hubby diagnosed RRMS
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:42 pm
hi.
i've been looking for a MS forum - glad to have found this one.
ok back story - we're aussie's. we have an 8yo daughter who has a complex medical condition. she had a bone marrow transplant at 2yrs, now 8 she's had 36 operations and regularly sees 15 different specialists. she's a lot of work but a very awesome kid. our 4yo son is medically complicated as well. we also have my husbands 17yo half sister living with us as her home life wasn't ideal and she needed to change schools. she is a great kid, great student (yr12) and very helpful around the house.
6 months ago my husband had optic neuritis (and lost nearly all of the vision in his left eye - which has since mostly returned) he saw an optometrist, opthalmologist and then neurologist, had an MRI that suggested MS but being the first episode the neuro wasnt able to confirm MS. he set a repeat MRI for 6 months time. which was a few weeks ago. during the last six months he has experienced more symptoms and on thursday we got confirmation that he has RRMS and he's grown two new leisions.
as we suspected this would be the case i didnt expect to be so upset by the confirmation. we've already been through so much together i thought i'd be fine with his MS diagnosis but i'm drifting between anger and desperate sadness for the unfairness of life..
hubbys neuro suggested he start on copaxone. we're trying to research and allow him to make the best decision for him - i'm all for it but it is his body!
i look forward to getting to know some of you.
i've been looking for a MS forum - glad to have found this one.
ok back story - we're aussie's. we have an 8yo daughter who has a complex medical condition. she had a bone marrow transplant at 2yrs, now 8 she's had 36 operations and regularly sees 15 different specialists. she's a lot of work but a very awesome kid. our 4yo son is medically complicated as well. we also have my husbands 17yo half sister living with us as her home life wasn't ideal and she needed to change schools. she is a great kid, great student (yr12) and very helpful around the house.
6 months ago my husband had optic neuritis (and lost nearly all of the vision in his left eye - which has since mostly returned) he saw an optometrist, opthalmologist and then neurologist, had an MRI that suggested MS but being the first episode the neuro wasnt able to confirm MS. he set a repeat MRI for 6 months time. which was a few weeks ago. during the last six months he has experienced more symptoms and on thursday we got confirmation that he has RRMS and he's grown two new leisions.
as we suspected this would be the case i didnt expect to be so upset by the confirmation. we've already been through so much together i thought i'd be fine with his MS diagnosis but i'm drifting between anger and desperate sadness for the unfairness of life..
hubbys neuro suggested he start on copaxone. we're trying to research and allow him to make the best decision for him - i'm all for it but it is his body!
i look forward to getting to know some of you.