Mental health nor in good place ...After been diagnosed in 2021 previously suffered since 2010 with brachial neuritis in which I couldn't feel my arms for 6 weeks and I couldn't sleep at all either. I...reactions5repliesCopingDepressionIntimacy & RelationshipsMental Health
Taking time...I have learned pacing yourself is the best help. I don't clean the whole house anymore. I have to pick one room and go until I get tired. My house...reactions1comment
Diagnosis is Not a Death Sentence...Hi all, I know if you're reading this you're a fellow MS patient or a caregiver. So you have had a diagnosis day. This is my day. I went to...reactionscomments
Support and Understanding...After 5 months of being married, I started feeling numbness in my toes on my left side. It soon traveled up my leg and to the other leg. Following that...reactionscomments
MRI & Labs...I don't have a dx yet and dr is concerned about my cognitive issues and all the other stuff going on like weakness in leg with abnormal gait, joint pain...reactions6repliesUndiagnosed/Seeking DiagnosisMRIs
20+ Years Now...I was told by one neurologist that I’d be in a wheelchair within a year, I had so many lesions on my brain & spine. Thank goodness my local neurologist...reactions2comments
A Good Reason to Get Up...I proposed to my then-girlfriend 10 days before I was admitted to the hospital for numbness in my legs. I spent a week more in the hospital having tests run...reactions2comments
MS Changed Everything...I'm struggling in so many ways. I feel like remembering who I was before is like remembering a friend who passed away. The old me is gone, never to return...reactionscomments
Miss Diagnosis...Hi everyone I am a 62 female and being treated for my MS with Ocrevus. I never knew I had this issue. Through the years, I walked slower than usual...reactionscomments
Paula’s MS Story...My first experience concerning Multiple Sclerosis came when I had an optic neurosis in my left eye. I was referred to an optometrist who told me that I would probably...reactionscomments
Combat Veteran with MS: KEEP PUSHING!...I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in March of 2017, after experiencing severe migraines and my first seizure in January of 2017. I’ve experienced MS symptoms, including pain, imbalance, fatigue...reactionscomments
Out of Nowhere in 1993...In 1993 I was 30 years old, working on a career in a field I had been engaged in for 10 years. Then bam, my right arm went numb. I...reactionscomments
MS Naturally...I was diagnosed with MS in 1999, but it was told that it would not show up until later. It definitely did when I got married in 2010 and was...reactionscomments
I Feel as If Life Is Passing Me By...In the past month, I have noticed that my cooking has taken a bad turn. It's like I can not cook anymore, even if trying to follow directions. The latest...reactionscomments
Acceptance is the Hardest Part...The first time I learned I had MS, it was hard to accept the new body I was in- the new feelings, the new thoughts. None of it felt right...reactionscomments
What I’ve Learned While Managing My MS Symptoms...When I was diagnosed with MS in May of 2017, it was a relief to have a diagnosis for all the symptoms that I had been experiencing over the last...reactionscomments
MS is a Horrible “Friend”...I have been diagnosed with MS since 2009. I thought I had it under control. NOPE! My youngest child has 3 babies. They are the youngest of all the grandbabies...reactionscomments
Multiple Sclerosis Doesn't Define ME...But it almost always defines: what I'm able to do (and how much of it), what I eat, my sleep habits, my mental health, and my relationships. It's stolen memories...reactionscomments
My Life With MS...So I was able to get through the Marine Corps, start my career, even earning my bachelors degree while even excelling in my job before my disease would land me...reactions1comment
What I Have Learned About Myself From Managing MS...I have learned that I can manage my MS through resourcefulness and looking for support when I need it. There have been challenges but if I look for it, I...reactionscomments