I Have Multiple Sclerosis

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ZenGrrrl

The Spinal Tap

I was still shaking from the spinal tap. The medical term is "lumbar puncture." Any combination of words that contains "spinal" and "puncture" was goi...
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seanhardman

You Are All So Brave!

I was diagnosed this past Feb (2010) and was conclusive from just my MRI, symptoms and the fact it was reoccuring. I am not completely without symptom...
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Nunyabuziness

Heavy...

Thats one way to describe it. My limbs especially my lower extremities feel heavy, as if they are being tied down by weights. The worst part of deal...
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hillbilly42

Ms And Me

Untill a lil over 5 years ago I had no idea what ms was.I had heard it of but didnt have a clue what it does.The first really big clue for me was opti...
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100% of people in this group this is a bad experience. 100% say this experience makes them sad. 100% say this is a boring experience. 100% say this experience is hard. 90% think this is expensive. 100% say that, if they had the choice, they would not do it again. 100% say they would not recommend this to others. 90% say they find this experience unattractive in others.

34% of people who have this experience are in their thirties, 28% are in their forties, and 17% are in their twenties. 78% of people who have this experience are women.

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Check out this group's What Is It Like To Have Multiple Sclerosis guide, where people with this experience share their tips and hints.

Here are a few tips...
  • it's ok if you start forgetting stuff, don’t worry about it, if it gets worse and you forget stuff like watering your plants, have a book where you write down stuff that you need to remember!
  • Have a slower pace in life and take in all the beautiful things that have previously been missed.
  • Its about learning to smile and enjoy life. You are not troubled by petty things anymore
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