(also you should just be aware that there are many more treatments for MS now than there were when your mom was young. a lot of treatment options.)...
Hi there, So sorry to hear about your loss. They do believe there is some genetic linkage but it's not very clearly researched yet. What I do know is that I have Relapsing Remitting MS and no one in...
1) No one is going to laugh at you. If you are having these symptoms they are serious and they could get worse if you do not get some help. Go see a doctor. Immediately. 2) I was diagnosed with MS at...
Hi there, My doctor has told me that when I return from studying abroad we should discuss the oral medication, Gilenya. I've been on Copaxone injections for two and a half years now. My presenting...
Hi, I got diagnosed at 17 and felt the exact same way. Seeing the majority of people at these MS centers way older than me actually made me doubt my diagnosis but talking to the people on this site...
I actuallyw anted to ask the forum something about this: I when I lie down to go to sleep sometimes (probably like every other night) get this feeling like my back is seizing up and it just holds and...
Hi there Kaitlin, My name's Diana and I'm 19. I was diagnosed at 17 a week or two before I showed up for my first day of college. I have never done the meds that you have, I'm taking daily Copaxone...
Hi guys, I was wondering if anybody had any experiences with travelling and MS. I'm in college and was hoping this summer to take an internship in another country (possibly China). My doctor said i...
Hi, I cannot say that I've been where you've been but drawing on my experience with this illness I can say that there is always hope. It can get better, that's what's so... miraculous......
Hi, I'm Diana. And at 17 I woke up one morning feeling like my left thigh was asleep . i figured I'd slept on it wrong and it was nothing, but it stayed for a week or so and then spread. It grew to...
This is familiar to me, maybe I can help. I was diagnosed at 17, relatively early they say but it happens (I am now 19) and my initial symptom had been a numbness in my left thigh that grew to be...
I was diagnosed a year ago and I understand the shock you're going through. It's a tough time and there are important decisions to make. I remember a lot of the research that I found on lifestyle...