I have never had to deal with the MS Hug so this is so new to me.  But what I have been able to read, one needs to relax and try and be as calm as possible.  Maybe a massage may work or it may not.  Try reading up on the ms hug.  The experts on this site I am sure have so much more insite.  But I do know that it is a tight feeling and relaxing can sure help one feel a lot better.  I do hope that you feel better real soon !

Sherry/smomdukes

Tacklems

4/26/09 4:41am

i have read about the ms hug on other sites about it to i have a really good friend thats on ds and now is on here to hes name is chris cox and he road a book about the mshug you should get it and read it my friend

momdukes

4/26/09 7:20am

Thank you, I will, hearing about it has my interest up, and I need to be prepared.  Thank you for the heads up

Tacklems

4/26/09 2:56pm

you are welcome

I'm sorry you have the ms hug but thankfully I have never had it.  My frieend who used to have ms told me it was her one of her first symptoms but I guess it went away by itself after some while like most exacerbations do.  Be strong! I guess stretching may help but I don't have any other advice :(

Suddenly in the middle of the night I had this very painful, dull ache in my abdomen that wrapped itself around my lower back. I went to see my internist, who then ordered an ultrasound, and nothing showed up. I did further investigation on my own and wondered if my Copaxone injections could be the culprit. I reviewed my shot location chart to see where I had been injecting, and discovered that I had been injecting two days in a row in the belly, one on either side of my navel. Well, I redesigned my shot location chart and separated these two belly locations by 2 weeks, and lo and behold - I've not had the "hug" ever since. I solved it by myself!

I called the "Shared Solutions" Copaxone nurse to tell her my story in hopes that it might help someone else, and she told me that she had never heard of anyone experiencing the "hug" due to shot location. How many years has Copaxone been on the market that no one ever reported this or figured it out???

When a doctor tells you that he/she doesn't have a clue as to what is causing something, TAKE THEM AT THEIR WORD! Western medicine HAS NO CLUE. You are your own best investigator.

I will say this: my walking has greatly improved this past month since I stopped eating all meat, chicken, fish, soy, dairy, sugar, caffeine, soda, alcohol, grains, and bread and began eating only fresh, raw, organic living foods: fruits, veggies, nuts, and seeds. I encourage everyone to look into trying the living raw foods lifestyle way of eating. Just Google it and investigate for yourself. I think there really is something to eliminating ALL processed foods and cooked foods. If anyone has any questions about this, please ask me anything. I'd love to share my knowledge and experience on this subject.

Keep on moving your body, too! Get in the pool if you have to...

Heidi

Katy

8/ 8/09 4:51am

The MS hug was my first symptom, along with numbness of my right foot - the hug was on the right side too.  It is truly a horrible feeling.  On thing that helped was to wear a wide wrap with velcro (used for back problems) because there was also the feeling of my organs being very heavy on that side.

 

I had to go to the hospital to get the Predisone IV drip several times before it went away.  My toes have never stopped feeling numb, but at least I can walk again without a cane.  Fatigue and pain are my worst symptoms now - plus intolerance to heat.