[clayton23]

hi im also new here.. im in the unknown too with my symptoms.. thought talking about it may help.. every day is a battle at the moment..

[SallyC]

Welcome Clayton.

[Erika]

Welcome to our community Clayton,

yes, talking about it and getting support from those that have gone through it is a big help. Looking forward to hearing more about what you are experiencing. We are here to support each other, so pull a log up by our campfire and feel free to join in our conversations.

With love, Erika

[riderfan3169]

Hello,
I'm a newbie here 34 year old male recently diagnosed scared out of my tree. On first txt of solumedrol scared even more. Feel very overwhelmed with all of this and how to look at my kids without crying. Very emotional but finding this site very helpful. Thank you all for your positive stories. They don't want to wean me post solumedrol my neuro says it's not needed what can I expect?
Chris

[Deborahpoetry]

Hi, I'm Deborah and I have MS. I was diagnosed last year and am 55 years old. I use Rebif and am grateful to have a place to go where people understand the pain, exhaustion, twitching, etc that I feel every day.

I also have two sisters-in-law with MS at different stages. Karen has RR and Kim has lost most function. She's had the disease for more than 20 years, long before there was any good treatment.

In spite of everything I am dealing with, I feel fortunate.

So...I'm glad to be here and see what's really going on with this disease.

Deborah

[SallyC]

Welcome Home Deborah.

[Erika]

Welcome to our community Riderfan & Deborah.
Sorry for the late welcome Rider, I've been goofing off lately and missed your post .

Sure hope that you both find the support and info here as beneficial as I have. I'm looking forward to seeing you both on the board forums.

With love, Erika

[Weege19]

Hello,
Just signed up due to all the support and feedback i have notice while reading through these threads. It's nice to have a place that knows what's going on and has or is dealing with similar things. I am a 30 year old male that was diagnosed with RRMS in 2004. I thought it could be beneficial to join a community of like minds and attitudes towards coping and dealing with the disease. I'm fairly comfortable with where I'm at in my stage of MS. I have syptoms and some days are waaay better than others. However, for the most part i have come to grips that this is my life now and I need to make the best of it. Okay, thanks for letting me share.

[SallyC]

Welcome home Weegie.

[Kelfelton]

My name is Kelly and have been experiencing symptons for a month now. Worst thing is my hands! They feel as if I've been holding snow balls for over an hour and have frostbite. Other symptoms (numbness and tingling in my feet and numbness in my entire lower body as well as the girdling around my mid section) have decreased somewhat in the past week. An MRI of my brain has apparently shown myelin evident in the brain so my primary doc called me this evening to give me the news. Still going to follow up with a neurologist to see where to go from here. Looking forward to getting good info and support here! Thanks!