Fatigue MedicationI was diagnosed December 18th, 2010, with RRMS and Secondary Progressive MS. As with many people with MS I have suffered with fatigue from the beginning. I tried Nuvigil, Provigil...reactions9comments
One Thing in Life Worse Than Having MS...Loving someone with MS... The uncertainty of having MS must be multiple times worse for the people who love someone with MS. They know precisely what the uncertainties of MS...reactions6comments
Skinny MinnieI was diagnosed in my mid-50s. In a couple of months, I will be 77yrs. I had almost no symptoms the first five years, after that things got worse. Have...reactions4comments
This is My StoryI've had MS for about 20 years. For the past 15 or more I've been in a wheelchair. I'm a widow who lives alone time pretty independent, I do everything...reactions2comments
Living with MS for Almost 6 YearsI was diagnosed with MS in March 2013 at the age of 63. I'm now 70. Yes I've had my fair share of bad days but I also feel like...reactions1comment
Learning to Change My Story as I’m SpeakingI am a tour guide of the Innovation Center where I work. Every now and then I find that brain 🧠 fog will creep up unexpectedly and I am at...reactions1comment
What It Means To Me"Ehh, whatever" was my somewhat cavalier reaction to the diagnosis of MS. "No big deal, life goes on, it'll be fine." Three years on, my cavalier and flippant view has...reactions4comments
An Unexpected DiagnosisYou have to laugh. Went over to the neighbor's house the other day to deliver some mail to them and they found me lying at their front door! I had...reactions4comments
My Relapse EmergencyI've had MS for 9 years. Within these nine years, I've gone through many neurologists in search of a doctor that is educated in MS to stabilize and better my...reactions11comments
A Day in the Life of...I just got back from doing some shopping and errand "running" and thought just maybe this might lend some encouragement to someone today. I spend a lot of time alone...reactions12comments
Susan Bowie and CatsI was dxed in 1993. On April Fools' Day! Some joke. I went down at my job. I spent 3 weeks in the hospital. I was able to continue to...reactions4comments
"Do You REALLY Need That Cane?"So, today at work, as I was leaving at 7 am, (I do the overnight shifts sitting at a Front Desk of a condo, because that's all I can really...reactions6comments
Just VentingHi, I don't have much of a story to tell; was officially diagnosed in 2015, a year later from my first MS attack that took me to the ER thinking...reactions5comments
I Don't RememberWhen I was a toddler my mom took me to the fairgrounds and not for the county fair. She wanted to see President John F Kennedy who paid a visit...reactions2comments
Am I Crazy or Is It Real?Hello everyone, I apologize for the long rant beforehand, but I needed a place to vent. For years, I've had health issues, but the specialists always came to a conclusion...reactions3comments
When MS Knocks at Your DoorLife comes with many opportunities, it all depends on one’s choice on how to design or weave it. You either choose to fight or surrender. This is a story of...reactions2comments
MS HugHello all, has anyone experienced the MS hug? For the last 2 weeks I have been having pain in both limbs, from the neck down to my feet. My stomach...reactions2comments
Cortisone Was Supposed to Help Me But...Last weekend I was hospitalized to take Cortisone through IV because my MS symptoms flared up. Usually, MS patients take cortisone to shorten the attack so they can get back...reactions2comments
My Neurologist’s Poor Choice of WordsBefore I was diagnosed with MS about 10 years ago, I was seeing a neurologist for pain in my legs. He diagnosed me as having diabetic neuropathy. I went to...reactions4comments
Caution: Reality Ahead!Like others, I have seen and/or heard various platitudes linked to the diagnosing of multiple sclerosis (MS). Platitudes such as, "You have MS, it does not have you." Rather than...reactions1comment
