Hi April and welcome to the group! Hopefully your roller coaster will slow down for awhile. We're all familiar with those up and down emotions, so feel free to vent away. Everyone's "ride" is different, but yet in a way similar.

I was officially diagnosed in 1990 but think it began back in 1976 after the birth of my third child when I developed optic neuritis. It's only been the past couple years that it has decided to advance pretty rapidly -- not exactly how I'd hoped to spend my "golden years". Bah -- humbug!!!!

As others have mentioned, take time to breathe, do lots of research since sometimes we're aware of new things before our doctors, let your emotions out and like doydie said, listen to your body. Being a Type A personality is tough with this miserable disease, but we have to learn to slow down sometimes!!

Good luck to you in your journey......Judy