Hi Alicia5555,
You do have M.S.; it may have been caught early enough to save you the trouble of disability, but you DO have MS.
I suggest that you talk with your neurologist about beginning treatment right away since that is the only way to keep any possible disabilities at bay.
Have you been in touch with MSAA (Multiple Sclerosis Association of America) or NMSS (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)? Get in touch with them since they can provide you with invaluable information. Each of the drug companies (Teva, Serono and Bayer, to name a few) has a toll-free number at which you can contact a specially trained M.S. Nurse who can answer your questions. If you are going to need help paying for your prescriptions, please get in touch with the folks at Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA); they are a wonderful resource to fall back on.
I was formally diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting M.S. In February 2006 after having had my initial attack in March of 1988. There was nothing they could do for me at that time since the first drugs became available in 1993.
Good luck, and please talk to your doctor or call the M.S. Society. You can also write to me, if it makes you feel better.
Hugs and prayers,
Jo.
You do have M.S.; it may have been caught early enough to save you the trouble of disability, but you DO have MS.
I suggest that you talk with your neurologist about beginning treatment right away since that is the only way to keep any possible disabilities at bay.
Have you been in touch with MSAA (Multiple Sclerosis Association of America) or NMSS (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)? Get in touch with them since they can provide you with invaluable information. Each of the drug companies (Teva, Serono and Bayer, to name a few) has a toll-free number at which you can contact a specially trained M.S. Nurse who can answer your questions. If you are going to need help paying for your prescriptions, please get in touch with the folks at Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA); they are a wonderful resource to fall back on.
I was formally diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting M.S. In February 2006 after having had my initial attack in March of 1988. There was nothing they could do for me at that time since the first drugs became available in 1993.
Good luck, and please talk to your doctor or call the M.S. Society. You can also write to me, if it makes you feel better.
Hugs and prayers,
Jo.