I'm not sure which would be better, find out you have MS in short order or having to wait over a period of time.
Mine was very short order. Something like 3 months from first MRI for another problem till diagnosis about 3-4 weeks ago. I meet the McDonald criterion with the 2005 revision making it kind of hard to deny. I'm still in a bit of denial and just want to forget any treatment as there is no such thing as a good one. If mine, as I suspect, will end up being Primary Progressive, the meds are pretty much useless anyway. Current diagnosis is RRMS but seems everyone starts out with this and latter switched as indicated.
For those younger, who think it seems fair to be older instead younger and come down with MS, no one, no matter what their age, is only interested in life not yet lived. Maybe if they are in ICU on a vent with no hope of getting out may not want to live. Odds are someone age 60 will have at least 20 more years.
Thing about getting old is the older you get the older the concept of old age is.
Mine was very short order. Something like 3 months from first MRI for another problem till diagnosis about 3-4 weeks ago. I meet the McDonald criterion with the 2005 revision making it kind of hard to deny. I'm still in a bit of denial and just want to forget any treatment as there is no such thing as a good one. If mine, as I suspect, will end up being Primary Progressive, the meds are pretty much useless anyway. Current diagnosis is RRMS but seems everyone starts out with this and latter switched as indicated.
For those younger, who think it seems fair to be older instead younger and come down with MS, no one, no matter what their age, is only interested in life not yet lived. Maybe if they are in ICU on a vent with no hope of getting out may not want to live. Odds are someone age 60 will have at least 20 more years.
Thing about getting old is the older you get the older the concept of old age is.
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