Am I really the oldest Bat....er....lady here?..

Have I had MS the longest...44 yrs?

Geesh, Sally.."But You Look So Good!".. Sorry..Couldn't resist. Anywho..I don't think there's anything bad about looking good, considering the alternative. Actually, you're inspiring! Whatever you're doing, keep doing it (and let me in on it, would ya?)..I'm not on any CRAB's either..By the way, I'm not in the "Under 45" club either.. **sigh**

I'm not falling through the cracks yet, but I had to reduce my work hours so I could be covered by my husband's insurance which he'll be able to keep after retirement. Mine would end when I left my work. The threat of no insurance is real and looms over all of us.

Actually SallyC - I am 64 in a week - diagnosed at 30 - so have had the dx and same neuro for 34 years - I kind of thought I might be the oldest on this forum - nice to know there's someone else !!!!

I'm in the under 45 crowd and crabby...umm...on a CRAB.

I'm pretty sure that I've had MS since at least 1997, but I can remember things from when I was younger (my tweens) that makes me really wonder if I've had MS longer than a decade.

I've pretty much accepted the MS diagnosis, but I do remember getting a tick bite when I was either 9 or 10yrs old, and am still suspicious about Lyme, even tho the notoriously inaccurate tests keep saying I'm negative for Lyme. (they do show a few bands, just not enough to satisfy the CDC that I meet the requirements for Lyme)

I was begining to think I was the only one up there.

Will be 65 in Aug. Dx with ms for 24yrs. But actually was having
problems for 40 yrs.

It might be fun to come up with different types of polls and find
out more different things.

Jappy "I AM STILL ONLY 39"

Oops, I did it too quickly too; just checked my age category. I am 51; have group insurance (HMO), have been on betaseron (3 weeks), copaxone (4 1/2 months) and now tysabri. All of this has been covered 100%. I am having problems with getting my neuro to order a MRI after 6 months on tysabri. He says it is not necessary if I am doing well.

I have BC/BS PPO and pay a big pile of money each month with the cost of Tysabri, the infusion center and the insurance co-pay. I am 42 and fit into one of the slots listed in the poll.

-Vic

I LOVE the 45-65 age span!

I guess that's most of athe Boomer group, mius a few at the top end.

Blessings,
PattiLee

If not you must be very close Sally. 44 years diagnosed is a really long time!

I'm 56 and diagnosed for 31 years!