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...reactions2comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2repliesCoping
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...reactions6repliesCoping
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions17comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
Where is my finish line now?...I was 60 years old when I received the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. About four years prior to that, I began experiencing some mobility and hand weakness problems, but the...reactions2comments
How did this happen?...I was 47 years old when I was diagnosed. I had had several warnings, like numbness, cognitive issues, vision, fatigue and vertigo but it took me loosing feeling in my...reactionscomments
