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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kansas
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kansas
Posts: 971
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I suspect these contributing factors:- I grew up in Canada, where the risk of MS is higher, just as it is in northern states, in Scandinavian countries, and in Australia. They suspect a connection with fewer hours of sunlight/vitamin D issues.
- Although I am the only one with MS in my family, we have a lot of other auto-immune diseases.
- Often times, stress can trigger the onset of MS. I had a lot of physical pain/stress, due to a tooth problem and need for a root canal just days before the onset of my first symptom/flare.
Don't know how I could have changed any of these things.- I drank a lot of milk as a kid.
- Can't control my genes.
- Tooth problems can happen to anyone.
~ Faith
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aka MamaBug
Symptoms since 01/2002; Dx with MS: 10/2003; Back in limbo, then re-dx w/ MS: 07/2008
Betaseron 11/2003-08/2008; Copaxone 09/2008-present
Began receiving SSDI 11/2008
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