Hang in there dude. You're not to far off from your appointment with the MS specialist.

I was in the same boat around the time of my DX. Had 8 attacks within the first year of symptoms arising. Had tons of problems with my stomach, savage headaches all the time. But when I finally got to see my neurologist who specialized in MS, he made a huge difference for me.

Specialists make a huge difference compared to regular neurologists. I showed him my MRI results, and he said he didnt even need it after my exam, going through the attacks etc. He knew exactly what was wrong within 10 mins of talking the exam. He also took a stance at the bowel problems and headaches, labeling them at stress and anxiety, which he was dead on. I started light exercising and not worrying about all the health problems and all of them alleviated.

He also started me on a DMD right then, as he said, the quicker you start being aggressive with it, the better chance of it helping you. I to am young only 26 now, and it shattered me at first. But now I look back, and wonder why I worried so much. The pain I get now is managed by an antidepressant which helps with mood swings, nerve pain, and helps me sleep like a baby.

What im trying to say is you are almost there and once you see the specialist it will make a world of difference. Hang in there!