Morning all, newly diagnosed as of February so suppose this thread could go there as well. Have been doing okay so far, am tolerating Tec well, though am of course still grieving a bit / trying to get to acceptance.
The question I'd really love to get some advice and feedback from you all on is if and how you learned to differentiate between symptoms and flares of this disease versus normal illnesses and the aches and pains of getting older. So far the thing I've been struggling with the most is the feeling that every little twinge in my body is somehow disease related.
Last week it was some congestion in my face which was probably sinus related. This week I have a weird feeling in my hip/knee that probably stems from all the exercise following my diagnosis. I was always a little bit of a hypochondriac so it doesn't surprise me that this has been the most challenging part of the diagnosis.
I'm sure time will give me some perspective on this and teach me to differentiate, but I thought I would reach out to you all for any advice you might have. Thanks in advance and best to everyone.
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The question I'd really love to get some advice and feedback from you all on is if and how you learned to differentiate between symptoms and flares of this disease versus normal illnesses and the aches and pains of getting older. So far the thing I've been struggling with the most is the feeling that every little twinge in my body is somehow disease related.
Last week it was some congestion in my face which was probably sinus related. This week I have a weird feeling in my hip/knee that probably stems from all the exercise following my diagnosis. I was always a little bit of a hypochondriac so it doesn't surprise me that this has been the most challenging part of the diagnosis.
I'm sure time will give me some perspective on this and teach me to differentiate, but I thought I would reach out to you all for any advice you might have. Thanks in advance and best to everyone.
** Moderator's note - Post broken into paragraphs for easier reading. Many people with MS have visual difficulties that prevent them from reading large blocks of print. **
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