check out my Patreon page to see how your monthly contribution could help me AND get you some cool rewards. Check it out here: Support for FUMSThanks in advance. I so appreciate this community. Warmly -- Kathy#FUMS

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