What's With My MS and Recurring UTIs?...“This is the end, my beautiful friend, the end.” Every single time I have used the bathroom over these past seven days...reactions2comments
Considering Knee Replacement Surgery When Living with MS ...Living with chronic disease isn’t fun. Living with more than one disease can be challenging. Living with multiple chronic and debilitating diseases...reactions21comments
Multiple Sclerosis 101: Understanding the Nervous System...I have a theory that education leads to empowerment, and empowerment leads to people being good advocates for themselves and improved health...reactions7comments
Multiple Sclerosis and Advocating for Better Times...What is advocating, you ask? One who advocates to bring change for a cause or policy, or pleads in favor of others...reactions6comments
Things to Know about Multiple Sclerosis for MS World Day...For MS World Day, we are helping spread the word about what life is REALLY like for those living with, and caring...reactions10comments
MS Risk and the Herpes Virus: Is There a Link?...Doctors and researchers still do not know what causes multiple sclerosis (MS). Some factors imply that an infectious agent, like a virus...reactions1comment
What Is the Link Between Asthma and Multiple Sclerosis?...In our MS In America 2017 survey, 15% of respondents noted that they live with both MS and asthma. Asthma is a...reactions2comments
The Risk for Migraines When You Have Multiple Sclerosis...More and worsening headaches were hard to ignore early into my new multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. I wondered whether I’d just imagined...reactions38comments
How I Manage My "Fairly Uncommon" Partial Complex Seizures...It was a Saturday afternoon in 1995 and my husband and I were at a crowded, noisy tile store with our three-year-old...reactionscomments
Multiple Sclerosis is a Pain...Some medical professionals sometimes use the casual term “LP” as shorthand. It's shorthand for lumbar puncture, previously referred to as a spinal...reactions10comments
MS Is a Pain in the…...Every day when I wake up I am reminded that I am living with multiple sclerosis. The pain that I feel when...reactions83comments
Disease-Modifying Therapy: To Continue or Not to Continue Is the Question...Wow, I can see that look of, “Are you crazy?” And I agree with our younger generation asking this question, although, this...reactions8comments
The Loneliness of MS...Content Note: This article describes depression. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. Suffering...reactions109comments
Learning Not to Catastrophize with MS...Sometimes everything in my life with multiple sclerosis (MS) works out so well it’s like all the pieces just fell perfectly into...reactions18comments
Managing My Depression and Anxiety: My Latest Experience...Prior to the year 2020, my life with multiple sclerosis (MS) was, for the most part, pretty stable and moving forward in...reactions15comments
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...reactions48comments
Asking the Embarrassing Questions: My Interview With a Urologist...I have struggled with bladder symptoms since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), and I know I am far from being alone!...reactions14comments
A New Look for How I Control My MS Bladder...I will admit that I am vain. I care about my appearance and like to look nice, but I never thought I...reactions64comments
My Brain is Working, But My Body Doesn't Want To...As I sit here writing this, I’m struggling. It is difficult to even type, not because it’s hard emotionally, but because it...reactions44comments
Leg Weakness...My main multiple sclerosis symptoms are scarce, thankfully. For me, these symptoms include fatigue and lassitude, muscle weakness and occasional pain. Arm...reactions43comments
