Hello! This is my first post. My name is Linda and I was diagnosed with MS in April. I am still in the "research" stage - where I am researching as much as I...
Hi My name is Terry, also with MS going on 3 yrs now. Mother of 5 girls, grandmother 4, married 24 yrs, can't work anymore. I manage a support group and stay...
Thanks so much for getting this group up and running again. I much appreciate getting messages, but I won't always chime in. I hope that's OK. I'll be happy...
Will anyone with significant experience with Tysabri please post about your experience. I am a person with MS now for more than 31 years and am now looking at...
Hi all !! I'm new to this group but not new to MS. I've been diagnosed with MS for about 6 years now and currently having one of my worse exacerabations (been...
I would refer you to look up Dr. Vince Macaluso on Google or any other search engine. You'll find pages and pages about him on the net. He is a neurologist who...
One thing to remember the prednisone is not given to cure or fix anything. Only your body can naturally heal itself. The purpose of the prednisone is to...
The last exaserbation, I had, started 3 1/2 years ago. The Solumedrol did nothing to help me whatsoever, but I hope that it was worth the try? Hoping it...
Hi I am Laura and I have just been dx'd with MS about a week ago. Hoping someone can please help me understand how Copaxone will help and your take on what...
Hi , Iım new to this group, but old to MS I was diagnosed exactly 10 years ago this month, but think I had it much longer than that. I donıt think there...
I was Dx oct 06 but it was suspected in 1989. I LOVE Copaxone!!! There is relatively no or few side effects!! All the interferons you feel like a super bad...
Hi, My name is Charlene. I've lived with MS for 13 years. I'm sorry I won't be of any help with Copaxone. I don't take any drugs. I treat my MS with...
It has been awhile ...since I have been here! This has been a really rough couple of months. Have been trying to be really tough. Here are details. On Dec. 18,...
I'm so sorry to hear you have MS. It's such a shock, all your preconceived ideas about MS come up although these days with the new medications it's not the...
Hi, I'm sorry to read about your DX :( Eight years ago, I remember when my neurologist put the films from my MRI on the light-box and I looked at them and...
Hello, I noticed Laura's message. This is the place for the questions you have! I have been diagnosed and have lived with M.S. for almost 10 years now. Please...
Sunshiner61 - I am so sorry to hear about your relapse...I know it's got to be scary. I know that I could wake up with new symptoms or a relapse with no...
Hi all, I was DX with MS in 2002. In the beginning I was hit pretty hard. My vision was gone, had Trigeminal Neuralgia on the right side of my face, balance...
Hello everyone. My name is Lisa and I joined this sight to get more information about my mother who was diagnosed with MS in 1984. I myself am a high...
I am Melissa. The group description said it is for anyone open to with an interest in Multiple Sclerosis. I have interest in this matter. I was certain...
Hi, I was diagnosed back in '98, but I'm pretty sure had MS for much longer than that. My own MS is more relapsing-remitting than any other type (although to...
Hi All, I have not been diagnosed yet with MS. I suppose that it may seem premature to join a group then, but I have and have had for so many years, many of...
Just wanted to say welcome to the group. Your symptoms sound alot like thge ones most of us experience in dealing with ms. It seems like everone has a...
Bonnie Kim's symptoms certainly sound like they could be due to MS but, and it's a big but, MS is the great imitator and there could be other explanations....
Thank you for the reply! I am eager to try some of those natural remedies too. I think I should hold off just til I see what my doctor wants to do Tuesday....
Thank you Kai! I know I have not been the persistent patient in the past, but realize my need now. Thank you for the good wishes and sharing your thoughts with...
In answer to your question about the cane: It was pretty easy to get used to, and nowI always have it with me. I had to sing in a group in a large church on...