How does the creature say "Thanks"? A story and a poemIn June after I graduated from Seminary with an M.Div, it was time for my six month exam with my primary care physician. He looked me sternly in the eye... By Therry Neilsen3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Did you feel hopeless when you got diagnosed in your 20's? Here's what you NEED to know."You've got multiple sclerosis," said the Neurologist. "May I go to the bathroom quickly?" I mumbled as I got up and dragged my feet towards the bathroom, for an escape... By rojinad1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Strange Symptoms Story ResponseFirst I need to say that I am completely in agreement with the fact that MS can and does continue to produce some of the strangest symptoms, most don't seem... By cindylou4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My MS JourneyMy official MS diagnosis came in April 2006. Although my first major MS symptom was optic neuritis in October 2005. (That is the date that I go with for my... By Lisasnyc3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
UpdateI am still waiting. I can't get into the neurologist till 12 October privately. I had a couple of weeks of intense increasing symptoms which prompted me to contact my... By sez811 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Mindfulness and MSHello, my name is Agne, I am MS Neurologist, I don't have MS, but I am seeing people with MS every week for the last 7 years. As you have... By dr-agne-straukiene1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Group Leader for Lynchbrug VA MS ChapterHello everyone, my name is Diana and I was trained with the National MS Society. I was the group leader for 5 years but had to step down due to... By itsdiana1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Waiting for AnswersI wrote a bit about this the other day but I think in the wrong place. I haven't been diagnosed with MS but have wondered in the back of my... By sez812 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My MS JourneyI was DX in 1998 with relapsing-remitting MS? didn’t have a clue what in the world it was? 1st mistake was to google it, read everything there was on MS... By itsdiana1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Gaining StrengthI was diagnosed with MS in April of 2014. At the time, I didn’t have many symptoms. I had some tingling and numbness and fatigue for sure but I could... By eternaloptimist3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Hummm 8 Hrs. Is Never Enough...Hello, thanks for the article 8 hours is never enough. 10 yrs. ago before being diagnosed with MS it's when I started to have symptoms. At that time I was... By contalita1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
MS 2020Hi everyone. I am feeling not so good today. I am tired, frustrated feeling some pain today. I have always been a fighter and today its challenging. I have relapse... By carla131 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
2000-2020Looking back at what I’ve been through as I read personal accounts here makes me grateful to be here. It was February 2000 when I received my diagnosis. As I... By mimi751 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How I Learned I Have MSIt was Feb 2011, I cut my workday short in a hurry to get home to take my wife out to celebrate our anniversary. I was feeling good. I told... By 6mtbde2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Hereditary Spastic ParaparesisThe Marine Corps found the disease in 1986. Sent me home and would not tell me why. The disease came on July 2012. A rare disease that no doctors know... By sirbear621 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
How Cancer Helped Me Find My Multiple SclerosisIt took ten years to find and begin treatment for my multiple sclerosis. What I learned during my wife's five year battle with breast cancer and recovery gained me the... By cliffc7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Feels Like Sinus PainI totally understand about the "face pain". I fell and had a concussion 3 years ago. I experienced headaches for almost a year. Then they slowly subsided. January 2020, injured... By eggladym11 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Face Pain Right Side - Not SinusesI have had MS since 2006, however, just diagnosed in 2018. Mobility, vision impaired, chronic pain in face which resemble sinuses. So for the month of May until now which... By tiffany561 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Keep Finding My Way Just to Lose It All Over AgainI had my first symptom of blurry vision in the right eye back in later 2013/early 2014, when I was still living in the UK and in my final year... By tmallick9 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Forced Into Tysabri ReboundHi. I'm new to the community, but not MS. I was raised with it. My mom had it. She wasn't as lucky as we are. She was diagnosed back in... By elenav2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments