Hi,
I'm Kayla, just turned 24 years old in October and was diagnosed September 28, 2011. Although, I knew about the MS in August. My first symptoms I never even noticed, and I can remember symptoms back to when I was in middle school that happened rarely. My last episode started in about May and progressively got worse until I saw my current neuro in September. I think I knew all along what it seemed like because my dad has been diagnosed with MS for 15 years. I never told anyone for fear of them thinking I was just being paranoid until it got far far worse. I told my dad he made me go to a GP the GP sent me to a neuro (a dumb on at that) who saw my past depression reports and immediately decided my neurological symptoms were from depression. I finally got an appointment with my regular GP who did the MRI and 2 days later I got the news. I moved found a Neuro who diagnosed me and started my meds in oct.
Since then I feel like everyone just expects me to be okay with this and to be happy but I'm not. I have to take shots everyday which still aren't fun. They don't understand that I am 24 years old and I have to deal with this. Its a whole life of uncertainty. I'm so so sick of people telling me to be happy. Be happy about what!? I understand that there is a lot to be happy for and I am I truly am but I feel like I was just robbed of what youth I have left. It's frustrating and not many people understand or are understanding. I just want to yell at people when they say be happy because I know they wouldn't be if they were diagnosed young with a disease too.
Anyone have similar situations with people in their lives?
I'm Kayla, just turned 24 years old in October and was diagnosed September 28, 2011. Although, I knew about the MS in August. My first symptoms I never even noticed, and I can remember symptoms back to when I was in middle school that happened rarely. My last episode started in about May and progressively got worse until I saw my current neuro in September. I think I knew all along what it seemed like because my dad has been diagnosed with MS for 15 years. I never told anyone for fear of them thinking I was just being paranoid until it got far far worse. I told my dad he made me go to a GP the GP sent me to a neuro (a dumb on at that) who saw my past depression reports and immediately decided my neurological symptoms were from depression. I finally got an appointment with my regular GP who did the MRI and 2 days later I got the news. I moved found a Neuro who diagnosed me and started my meds in oct.
Since then I feel like everyone just expects me to be okay with this and to be happy but I'm not. I have to take shots everyday which still aren't fun. They don't understand that I am 24 years old and I have to deal with this. Its a whole life of uncertainty. I'm so so sick of people telling me to be happy. Be happy about what!? I understand that there is a lot to be happy for and I am I truly am but I feel like I was just robbed of what youth I have left. It's frustrating and not many people understand or are understanding. I just want to yell at people when they say be happy because I know they wouldn't be if they were diagnosed young with a disease too.
Anyone have similar situations with people in their lives?
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