my brother in law has MS , and for about 7 years now- he lives a full life.
but he cope's with it - just another day as he put's it, infact him and my sister have just had a little boy (my god son) and he say's thats far worse then anything else
the only changes he has made are - moved to a bungalow and has to have crutches and a wheelchair to get around, but it's not that bad when you get used to it. o and he get's skip right passed the queues for rides at the amusment parks
Yes, but he wants her to know what she is getting into, the different side-effects of drugs. He offered his opinion on what drugs he doesn't want her to be on, but she just wants her involvement. It was more or less to get her to learn about her disease and how it is treated, not to pick a treatment. He is a great doctor. Put her through a month of tests just to make sure it was MS and wouldnt' verify it till he was done. He actually originally thought she suffered a stroke.
Thats what really forced my mom to the doctor finally. I never knew what the symptoms were of MS, but they just seem odd. It was poor vision (quack eye doctor thought she had Glaucoma), inability to stay balanced (when walking or just standingj still), and lack of strength.A friend of mine was diagnosed with MS about a year ago. She's already starting to get tunnel vision and has problems seeing. She is a fitness instructor who has always been very physically active and health-conscious, so it's really sad to see what's happening to her.