Hello,

My name is Michelle I just turned 36 years old and after 6 years of constant pain and slowly worsening disabilities I was diagnosed Dec 2nd with MS. I should have been dx last December but the Radiologist who read my MRI said it was clear. The neurologist I saw Dec 2nd dx with the very same MRI. I had 9 lesions on that scan and am a bit afraid of what the follow up MRIs will show. I had brief relief getting dx but now I find myself in a crashing depression. Every morning I wake up and think, this is the rest of my life. Walking with a cane, soon to be crutches and having difficulty doing absolutely everything. There is nothing I do that I do not struggle with. I am exhausted all the time and have no stamina. I still do physical therapy at home 6x a week but everything seems to get a little bit harder. 1 year ago when I had my first MRI I walked without assistance aids and could manage 25 minutes at 2.4 mph on the treadmill. Now I have days where 4-8 minutes at 2.0-2.2 mph makes me want to give up all together. I have a 7 year old son whom I have never been able to run and play with. This all started when he was just 18 months old. Reflecting back I can remember symptoms and episodes as early as about age 9 and many through my teenage years but I always recovered after a day or two. At this point I'm just scared to death about what the future will bring. I've started Ampyra and my doc wants me to start Tysabri after my blood test and follow up LP and MRI. There is much, much more to my story as I'm sure there is to everyone's. But for now, that's me.