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MY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PAGE
This page is about Multiple Sclerosis. A disease that I have had since 1990. Most of the information that I have here came from the internet and personal experience. When I first was diagnosed with M.S., I couldn't figure out what my problem was. I was working for a department store at the time, and I was having such migranes that it made it difficult to even think. I also had a hard time walking without staggering all over the place. Then, the worst of it happened. I started to have anxiety and panic attacks. That was it for me, I decided to go and see just what my problem was. When all the tests were done and it was confirmed that I indeed did have M.S. I at least knew what was going on the panic attacks stopped almost immediately. I have been living in remission for almost 16 years now and I THANK GOD for every good day that I have
M.S. affects 250,000 to 350,000 Americans~~2/3 of which are women. It is not a contagious disease. It is also not hereditary or curable.
Maybe I can explain it a little for you. Think of your spinal cord that reaches all the way to your brain as a highway. The center line is made up of long nerve fibers covered with a white substance called myelin. These long nerve fibers carry messages to the brain. When the myelin becomes damaged, it is like a pot hole in the road. Therefore the messages have trouble reaching your brain.
The most common symptoms for M.S. are:
1. cognitive problems
a. memory
b. attention span
c. ability to understand and reason
2. extreme or cronic fatigue
3. muscle weakness
4. coordination or balance problems
The kind of M.S. that I have is relapsing~remitting. That is where the symptoms come and go or remain stable. The other kind is chronic progressive. That is where your symptoms continually get worse without remission.
I hope I have given you a little insight into the disease Multiple Sclerosis. Following are a few links to sites that might be helpful.