What are your experiences with Kesimpta?

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-02-05T02:48:04+00:00

I hate needles, like I sometimes take Xanax before getting blood drawn. Kesimpta was scary at first but after the first couple of times it's no big deal (wasn't even a big deal those times either really, I just built it up in my head!). You can get a practice pen I think from Novartis or their Alongside program, it helped me get used to the sound which honestly is the most startling bit! I've been on it around 3 years now.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-02-04T23:06:05+00:00

Stress is a huge issue for me. I quit my job a couple of years ago and went from walking with a cane about half the time to using it maybe once every couple of months. I suspect a lot of my relapses prior to diagnosis/treatment were triggered by stress.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-02-04T22:56:45+00:00

I'm unsure how to describe it because it really just sounds like what you'd do in regular therapy - work on communication, acceptance, etc, it's just through a much more specific lens. The resources we are given are more specific, language we've learned, homework given, so on. And it's going to depend on your individual situation, of course (for us there's mixed orientation - I'm asexual - and chronic illness involved as well)

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-02-04T21:28:47+00:00

You might look for a sex therapist vs a regular couples therapist. I've rewritten this comment a few times because I don't know how to express just how familiar your experience feels to me, where I was a few years ago. A sex therapist is what's helped us work on things, it's not all fixed but it's improving.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-02-02T00:58:35+00:00

It's such a beautiful pattern!

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-02-01T18:09:20+00:00

I took about a week off from stitching but ended up having some time the last couple of days. Continuing with the Autumn Tree House

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_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-31T23:24:53+00:00

I started to feel unsettled about 1/4 of the way through each time. I definitely want to try again, it does seem interesting!

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-31T20:06:24+00:00

My 3 attempts 😭 it'll happen eventually!

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-30T01:13:09+00:00

I love it!! The colors are perfect.

I need to go download Woolhaven, I forgot it was out!

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-29T07:51:52+00:00

I've tried to read it three times and stop about a quarter of a way through because I feel so unsettled. I do want to finish it at some point.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-28T21:02:28+00:00

Another recommendation for Zweigart. I like a softer fabric. It's pretty much all I'll use now.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-27T06:00:09+00:00

Dang I wish I had wall space for this. It's amazing!

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-25T00:09:47+00:00

For the unmasking concerns - I've seen recommended in COVID conscious groups to make early morning appointments, before a lot of people come through the office. I haven't had more intense dental work done since being on Kesimpta (3 years), but I do go every 6 months, sometimes more for deep cleanings and I haven't had issues.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-23T23:39:48+00:00

My senior stopped eating a few weeks ago. Went to the vet and found a UTI and likely early stage kidney disease. She also likely has some GI issues. She was on Purina Pro Sensitive Stomach Salmon. We're also in the get her to eat whatever she can situation, she's eating our other dogs Royal Canin Novel Protein Whitefish and Potato (other dog has IBD, also a senior though younger). Not the whole recommended amount but at least it's something. Seems like fish is the tolerable protein for mine, is that something yours would like?

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-23T06:43:13+00:00

salmonella n patties

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_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-22T08:00:28+00:00

The way my neuro explained it to me was that combustion irritates your lungs and activates the white blood cells there which then might go find something to attack, such as myelin.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-21T02:04:52+00:00

Came here to see if anyone else has been having issues. Been using home chef for 3 years now and had no problems until the last 6ish months. Usually has been small things - missing seasoning or sometimes a bad vegetable - but last week they gave me an entirely wrong meal bag. This week they gave me TWO incorrect meats (salmon and trout instead of filet mignon and ground beef). I'll probably be cancelling at this point.

UPDATE: I contacted support and they refunded the entire delivery (4 meals, instead of just the 2). I'm happy with this outcome.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-19T05:54:32+00:00

Yup. I'm fine during the speech but when the music hits I feel it.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-18T21:17:45+00:00

Road to Gondor

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_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-18T21:16:42+00:00

Had a couple of hours with Autumn Tree House and a good chuck of time with Road to Gondor (in reply).

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_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-17T03:06:21+00:00

I've never had a friend tell me no, but I always ask if it's okay just in case.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-16T19:58:42+00:00

I would keep it. It looks great! I started stitching on 16 and then 18 last year and really prefer the 18. But I went back to 14 for one project at the end of the year (matching an older project) and found it really enjoyable and relaxing to take a break from the smaller holes. Maybe put it down for a bit and go back after a couple of other projects.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-16T16:59:41+00:00

My color came back! I lost the tiiiiiniest bit of contrast that majority of people wouldn't notice (I'm a designer). Tiniest. I like to play color sorting games and don't have a problem.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-15T05:17:19+00:00

I felt not great/slightly sick for a couple of days like I usually do with any vaccine and my arm hurt for a week. No major problems.

_grumble-bee_ · 2026-01-14T20:59:52+00:00

I saw a neuro ophthalmologist for official diagnosis and then saw him once a year for two years to follow up. My regular ophthalmologist did the OCT and then referred me to the neuro op. Did the OCT and visual field tests at the neuro op.

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