My diagnosis with RRMS...It all started the last week of January 2011. I was sick off and on for about 2 months. I woke up one day and my feet were prickly, I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I'm here too...I have had MS for almost six years now. I never went to websites for support, I just learned to live with it day by day. I was diagnosed January...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My stem cells transplant clinical trial......I am just getting my story out there, hopefully it can be beneficial to others. This took place 2 years ago, and I posted this on another MS site, patientslikeme...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
What's next?!...Hi everyone, my name is Maribeth. Just a little over a year ago I was diagnosed with M.S. To say it rocked my world would be an understatement. See before...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
I am Lucky?...I was diagnosed at the age of 34. Had some numbness/tingling in my feet and numbness in my pelvic region. After visiting my primary doc, he ordered some MRIs and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Why Don't My MRI Images Match My Symptoms?...This is the burning question asked over and over. We often feel a physical decline due to our multiple sclerosis (MS), but when the neurologist orders a new MRI to...Reactions0reactionsComments64 comments
Handicap Parking ...Hi everyone. I've been diagnosed with MS for about 6 months now and am still learning to listen to my body. Learning when to take it easy and when I...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesCoping
Travel scooter...I was diagnosed in January 2013 with MS and have been doing Betaseron injections which have helped me enormously with my mobility. Have used a power scooter a few times...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Surviving my MS life survey...just saying!...Surviving my circumstances and finally learning to 'ACCEPT' them is the defining imperative of my personal MS journey! Being born in 1954, there wasn't much awareness in the general front...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Everything Changes....Well, I'm 22 years young now, and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was 18 years old. The story is a fun one, I think. Here goes: I had...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Terrible Story...I'd like to think that's odd. In 1989 I had optic neuritis but didn't see a doctor and the effects went away in about 7 days. In 1990 a friend...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Didn't Understand It Until I Had It...My mother had MS. I tried to understand the disease and learn as much as I could attending her support group meetings, taking trips to her Dr. but I didn't...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Living with MS - Our family......Our daughter Siobhan had to do a final project for Psychology Class. She is a senior in HS. She chose to educate and share our personal struggle with MS. She...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My long and winding road...Hi I'm a 46yr old guy who first came down with MS when I was 19. The first time I noticed something I was out partying with friends, my left...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My son gave me my diagnosis...I found out when my son was 6months old that I had ms and I was 34. My go misdiagnosed me with sciatica for 4 years prior so I probably...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Traveling with MS: I learned more in 15 minutes while waiting for a train at Union Station....After spending a weekend in Chicago with my daughter, we find ourselves in crowded Union Station to catch the Amtrak back home... I've never been on a real train before...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Michelle's MS Story...I hesitate to write my story as it is yet to be finished. Today I write about my journey into this new reality. I was diagnosed on January 9, 2013...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Losing Weight With MS...I am a 35 year old male from a small city in North Carolina called North Wilkesboro. In 2006 my mother died from complications of Primary Progressive MS. Not very...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Do I or Don't I have MS?...I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS in 1998 by a World Famous Neurologist whose name I can't recall, and that is a problem because now I have been told...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Opportunity to Achieve Success...I began working at Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilites (TACID) in January 2012. Little did I know I would come to use it's services in a very personal...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments