I watched Grey's Anatomy and learned about MS and Deep Brain Stimulation...Like many of us who have multiple sclerosis, when I hear that the disease is being mentioned in media, I seek out that media. I want to see just how my...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Joy and Tears...Toward the end of my second pregnancy, I kept falling forward onto my belly. The nurses in the maternity ward always giggled when I came through the door. "Back so...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Help...I've had MS for 20 years come May. I've had the gamut everything from losing my eyesight to partial paralyzation too many relapses I've had every kind of treatment that's...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Welcome to My MonSter...Hello everyone! My name is Amy and I was diagnosed with RRMS in 2009. I worked in the medical field most of my life, first as a CNA, then as...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Injection anxiety...I’ve been taking Avonex since I was diagnosed with MS in November 2015. When I was told that the treatment was a once-a-week injection, I thought, “No problem! I take...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Loneliness of MS...Content Note: This article describes depression. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. Suffering from multiple sclerosis often involves enduring a number...Reactions0reactionsComments98 comments
Stop already...It's been 20 years since my diagnosis. Recently my neurologist retired. In looking for a new one, my insurance company informs me I have to complete another MS work up...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Lost my insurance from work...We moved from Ga to SC but I stayed with the same company but I guess there is a different Union. NO ONE EXPLAINED THIS TO ME!!! It started in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Invisible Symptoms of MS: Mood Swings...Like many with multiple sclerosis, I have my fair share of problems with walking, spasms, pain, and fatigue. Some of my worst symptoms though, are not physical in nature and fall...Reactions0reactionsComments44 comments
When I'm Told, "It Could Be Worse"...Have you ever been told in regard to your MS, “Oh, well it could be worse!” Yeah, I know it could be worse...but it could also be better. When I...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
TK Sellman...TK was previously a health leader on MultipleSclerosis.net. TK Sellman, RPSGT CCSH is a career journalist (Columbia Chicago, ’90). She was diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia in 2010, which inspired her...
The Straight Poop on Bowel Dysfunction...If you suffer from constipation, sudden urges to move your bowel that make you desperately hobble to the toilet, fecal leakage between bowel movements—or the entire list, like I do--then...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
I hate M.S....I have had M.S. for 30 years. It's exhausting. It has robbed me of many important relationships. My children are fed up of hearing about it. I split up with...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
"Is it that Jerry Lewis Disease?"...Well my name is Lacey. It was almost 18 years ago my son was 6 weeks old. Such a wonderful time in my life. I had just had this beautiful...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
MS In America 2016: Being Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis...The team at MultipleSclerosis.net conducted a large, extensive survey among people living with MS, with the goal of gaining a better understanding of the many aspects of what it’s like...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Here I go again!...I just got diagnosed with MS in November 2015. Starting in early October, I had a strange sensation of not being able to sense cold with my left hand. I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hello...I'm a 67 yr. old retired nurse who has had MS since a diagnosis in 1994 after many years of doctors guessing at my diagnosis since no lesions showed on...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
I'm new to this. Thank you all for your articles, they mean so much....Thank God I am blessed to have an amazing husband. But I have one child, a daughter, left at home. I think it's the hardest on her. She tells me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Embrace Your Story...I've been living with MS for 6 years now. Short in comparison to most. I was diagnosed in 2010 at the age of 49, with an abrupt onset of double...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Just Breathe...Most days, life it is what it is. I am a “happy go lucky” roll with the punches kinda person. I have a great life. I have accepted this hell...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
