Hello! My name is Ashley, I'm 24 y.o and dx in March '12 with RRMS. My symptoms started back in '09 with a numb big toe! I'm a (very proud) Penn State graduate with a BS in Political Science and a BA in English. Currently I'm not working, as I took some time off to deal with a difficult pregnancy. My incredible baby girl Peyton is now 7 weeks old. I also have two other "babies": my 3 year old dogs, Monster & Bear.
When originally diagnosed, I started Betaseron. After seriously elevated liver enzymes I stopped the treatment which was just in time since I found out about my pregnancy anyway. Immediately following my C-Section on 12/4 I had a relapse and agreed to the IV steroids which made me feel like a crazy person for two weeks and didn't do much for my symptoms.
At this moment I'm dealing with what is for me, the usual: insanely tired (compounded by a newborn), stiff and sore, numbness in my toes and tremors in my left arm. I don't take anything to treat these symptoms. I'm not on any disease modifying drugs at the moment but my neurologist has recommended Copaxon and I'll probably start soon, after a bit more research on my part.
I'm excited to be a part of MS World (though I'd be more excited to not have MS but that goes without saying). It'll be nice to have a battle ground on which to fight this thing and people who know where I'm coming from to fight it with. I'm looking forward to getting to know as many of you as possible!
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