Princefan MS Story...My name is Carrie and I had MS when I was pregnant with my daughter at age 21 but was diagnosed in June 1999. I was in my early 30's...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Not going to give in... EVER!...When I was diagnosed with MS, I was falling a lot. At work and at home. I went to my family doctor who had ordered a MRI. The time waiting...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
MS the long way around...I was diagnosed with RRMS on January 13, 2009-- interestingly, also one of my brothers' birthday. I was in a Phase II clinical trial for Ocrelizumab from 09-11, and had...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
23 years after diagnosis...Hello, My name is BarbieD. I was diagnosed in 1990 after several years of symptoms and testing. I am a second generation person with MS. My younger sister has been...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Conformity...I was diagnosed when I was 16. That was 19 years ago, as I am now 35. It has been a long and turbulent road as so many others who...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My story......I am Denise and I was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago at the age of 47. It started with a blurry spot in my right eye. After going to the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My fundraising goal for the 2013 Race To Stop MS/NYC Marathon...I am probably the luckiest person alive with MS. Let me explain. So many people spend months, and often years, going from doctor to doctor explaining pain, numbness, and many...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How I became diagnosed with MS....I was 15 when I first got really sick, I was in the hospital for about 2 months. It started with Viral Meningitis, then became Acute Disseminated Encephamylitis. ADEM is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Life...or something like it...Hello, My name is Doc and I have just a "touch of MS" as a doctor said to me several years ago. I have never been a serious person, even...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
MS hug...It was bad i could hardly breath it felt like when i told my dr about this he didnt have a clue what i ment so i'd say there a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Conflicted & Confused...I was helping to take care of my gramma, whom was diagnosed with lung cancer (which eventually turned into bone cancer because of VERY late diagnoses). I woke up one...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Support groups?...Have conflicting feeling about MS Support groups. What do you think - helpful or depressing? I would like to find one and check it out for myself but thus far...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Health insurance...I am very fortunate to have good health insurance. I'm on SS disability & have a supplement that cost me no premium monthly. It covers my medications at $4-$9. There...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCoping
A lonely diagnosis....I was 26 years old, a new wife and a new mother when I started having symptoms. I first noticed that my right hand was very weak and I was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Doctors told us it was not Fatal....When my father was first diagnosed at age 50, his symptoms were mild. His balance was off a bit. We thought he needed glasses. My first question was "is this...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Advice please...My wife was diagnosed with MS 21 years ago, six years before we were married. So I knew what I was getting into but in truth I was not prepared...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Scariest two words...Multiple Sclerosis was the scariest two words I had ever heard come out of a doctor's mouth. I was sick with a cold for a little while and had recently...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dear diary...I am a man! That being said, as a young boy I liked getting dirty. As I got older, I went from a tricycle to a bicycle. Bicycles are faster...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dealing with MS...I was diagnosed with MS 4 years ago. I have had my ups and downs until just this year. It seems like I am going through relapse more now than...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Daughter's solution...When my daughter was diagnosed, she was prescribed Copaxone by Teva Pharmaceutical and is living a normal life. It has been about 15 years. This is a daily injectable medication...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments