WELCOME to all you lovely people, who have just recently joined us. Happy you found us and looking forward to getting to know you better.

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Im a newbie here
 

Howdy y'all !!!!!!

I found this site through another one....can you guess which one????. But I miss my friends who have left...so I have followed them here.

I am a mommy to 3 wonderful boys, 2 dogs, 3 cats. I have been married for 16 years????. (HOLY MOLY!!!!) I am very creative, artistic person (just ask anyone who has seen the giant penguins surfing on my walls :D) and find humor in pretty much everything!!!! I also have lots of great stories to share....that will make y'all laugh at me!!!!

About. 6 years ago I was diagnosed with MS but only after I showed my new doctor an older (10+years) MRI to compare to a recent one. (does that make sense???) Then the testing began...........................

Anyway, I got my diagnosis (and found out all my symptoms really were in my head!) My hubby and i decided to start a family. And boy did we! 3 big boys in 4 years. OUCH!!!! They are 4......3........and 2 years. They are so wonderful.....hmmmmm.....especially when they destroy the house!!!!!
My 4 year old was recently diagnosed with Autism. He is a bright, smart little guy who is about 4 feet tall. My 3 year old is also bright, smart and very charming he is a little shorter. My baby is 2 years old...what a ham!!!!! We are starting to see delays with him now.

Yes, I have my hands full !!!!!

I have lots of medical issues and have been called a medical mystery by some. I get mind blowing headaches and most recently all over body pain.
I am currently on Cymbalta and Rebif.

As I tell my hubby all the time: "I have a little bit of everything.....not enough to kill me....just enough to make me cranky at times!!!!!" :eek:

Hope to get to meet y'all soon!!!!!!

Hello. I'm new and newly diagnosed. I'm 27 and live in Northwest Indiana with bf of 4 years and our baby...Toby II... a one year old, completely spoiled, Yorkshire Terrier. During the week, I work full-time in downtown Chicago as a property tax analyst.

I started on Copaxone last friday and so far so good...just the normal injection site reactions...redness, burning, itching and welts the size of my palm. :)

I also use the same screen name on three other forums....Daily Strength, MSWorld Forums, and Yorkietalk.com. I tend to be more of a forum stalker than a poster but will occaisonally chime in. Well, I just wanted to say Hello!

Hey Motors and Toby!!! Glad to see you both here!

Welcome MotorsMommy and Toby. Nice to meet you.:)

Yippee - Sharon's here. I can't believe I missed this. So glad you decided to come over to play.:D:hug:

Hi, I am a newbie to the site and was so glad I found it. I am having trouble navigating so I hope this posts correctly. After 3 yrs of testing, I was dx in Nov with MS after several new brain lesions. In the last 5 years I've had 3 neck surgeries and 1 low back surgery so its hard to know what is back related and what is MS. I started on Copaxone in early Jan but had to discontinue it mid Feb because of severe injection site reactions. I will be starting on Betaseron soon and hope for better results.I think my biggest problem has been the depression. I am 51 and went from being a Detective for 20 yrs going at full speed to a dead stop after my last two back surgeries within 6 mo. I really don't feel sorry for myself because I am still so blessed. I know it could be so much worse. I am still hoping and praying to get my SS. Cutting back to just my husbands salary, with all the medical bills piling up plus having to pay my own insurance now is tough but I know God will see us through, he always has. I look forward to talking to each of you and sharing this experience..........

Hi, Sharon! :Wave-Hello: Welcome to NeuroTalk!

Boy, that's a mixed bag if ever I saw one. Sorry the road has been so long for you. We have a great bunch here, so, feel free to join in anywhere or post a new thread. :)

Welcome Sharon, Nice to meet you. :)

Sorry for why you're here, but glad you found this friendly place. Join in anywhere and enjoy.:)

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trying to get used to all this
 

I have two beautiful kids--girl age 5 and boy --9 and I just learned on tuesday based on an mri and confirmed yesterday with neurologist... pretty freaked out...not sure when to tell them...it is also tiring to tell my extended family...my husband is not being that supportive--this could be a major relationship strain...along with all the other yuckiness....i am glad i found this forum...need to take a break and stop reading all the good and bad stuff....i didn't even think about the cost of the potential meds i have to choose from...we are both attys for gov so work issues shldnt be a prob...also i seem to have the mild form...having probs sleeping...dr. prescribed something but i am hesitant to try it...each day my vision seems to get a little better so i remain hopeful, and scared, and angry and sad...but have to suck it up for my family....thanks again for being here--all the posts today have been really helpful.
Mary but not so merry in md (volada)

1st symptoms--01-27-08 (blurred vision)
dx 02-12-08