My greatest teacher: MS!...I was diagnosed with MS just after my 17th birthday, and it shattered my perception of who I was. I had been an athlete and I was planning to go...reactions2comments
Never Apologize...I’m Dying! Or at least that’s what I feel like. MS tends to put me in a fragile wavering psychotic state. Between the optic neuritis, numbness, fatigue, dropping things, tripping...reactions14comments
Are your adult children involved?...My children are now in their 30s. It wasn't until they were in their early 20s that my wife descended from remitting relapsing MS into the secondary progressive stage of...reactions1replyCaregiving
It doesn't have to hurt...I was diagnosed with MS May 3, 2013. That's a date I'll never forget. I felt like my whole world was collapsing around me. Just hearing the words, Multiple Sclerosis...reactions2comments
Finding Medical Help...I Have a family history of ms. I have expressed to the physician I have been seeing, but because he has practice through a rescue mission he is limited to...reactions1replyDiagnosis
Hold on...Hardest thing to change sometimes is my mind... flip flopping between denial, taking care of self and getting ready for worst case scenario. Since I am not MS and it...reactionscomments
Fighting MRI Fatigue...Throughout my life, I have always been affectionately labeled as "accident-prone." Maybe it was because of the time I broke my leg skiing and needed a couple of surgeries to...reactions48comments
What about Secondary-Progessive MS?...Is anyone paying attention to SPMS? It seems like an orphan disease. I diagnosed it. Honest. My physician said "I guess you're right." I know MS is hard to diagnose...reactions6comments
MS SUCKS...I was diagnosed with MS at age 17. It was my high school graduation gift lol. I've had multiple sclerosis for 21 years. Stopped working in my late 20's due...reactions1comment
Lemtrada Anyone?...Anyone out there taking Lemtrada? I recently traveled to Dresden Germany for my first 5 doses. I am writing a blog about the experience as well as other places to...reactions28repliesTreatment
Why is it so hard to get treated for MS?...I was diagnosed with MS in May of 2010 after years of trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I woke up one morning paralyzed from the waist...reactions23comments
How 9/11 and MS came together for me....How 9/11 and MS came together for me. On September 11, 2001 I was sitting in the waiting room at my primary care Dr.’s office with my wife CINDY ...reactionscomments
Watch more horror movies!..."Multiple Sclerosis sucks... but zombies don't want to eat my brain!" -alchemie (est. 2008) I worked for Foster Care for a little over 5 years. I'm currently working part-time at...reactions2comments
new symptom...Early last week I was greeted with a new symptom and spent the better part of a day in the local ER. How do I know when to phone my...reactionsrepliesHealthcare Team
No Help...I was diagnosed with MS in 2009. Since then I've been to 3 other neurologists. I have lifelong epilepsy but no help at all for MS. No centers close by...reactions1replyCommunity Resources
Tips I Learned About MS, Pregnancy and Becoming A Mother...Twenty-one years ago I became a mother. Finally. After two traumatic miscarriages, a lot of stress and many issues with my MS, I finally became pregnant one more time. I vowed to...reactions2comments
Tablets (not the pharmaceutical kind)...My wife, who has MS, has some vision problems and some cognitive problems. She was always an avid reader and now mostly satisfies her book cravings listening to books on...reactions2repliesCaregiving
Misdiagnosed...I was always moving around. Taking care of my family and friends. This time I needed to be taking care of. It all started in March 2012. I was a...reactions2comments
Life & Times of an MS Sufferer........Life & Times of an MS Sufferer..... These pages are dedicated to the following people, my father Leslie 1911-1980, my father was an indirect casualty of the smoking lobby, succumbing...reactionscomments
When to use steroids?...Hi all- For the past 3 weeks Ive been experiencing some numbness in my feet, legs, stomach, and hands. The sensations have changed and migrated quite a bit, but they...reactions1replySymptoms
