jtjackson's Journal

jtjackson: Sex: F; Data Quality: 2 stars; MS: 7 yrs; Type: Primary Progressive; Sensation: Moderate; Overall: Moderate; Cognition: moderate; Vision: moderate; Speech: moderate; Swallowing: moderate; Upper limb: moderate; Walking: severe

jtjackson: Female, 54 years; Mount Shasta, CA

Primary Condition: MS

Type: Primary Progressive

First symptom: Mar 2006
Diagnosis: Jul 2006

jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
MSRS: 60
- Mild Cognition
- Mild Vision
- Mild Speech
- Mild Swallowing
- Mild Upper Limb
- Total Disability Walking
- Moderate Sensation
jtjackson completed the MSRS survey for Apr 28, 2013 Apr 28, 2013
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Provigil Treatment Evaluation
- Perceived effectiveness for MS (Multiple Sclerosis): Moderate
- Perceived effectiveness for Fatigue: Moderate
- Side Effects: None
- Adherence: Always
- Burden: Not at all
jtjackson added a treatment evaluation for Provigil Apr 28, 2013
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Amantadine
- - Started: Jul 7, 2008
  - Current Dosage: 200 mg daily
- Purpose: Fatigue
jtjackson updated the treatment Amantadine Apr 28, 2013
- Added
  - Started: Jul 07, 2008
  - Dosage: 200 mg daily
  - Purpose: Fatigue
  - Jul 07, 2008
- Stopped
  - Date: Aug 22, 2008
  - Reason: Did not seem to work and Side effects too severe
  - Aug 22, 2008
- Restarted
  - Dosage: 200 mg daily
  - Oct 15, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
- First symptom: Mar 1, 2006
- Diagnosis: Jul 6, 2006
jtjackson updated the condition MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Apr 28, 2013
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Provigil
- - Stopped: Jul 01, 2012
  - Reason: Expense
  - Started: Sep 6, 2008
  - Last Dosage: 400 mg daily
- Purpose: Fatigue and MS
- View Latest Evaluation
jtjackson updated the treatment Provigil Apr 28, 2013
- Added
  - Started: Sep 06, 2008
  - Dosage: 100 mg daily
  - Purpose: Fatigue and MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
  - Sep 06, 2008
- Changed Dosage
  - Dosage: 400 mg daily
  - Sep 24, 2010
- Stopped
  - Date: Jul 01, 2012
  - Reason: Expense
  - Jul 01, 2012
- Evaluated
  - View Evaluation
  - Apr 28, 2013
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS

2 stars
jtjackson lost a star Jan 23, 2013
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS

201 lb BMI: 31.5
jtjackson updated her weight for Oct 25, 2012 Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS

186 lb BMI: 29.1
jtjackson updated her weight for Mar 16, 2011 Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
QOL
- Bad Social
- Bad Mental
- Worst Physical
jtjackson completed the QOL survey for Oct 25, 2012 Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
MSRS: 71
- Mild Cognition
- Moderate Vision
- Mild Speech
- Mild Swallowing
- Moderate Upper Limb
- Total Disability Walking
- Total Disability Sensation
jtjackson completed the MSRS survey for Oct 25, 2012 Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Symptom Update
- moderate Anxious mood
- severe Balance problems
- moderate Bladder problems
- moderate Bowel problems
- moderate Brain fog
- mild Cognitive Confusion
- severe Depressed mood
- moderate Emotional lability
- severe Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
- moderate Falls
- severe Fatigue
- mild Increased Muscle Pain - Shoulders, Upper Back when trying to fall asleep
- mild Insomnia
- severe Mobility decreased
- moderate Mood swings
- moderate Pain
- severe Sexual dysfunction
- severe Stiffness/Spasticity
- moderate Temperature sensitivity to cold
- severe Temperature sensitivity to heat
- mild Urinary frequency
- severe Vertigo
- severe Walking problems
- See more
jtjackson updated her symptoms for Oct 25, 2012 Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Zinc
- - Started: Aug 25, 2012
  - Current Dosage: 20 mg daily
- Purpose:
jtjackson updated the treatment Zinc Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- - Started: Mar 25, 2012
  - Current Dosage: 10000 intl units daily
- Purpose: MS
jtjackson updated the treatment Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Melatonin
- - Started: Sep 18, 2007
  - Current Dosage: 2.5 mg daily
- Purpose: Other
jtjackson updated the treatment Melatonin Oct 25, 2012
- Added
  - Started: Sep 18, 2007
  - Dosage: 2.5 mg daily
  - Purpose: Other
  - Sep 18, 2007
- Stopped
  - Date: May 01, 2008
  - Reason: Other
  - May 01, 2008
- Restarted
  - Dosage: 2.5 mg daily
  - May 01, 2010
- Changed Dosage
  - Dosage: 2.5 mg daily
  - Jul 01, 2011
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
Fampridine (4-AP immediate release)
- - Started: Jan 20, 2011
  - Current Dosage: 15 mg daily
- Purpose: Falls
jtjackson updated the treatment Fampridine (4-AP immediate release) Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS

3 stars
jtjackson earned a star! Oct 25, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS

Bad
jtjackson added an InstantMe for Mar 6, 2012 Mar 06, 2012 3:26PM

mobile inability
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS

197 lb BMI: 30.9
jtjackson updated her weight for Mar 6, 2012 Mar 06, 2012
jtjackson

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

I am: b

I have:
MS
QOL
- Worst Social
- Good Mental
- Worst Physical
jtjackson completed the QOL survey for Mar 6, 2012 Mar 06, 2012
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