Hi folks,
I'm a 45 year old female with symptoms since age 36. I've had MS thrown at me quite a few times since 2009 but the doctors kept chalking it up to my migraines I've had since early childhood and stress. I finally had 3 nueros suggest Mayo clinic for me.
Mayo diagnosed me with MS, likely fibromyalgia (test in progress on that one) organic brain syndrome. chronic migraines and cateracts.
So thats my history.
My problem...with so many years of hearing you have ms, no wait you don't, could be, might not be....you all know the drill, I kind of went into a denial phase and convinced everyone around me it wasn't ms just migraines and arthritis. Until mayo clinic showed me an mri with enhanced active leisons. So I'm slowly coming to grips with the dx but my husband is not. He takes very good care of me and has for 6 years when I have a bad day but hasn't read or want to know about the symptoms.
He doesnt understand when I lose my balance and bounce off walls or why I'm anxious or weepy for no reason.List goes on. When I try to enlighten him on the disease he says why can't I just have my denial for a while? I told him the why is because I need the support. Even though he helps and loves me I need him to understand what my body is going through.
I'm still trying to understand it as well.
That's my story....Thanks for reading.
I'm a 45 year old female with symptoms since age 36. I've had MS thrown at me quite a few times since 2009 but the doctors kept chalking it up to my migraines I've had since early childhood and stress. I finally had 3 nueros suggest Mayo clinic for me.
Mayo diagnosed me with MS, likely fibromyalgia (test in progress on that one) organic brain syndrome. chronic migraines and cateracts.
So thats my history.
My problem...with so many years of hearing you have ms, no wait you don't, could be, might not be....you all know the drill, I kind of went into a denial phase and convinced everyone around me it wasn't ms just migraines and arthritis. Until mayo clinic showed me an mri with enhanced active leisons. So I'm slowly coming to grips with the dx but my husband is not. He takes very good care of me and has for 6 years when I have a bad day but hasn't read or want to know about the symptoms.
He doesnt understand when I lose my balance and bounce off walls or why I'm anxious or weepy for no reason.List goes on. When I try to enlighten him on the disease he says why can't I just have my denial for a while? I told him the why is because I need the support. Even though he helps and loves me I need him to understand what my body is going through.
I'm still trying to understand it as well.
That's my story....Thanks for reading.
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