Needing to VentI am posting this today because I simply need to vent. I am not looking for advice or suggestions because trust me, I have probably thought of them all. Living...reactions5comments
Prescription costs sky high! 🙁I had worked very hard since graduating college, and had climbed high up the corporate ladder. I was 36, newly married and was and was looking forward to starting a...reactions1comment
SerendipityIt is strange, but MS has helped my marriage, of 30 years. I used to be totally active, I would go three places a day, and the house was just...reactions3comments
Doing BetterHello everyone... I was diagnosed with RRMS in 1979 while in nursing school and I was also engaged to a medical student. It all started out with optic neuritis and...reactions1comment
Just a Headache?!I'm 44. I have not been diagnosed with MS but, my symptoms as of late have me wondering and confused. I was diagnosed with costochondritis in May 2018. Painful and...reactions2comments
Knew Something Wasn’t RightNow 49. Thinking back about 15 years ago the first thing was both of my lower legs going numb. I was always a runner. And EMGs the work up and...reactions2comments
Living with MS and Knowing my Father's Battle AlsoI was diagnosed in 2006 two years after I became a registered nurse. I am not taking anything for it at the moment. I did take copaxone injections in the...reactions1comment
Don't I get Dinner First?This is not hoodoo medicine. There are people who specialize in this. Everyone knows that PT is an important component in managing the spasticity that often comes along with this...reactions2comments
Just Sharing in the Hope This Helps SomeoneMy dad, unfortunately, passed from a heart attack about a month ago at the age of 71. He had battled MS for the past 15 years of his life. He...reactions2comments
MS Veteran: But Definitely Not Out of ActionQuote By M. A. Radmacher: "Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying: I'll try again tomorrow." Last week I...reactions2comments
Get Tested!Here’s a little story, my first, about something I would have done differently. First of all, my grandmother was diagnosed before I was born and lived 42 years with MS...reactions1comment
THE RINGING PHONEI wrote this story a few years ago - when I transitioned to Secondary Progressive MS. The humming from my cell phone startles me. The doctor’s name clearly displayed, takes...reactions2comments
Look, No Hands!If someone had told me a few years ago that at some point I would no longer have the use of my arms and hands and would have to rely...reactions6comments
Insurance InsecuritiesI’m on “hold” again with my insurance company, or “benefits administrator,” which gives me plenty of time to share some thoughts. This call started off, as they all do, with...reactions3comments
Hard to Explain but Then Again Why Bother!When I was 57 years old I was told my brain was that of a much older person's. Admitted for a spinal tap which was negative I was told to...reactions10comments
MS - She Ain't No Picnic!My name is Jon Wegner aka Scooterjon. I currently live in North Dakota, USA, after being a lifelong Minnesotan. It's hard to believe I've lived in North Dakota now for...reactions10comments
Worried For My SonI don't know what to do or where to go. I don't even know if my son, who's 30 has MS. Occasionally through the years, I wondered about him though...reactions1comment
Any Help PleaseHi, I haven't been diagnosed, but I think I may have MS :( My symptoms started around 9 months ago with some weird, cold, numb feelings in my right hand...reactions1comment
I Tried Homeopathy Along with My MedicineIt’s been 10 months since I got out of the suffering period of MS. It was unimaginably frustrating and hard to deal with. I have visited a neurosurgeon in a...reactions1comment
Pass the Guac!It was the day before my first day back at work. My boyfriend and I decided to do a trial run to my office just to make sure I could...reactions2comments
