by jgkarob » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:58 am
Hi there Ian,
How long have you had MS?
I think I must have been pretty benign for about 8 years after a first really bad episode (1993ish). No one could figure out what was making me so ill- or so I thought, but looking back on the symptoms someone must have put two and two together but they weren't going to let me know.
Mine was triggered by physical stress, operations and immune reactions and only lately by emotional stress.
I find that rather curiously, any stress makes my legs go completely numb from the knee downwards. This wears off, but is a useful weapon against the person causing the problem!
I'm glad that the Rebif is having some postive relief for you. It takes a few months to really kick in, but the main benefit is slowing that damned relapse rate. I still keep on expecting it to cease working but so far it seems to be fine. I don't know the longest time that anyone has taken it for, but since you seem to be a man who likes research (rather like Raven/Robin who I know from other boards) you will probably know the answer.
Best wishes,
Norma