I Have Multiple Sclerosis

i am 18 and i was diagnosed two months ago. two weeks ago i was like a mummy in a wheelchair after 10 relapses in three months. i thought i would be stuck in it forever and that the relapses would never stop.. i started avonex pen, my...

All of you chronic pain complainers, what have you taken besides narcotics for your pain? Food for thought!
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I was diagnosed this past October and I have been on Copaxone since January.

The neurologist told me I must have had it for a couple of years but I didn't notice

it until I could not walk right. I still walk with a limp but I have...

my mother has had ms for twelve years we need a hoist or stand aid we are desperate at this point. i am her carer but i am also six month pregnant so i cannot move her at all for obvious reasons i will not put my baby at risk my lifting...

I was just diagnosed with MS I am not sure just what to expect. My Dr. perscribed Copaxone to start with. What should I expect?

In a previous post I discussed my need for exercise and my almost pathological
desire to avoid it. I have collected four scripts from four different mds and still I sit.
Well, I actually contacted the insurance company. They have...

The truth is ALL of my old acquaintances (friends) disappeared almost immediately upon diagnoses. And you know? ... Screw them! The lungs are still expanding and my capillaries are still flowing. Honey's coming home and the grand kids a...

Was the best MS med you have taken. Mine happened to have been Tysabri. It was amazing how well my MS was under control. I used braces on my legs and a cane to keep me shooting straight. Then after 5 years I tested positive for the JC...

There are many different pains that come along with MS. Physical, emotional, mental, psychological, pick one. One of my initial symptoms were my feet. They would spasm out of control and wake me up out of a sound sleep. My arches would...

So tired of feeling useless, just need to vent, having one of those days when nothing works my body fails me daily no one understands I am stressed to the gills over every thing my house is a constant mess there is so much i want to do...

A few years ago I volunteered to teach a group of teen-agers as part of a religious class, part of which included a visit to a mens homeless shelter. The shelter was only open from 6am to 6 pm, it's main purpose was to provide the men...

I am channeling some wicked anxiety today,and I know the reason why. My husband, who has been working 4-midnight all winter goes back to the day shift tomorrow. Which means dinner on the table at six, all items cooked and served in...

Okay guys, same story as everyone. I am a 41 year old male who was diagnosed 20 years ago this Thanks Giving. I am now considering anabolic steroids. I would love to hear what everyone thinks...and believe me I know the risk but has...

When I was first diagnosed with ms, medically there was baclofen, steroids and not much else. No ABC drugs, nothing on the table for me to choose from as to where to go from here. The first neurologist was a real dick. He basically said...

I had my first Rebif injection yesterday. Really reacted to it and had quite bad flu symptoms. Feeling in a dark place at the moment. I am alone and have no partner and my family is distant. I only have one friend really. My work...

After a lengthy hospital stay among the many tests, steroids, and plasma I was diagnosed with Ms, but my Dr. thinks its Devics disease. I have gone completely blind I'm my left eye and almost completely in my right. I am losing feeling...

Hello everyone, my name is Jill and I was diagnosed with relapsing and remitting MS in Feb. 2004 , 9 years ago. I have always been on rebif , and always hesitant about considering a different therapy , afraid of the unknown. My last two...

Ive had 2 attacks since december 2011 and have constant tingling/ shock sensation when i flex my head forward and i get numbness sensation quite often due to temperature changes. I researched MS quite alot before i was diagnosed last...

I read Any Drink that contains Sugar free is Bad for our M.S

This has been an educating winter for all of us in this house. One daughter home, working part time and writing her novel. My husband is working 2nd shift, so he's home 'til 4:00. I, by virtue of being blessed with MS, am here all the...