I have finally been diagnosed with MS. Its been a long road from my first symptom and thinking I was out of the woods. I had a symptom just about 5 years ago. The initial thought by the neuro was it was either a tumor, infection or MS. But the lesion on the brain did not look like MS. Though the spot eventually shrunk and went inactive and my symptom cleared up I was told it was not a tumor. Infection had been ruled out previous too. I was sent to an MS specialist, but over the next few years after this symptom I was considered a victim of ADEM not MS. Over this past Christmas I had a new symptom (felt like swelling in the feet and that I was walking on bumpy ground) which cleared up over a month and was left with tingling on my lower half when looking down. Though this is not nearly as bad as it was, its still there if I pay attention to it.
I guess in all the good news, at least for the time being, my neuro showed me a scale of those who suffer from MS and said because of the type of symptoms and the length apart from my first symptom to this most recent bout I am on the less aggressive side of MS. I am being put on Rebif which I chose over a pill form. Hopefully it will be an effective medication.
I still have the tingling when looking down and if I overexert myself. Before this last symptom I was going to the gym 4 times a week and plan to go back now that I know it wasnt an injury that caused the new symptom. I have also been having weird tickling/semi-iching in random places that come and go. All very manageable.
Anyone here gym rats? Anyone I can bug, or get advice from time to time when needed?
My name is Chase. I am a full time father, family man, work full time as a software engineer for a large e-commerce site. I think its a great job to have with MS. They are very supportive of those with MS, and I can work from home if needed from time to time. Also just need to be able to keep typing and I will always have a job. Other than my family life I love to code. It is a deep passion of mine. I love building apps.
This is just a bit about me. Thanks for listening. I am going on my first MS walk tomorrow for a local MS walk that happens every year here in Salt Lake City. Have a good night
I guess in all the good news, at least for the time being, my neuro showed me a scale of those who suffer from MS and said because of the type of symptoms and the length apart from my first symptom to this most recent bout I am on the less aggressive side of MS. I am being put on Rebif which I chose over a pill form. Hopefully it will be an effective medication.
I still have the tingling when looking down and if I overexert myself. Before this last symptom I was going to the gym 4 times a week and plan to go back now that I know it wasnt an injury that caused the new symptom. I have also been having weird tickling/semi-iching in random places that come and go. All very manageable.
Anyone here gym rats? Anyone I can bug, or get advice from time to time when needed?
My name is Chase. I am a full time father, family man, work full time as a software engineer for a large e-commerce site. I think its a great job to have with MS. They are very supportive of those with MS, and I can work from home if needed from time to time. Also just need to be able to keep typing and I will always have a job. Other than my family life I love to code. It is a deep passion of mine. I love building apps.
This is just a bit about me. Thanks for listening. I am going on my first MS walk tomorrow for a local MS walk that happens every year here in Salt Lake City. Have a good night
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