Question by Larisa the Loyal: how is life after a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis?I will find out tomorrow for sure if I have MS. or not, and I was just wondering from anyone who has experienced this is life better or worse after a diagnosis. how did it make you feel? happy, shocked, relieved, or in denial?
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Answer by SciFiLarisa,
I was diagnosed with MS in February 2001.
I felt happy that they were able to figure out what was wrong. some people may go years without a definite diagnosis. I was a little shocked because outside of the MS, I’m never sick. I was relieved because I wasn’t about to be passed around to different doctors while they kept telling me they didn’t know what was wrong. I don’t recall denial showing up, I mean I’m sick, it happens. I didn’t sit there and just stay upset, I went to the internet and started learning everything I could possibly learn about MS, current treatments, trials of newer medications. I also started to communicate with other MS patients, to hear about their experiences, their symptoms, how they manage their MS.
Multiple Sclerosis is NOT fatal. It will not kill you. Life does not end, it continues. It might now be the life we thought that we were going to have, but it’s life, that happens sometimes. the big thing to remember is that you may find it difficult to something you normally do everyday, but what you need to do, is not not let this discourage you. what you need to do is to learn to do it in another way. You may have to learn how to accomplish some tasks in a different way, but you will get used to it.
MS is 100% different for every patient, so you’ll find many patients may have experienced a similar symptom that you have but chances are, the rest of their symptoms are different.
It’s also important that you get involved with a support group for MS. if you find any in your local area that are in person, that is good, however make sure you check out the internet for support groups too. You’ll be able to ask these patients so many questions about MS and get some really good answers too.
There is no known cause for Multiple Sclerosis. there is no cure. Please be careful that there are no quick fixes for MS, and be aware that there are people on the internet that are looking to prey on people with diseases and their goal is only to take your money. ALWAYS check with your doctor about some new treatment/drug.
Good Luck to you.
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