Hi Ada, wow, that's a loaded question. It's so different for everyone, it's really a crapshoot to say that there is some kind of pattern or "typical" course.

I've been MSing about 28 (carp! I just saw that!) years and for the last five, everything on my body is revolting in new ways. I went from an extremely active, outdoors enthusiast all the way to a veritable couch potato.

My left leg and foot are dead weight and the left hand is on its way out, I think, for good. At times, it has interfered with virtually all of my senses and movements.

Yet, I have MS friends who are raising kids, on sports teams, hopping the globe, and working at high level jobs full time.

I can say that almost all of my major events began with a small place of numbness that spread over weeks or months, and never quite went completely away.