I was just given a definite diagnosis of MS on March 22, with a probable since February 10 and I hate how much it's already changed my life!!!
So in addition to weird and random neurological symptoms, we often visit doctors who make us think we're crazy or at the very least make us feel like hypochondriacs; sometimes they act put out or put upon; and then when we finally get that confirmation that all our woes are not all in our heads, we get the really exciting news that we get to have a shot that isn't going to make you feel better, might even make you feel worse, but hey, at least it will decrease the rate of progression. Wow, how lucky are we.
Yes, I am thankful for FINALLY having a diagnosis. My wait for that diagnosis has surely not been as long as many of others have waited...and wondered. But it's emotionally very painful and I am struggling each day with what lies ahead. Yes, I know our lives are what we make them and MS does not define us, but it is a part of who we are, we cannot escape it.
What can I tell you about me? I'm a strong woman, but right now I feel like a scared little girl. I'm a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a student, a full-time employee, and now I am a person who has MS. To say it has changed my life is an understatement, it has exploded into my life, and the full effects are yet to be known.
Thank you for reading my rant.
Melissa
So in addition to weird and random neurological symptoms, we often visit doctors who make us think we're crazy or at the very least make us feel like hypochondriacs; sometimes they act put out or put upon; and then when we finally get that confirmation that all our woes are not all in our heads, we get the really exciting news that we get to have a shot that isn't going to make you feel better, might even make you feel worse, but hey, at least it will decrease the rate of progression. Wow, how lucky are we.
Yes, I am thankful for FINALLY having a diagnosis. My wait for that diagnosis has surely not been as long as many of others have waited...and wondered. But it's emotionally very painful and I am struggling each day with what lies ahead. Yes, I know our lives are what we make them and MS does not define us, but it is a part of who we are, we cannot escape it.
What can I tell you about me? I'm a strong woman, but right now I feel like a scared little girl. I'm a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a student, a full-time employee, and now I am a person who has MS. To say it has changed my life is an understatement, it has exploded into my life, and the full effects are yet to be known.
Thank you for reading my rant.
Melissa
Your fear is understandable, especially since you were recently diagnosed.
Had wrong month and yr. of DX. It was really 09/10. That's pretty simple isn't it! Nine, ten yes I can count most days. 
living life is not about brushing the dirt off when you fall, it`s getting back up (that`s experience talking). grieve over the dx for awhile, then move ahead. and quit worrying whats in your future and live today!!!! good luck.
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