My Friday Looked Differently...Well, it was Friday, and I had to go to an office meeting in the hospital where I worked. It was July, so it was very hot outside and hot...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Balance: How do you balance your health needs with life?...Hey MS pals, I’m wondering if you have any tried and true strategies for taking care of yourselves? I find that taking care of myself would be a full time...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesFatigueTips & Advice
MS Shenanigans at Work: Missing My Commode...When my MS flares, fatigue is amongst the first of the symptoms that presents. And amongst what it affects for me personally, are my legs. I no longer walk, but...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Tips for dealing with EXTREME muscle tension (EMT), please...After a life-altering flare in 2019, I got extreme - and I mean EXTREME, hard to breathe sometimes, extreme - muscle tension in my torso, from my collar bone, down...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesPainTreatmentTips & Advice
What to Know About Lesions and MS...Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease. For people with MS, the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective covering on nerve fibers. This covering is called myelin. The attacks by...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Should I just assume anxiety until I get a more serious/obvious symptom?...Hi all, I posted something else (now deleted don't worry) but the tags didn't work so I'm going to try again, I just kinda need some advice. I've been having...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesDiagnosisUndiagnosed/Seeking Diagnosis
I have a question about MS...I had a series of MRI's last May(23) and the report revealed I had an aplastic A1 segment of the left ACA. I found out that the reason why the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptomsMRIsDiagnosis
TED Hose vs. Compression Socks: My MS Battle of Function Over Fashion...I will admit that I’ve never been the most fashionable or trendy woman, but I always try to dress nicely and look presentable. Sure, I survived days of teal blue...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Guilt & MS...Hi there. I was diagnosed with MS when I was 19. It was rather inactive until about 5 years ago when it suddenly became much worse. I dealt with depression...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesMental HealthCopingDepression
Equity and MS...I'm an engineer looking beyond the bench towards where I can have a greater impact to help people with MS, and was wondering what were the current biggest barriers for...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwareness
Head Pain and MS...So fellow MS'ers, is that a thing? Maybe it should be, I digress sorry. So I have had MS since 2008 and frequently I get this sharp stabbing pain in...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesPain
My journey with MS...My name is Dot, I have been living with MS since I was in my early 20’s. I had mono as a teenager which I believe started my MS journey...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
All Pain, All Day...Chronic pain is often a part of living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Much has been written about pain. People living with MS (PLwMS) write from the perspective of experiencing pain...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Help...So my last MRI showed my MS was stable and I have a buldging disk at the L4-L5 in my back so a referral to a Neurosurgeon is being worked...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
MS Treatment Commercials...Fill in the blank: If you directed a commercial about MS, it would include ________....Reactions0reactionsComments22 repliesTreatment
Side effects from long term breast cancer preventative meds ...I had a lumpectomy in Nov 22, a month of radiation, then started on the 5-10 year course of the preventative med. The med made me feel like bones &...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSide Effects
When My Doctor Didn’t Believe Me...Multiple sclerosis is known as the “snowflake disease” for good reason. It affects each of us differently. We may have the same diagnosis in our medical charts, but how it...Reactions0reactionsComments22 comments
Need Help MRIS ...Please need anyone to help me understand WHY Neurologists do not disclose all information that is on your MRIS. There was some very interesting, discerning information on my last MRIS...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Care...I'm 46 I've gotten stuck in the shower twice once where I just couldn't remember how to get out the second time the screw came out of my shower chair...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCaregiving
