Hi all, I have been a member for a while but just lurked and read the articles, forum topics etc. I used to post at the old usenet site alt.mult-sclerosis the usenet sites sort of died out about 10 years ago. People like the "forums" thing more, I guess.
I was diagnosed in '99 after a about a year of MS weirdness and related issues. At that point I had to give up working, sell my house and moved in with my girlfriend out of necessity.
I was put on Copaxone, and after re-training at a local community college, went back to work in a different field. It was much less stressful than my previous career and my MS went mostly in to remission after a few years of Copaxone. I got a good job with a large school district, doing computer and network support, and continued my professional education while I worked.
Over the past 15 years my relapses have become less frequent and less severe, I am guessing it's the Copaxone and that I have learned to manage fatigue, pain issues and have adapted to the permanent MS related damage. (permanently numb left foot, chronic spinal headaches, occasional optic neuritis)
I recently retired at age 62, and am planning to do a lot of fly fishing, motorcycle riding and work on my house, here in San Francisco. My wife ( I married the girlfriend) has been very supportive over the years, and things are pretty darn good. I have no major lingering MS issues these days, and have all the time I need to manage fatigue and stuff that persists.
Hope I can be helpful to people here if I can, whether it's on MS experience or even with tech issues.
Jim
I was diagnosed in '99 after a about a year of MS weirdness and related issues. At that point I had to give up working, sell my house and moved in with my girlfriend out of necessity.
I was put on Copaxone, and after re-training at a local community college, went back to work in a different field. It was much less stressful than my previous career and my MS went mostly in to remission after a few years of Copaxone. I got a good job with a large school district, doing computer and network support, and continued my professional education while I worked.
Over the past 15 years my relapses have become less frequent and less severe, I am guessing it's the Copaxone and that I have learned to manage fatigue, pain issues and have adapted to the permanent MS related damage. (permanently numb left foot, chronic spinal headaches, occasional optic neuritis)
I recently retired at age 62, and am planning to do a lot of fly fishing, motorcycle riding and work on my house, here in San Francisco. My wife ( I married the girlfriend) has been very supportive over the years, and things are pretty darn good. I have no major lingering MS issues these days, and have all the time I need to manage fatigue and stuff that persists.
Hope I can be helpful to people here if I can, whether it's on MS experience or even with tech issues.
Jim
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