Awaiting diagnosis - MS and migrainesHi! I'm on an "urgent" waiting list to see a neurologist after a recent concerning MRI scan which was a follow up, showing an additional legion of hyperintensity which could...reactions3replies
Leg PainI’ve had MS, apparently, for about 30+ years. No symptoms, just two attacks… one in 1989 (blind in an eye for a bit) and one about 10 years ago (they...reactions2repliesPain
I've decided that it's time to return to my life.Despite many symptoms that I've learned really started in my preteen years and just slowly progressed, my neurological symptoms never stopped me until December 2023. Sure, sometimes they slowed me...reactions5repliesUndiagnosed/Seeking DiagnosisCopingSymptoms
What I have found to help with the chronic Pain & Discomfort - tightness & intense squeezing around torsoI continued to work for 10 yrs after my diagnosis of RRMS. But, after a relapse affecting my thoracic spinal cord, I sadly could no longer work. I have Chronic...reactions1replyPainSymptoms
"It's always about you and your MS" I am a 20 year old woman and got diagnosed with MS in January 2024. I also have a bunch of Mental health issues which I had even before MS...reactions4repliesMental HealthDepressionDiagnosis
So much for family supportLiving with for 20+ years and when you say you can't do something due to fatigue taking all ur energy and ur an emotional wreck and they say oh wise...reactions2repliesCopingDepressionFriends & FamilyMental Health
Losing independence I’m 47 yo and was diagnosed 14 years ago. I was in grad school and finished my Master’s (MS, haha). I was an elite swimmer since I was a kid...reactions1replyDepressionCoping
Mental Health and MSHow has your MS impacted your mental health? Do you ever experience anxiety, depression, or catastrophizing? What has helped you cope with it all?...reactions73repliesMental HealthTips & AdviceDepression
loneliness, isolationAll of us strongly disabled are affected personally, including 73-year-old me. I detect no discussions here dealing with psychic crises. All I hear is "Get help" yet neither society nor...reactions2repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsDepressionAwareness