Hi Sheena and welcome to NT!

You came to the right place. Everyone here understands what you're going through right now.

I was dxd. RRMS in 12/01 at age 33 and I remember my first year being the hardest on me mentally. I don't like surprises or the unpredictable and that describes MS. I hated that there was something in life I couldn't control. I had a lot of anger towards this disease and it took me a while to accept.

Allow yourself some time to get your head around this diagnosis and know that it's not really as bad as all those thoughts going through your mind right now. Above all, keep a positive attitude and a sense of humor and know that we're here for you!

Sheena,

Welcome to NT. You will find that we are a great caring group and are here to support you.

It is a frustrating disease as NO ONE can predict your course of the disease. That is really difficult because that is a question we have all asked at some point. The only predictable thing about MS is that it IS unpredictable.

The number of lesions, to my understanding, does not dictate how debilitating your MS will be. As you read in others posts, there are many who have lots of lesions and live perfectly normal lives. There are some with only a few lesions but those lesions effect their every day activities.

Give it some time and see how it goes. I know that is easier said than done. Someone gave me that advice once and it turned out to be the best advice. You will be OK and we are here to help you along the way.

Wishing you the best.

Welcome. Sorry you are now a member of our 'club' but then again happy to meet you and try to help out.

Firstly, think about it. You could (out of the blue) be dx'd with any number of awful diseases and some of them are hopeless. MS is not.

You've gotten through the first stage (finding out what's wrong) and now you can settle down and deal with it.

There are many courageous and helpful folks here in various stages of MS.

Do you know what your dx is ....RRMS, SPMS, etc....

I have quite a few lesions but they don't appear to be active. Some people have a lot of activity happening and some don't know.

I'm sorry if you are alone in this. That means you must rely on a good doctor and find out who you can turn to in your area (any of our MS buddies near you?).

I live in North Carolina; where are you ? (don't have to give out the town or anything).

Seems to me like our MS pals are always reaching out to help each other.

Good luck.....

Tootsie

Hi, I just want to thank all of you for your support and knowledge. I truly didn't know what to expect when I found you. All of you have been so very kind. Thank you again; I wish each of you all the best in your struggle against this thing that seems to be trying to control us. Sheena

Just wanted to welcome you to the board. I know there are hundreds of us here and many will be able to answer any questions you have or just be here to help you through struggles, acceptance....and the big thing, hope for the future. Sorry you are going thru this!