Hi Kathy,

There are different "types" of MS and they are, at this point, classified as:

Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS), and Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (PRMS).

This link will explain the difference the "type" differences:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/abo...sis/index.aspx

Neurologist, many times, will keep a patient listed as RRMS simply due to the treatments and insurance companies. The insurance companies become less willing to cover the Disease Modifying Drugs (DMDs) for anything other than RRMS. Sometimes they will cover them for SPMS but not for PPMS or PRMS.

I was diagnosed at the age of 24, symptoms since childhood and I am currently 50