It's not you, it's me.We can blame ourselves all we want for “isolating”, for cancelling plans with little or no notice because we don’t have the energy to do all the things we used... By CommunityMembercb657e1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Full CircleMy fiancee Tracey and I have been together a little over 10 years. She was diagnosed in 1994 with RRMS, which progressed to SPMS after 18 months. We met online... By teddys2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
MS and AgingDiagnosed in 1991, I have worked around and with my MS, been on and off of the various types of treatments, but the primary treatment was Solumedrol in the early... By dlbeck2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Looking good but not thinking straight.I am writing this as I rest in my camper with the AC on, while the rest of my family (11 of them, 5 adults and 6 kids) go to... By nancyw4211 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Was a Practicing Clinical and Compounding Pharmacist with MSHello everyone. I'm a 69 year old male. Started RRMS at age 35. Converted to SPMS around age 60. Forced to retire MUCH MUCH earlier than I strived for in... By allinjay1232 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My MS nightmareI have had ms for 7 years now. Everything in my life has changed dramatically. I can usually go without a relapse for 2 years depending on my stress levels... By dx3y171 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Loss of Bowels ControlI have been living with uncontrollable bowels (Explosive Diarrhea with NO Warning) for over a year. I can't go no where. I have NO life anymore. I take 16 Imodium... By jgjq8l1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
How your life changes after being diagnosed.Today is my twentieth birthday, and I am writing about how my life was changed instead of celebrating. I was diagnosed at the age of fourteen, my freshman year in... By sandrakay2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Disability "Shaming"The word "shaming" seems to be popping up a lot these days. You see it in reference to body size (fat-shaming), the ridiculous and harmful criticism of women and their... By CommunityMembercb657e2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
....why do I ALWAYS feel the way I do ....Ok, I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago with RRMS, I was with the same neurologist the whole time until my last visit 3 months ago, I was basically "lost... By aadams20021 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
My Own Olympian GamesI got up out of bed this morning after a bit of a struggle with my foot getting hung up in the sheet, brewed myself some coffee, and with a... By lexine-darden3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Why do I always get the questionWhenever I go to a new doctor, I have switch doctors a couple times, mainly due to moving and one Dr. I just didn't like his attitude about medication he... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's all started at 3 years old..It started early in life. At 3 I couldn't move my arms, legs, due to rheumatoid arthritis. OMG! Painful, disabling nightmare in reality. Thanks to my Mom and progressive science... By liliana451 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
What in the world is going on with meIt all started in 2002 I was having trouble with my left eye I had to go see an ophthalmologist who told me that I had something called six nerve... By mspenny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Acceptance vs. Giving InI thought my stubborn streak would be an asset when I was diagnosed with MS in 2012. I researched like crazy, needing to know all about this strange ailment and... By CommunityMembercb657e3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Unsolicited AdviceI was diagnosed with MS in 2007. It was around this time that a crop of MS experts was born. One day, as I struggled along going into work with... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Stump the Neurologist!I've had lots of things happen to me over the years before and after my MS diagnosis. Sensitivity to noise and light, numbness, tingling, muscle spasms, spasticity, weakness, myoclonus, cognitive... By jensequitur2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Slip Slidin' Away"She said a good day ain't got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in bed and think of things that might have been" -Paul Simon... By CommunityMembercb657e1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!Getting diagnosed late in life, I was 55 and I am now 61, was a real kick in the pants. As far back as I can remember I had issues... By pastagirl132 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Getting Older is Better than the Alternative...Yes... It annoyed me to be told ten years ago, in my late fifties, that I had RRMS. It annoyed me when I was told the 'treatment' was a self-injection... By chalknpens2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
