Having Hard Discussions...So many in the community have encountered this so if you have advice or experience navigating the following situation, please do your...reactions50repliesCopingTips & AdviceFriends & Family
How I was diagnosed a month ago. I am 74....Last year I wasn’t feeling like myself. Many years ago a neurologist diagnosed me with a neuromuscular autoimmune disease. When I began...reactions1replyNewly Diagnosed
Emerging From an MS Slump: My Journey to Feeling Better...Have you ever felt stuck in a rut with multiple sclerosis (MS), unable to gather the energy and motivation to take care...reactions66comments
Curious - how much and how well do you sleep?...I have struggled with insomnia for as long as I can remember. I remember using a flashlight to read underneath my covers...reactions2repliesCopingSymptomsUndiagnosed/Seeking Diagnosis
Self-Cathing at Work...I was diagnosed in Winter 2024 with MS. I am also in a wheelchair and need to intermittant self-cath. I have been...reactions2replies
MS Workplace Accommodations Led to a Lengthy Legal Battle...I was diagnosed in October 2011 at 40 years old. I am 53 now, and until mid-2021, I refused to use MS...reactions4comments
Walking ...Just diagnosed today not been able to walk for 3 months without a zimmer frame. Will I be able to walk again...reactions5repliesDiagnosis
Social security...Ok I messed up my previous post. Sorry I am not good at this. I worked in pharmacy for 20 years. I...reactions2replies
The rebound ...I had an amazing week! My roommate's Mom came to stay with us for eight days, and we had a blast. My...reactions2repliesSymptomsUndiagnosed/Seeking DiagnosisCoping
Propellor sound in my right ear!...For the 6th night in a row now I'm having a propellor sound going round on my right ear. Doesn't happen during...reactions3replies
A Long Path to Diagnosis...I’m a 68-year-old man and was just diagnosed with MS in 2020, although I now believe I have had it for as...reactions1comment
Most experienced MS symptoms...What are your top 5 most experienced symptoms related to MS? How do you cope with them? Do they seem to flare...reactions16repliesSymptoms
My M.S. ‘journey’, so far. (I am 73 years old and having a GREAT life!))...As most of you realize all too well, the ‘M.S. obstacle course’ is a long, steep and winding mountain-climb. The path is...reactionsreplies
The question this month is does the doctor listing to you?...Over the past 22 year of diagnosis, I feel as though it took me four Neurologist to finally find one who not...reactions1reply
Down under upside down...I had been an active kid, a gymnast, and then a nurse. I remember one day playing basketball with our youth group...reactions2replies
Anyone else living with MS and not on medication?...Diagnosed in 2001 after a domestic episode caused a concussion and an MRI was ordered. Never had any symptooms that I was...reactions4replies
A Sudden Anomaly: MS, Me, A Stroke And Mommy...Changes in life are inevitable. They can occur in as little as a second, a minute, or one or more day(s), night(s)...reactions3comments
Finding Light Through Darkness: Accepting My MS Diagnosis...I read a poem that deeply resonated with me and my 18+ year journey with MS: I kept running away from my darkness until...reactions44comments
Incidence of MS increasing...I've been wondering if the incidence of MS is increasing or if it is (a) just more public figures coming forward and/or...reactions3repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
I need a support dog any references?...I'm now in a wheelchair full-time and drop things constantly. Was talking with a friend that said to check into this. Really...reactions2repliesCopingMental HealthFatigue
