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I'm happy to share, Emily. I assume if we're violating rules, someone will delete my post. I saw Dr. Barry Arnason at the University of Chicago. He's a big researcher and helped develop Betaseron, so he's got an interest in seeing patients go on medicines, but like I said, he wouldn't diagnose unles...

Emily, I completely agree with everyone here. I don't participate often here, but your story sounded SO familiar... Right down to the city... I had to jump in. In 2002, I, too, was admitted to the hospital after going to the ER for strange symptoms (legs going numb and tingly from knees down). I was...

Hi all. I'm not a frequent contributor here, but lurk often and hope you don't mind me jumping in here, as this has always fascinated me. I graduated from college in 1995. In 1998, my sophomore-junior year college roommate was diagnosed with MS. She has been pretty healthy during the course of her R...

I was diagnosed in April, 2002. I have had 3 MRI's taken, all of Brain + C-Spine. Since my first MRI, each has shown an increase in lesion load - From 4 Brain lesions on original MRI to 6 Brain lesions on second MRI 2 years later. Most recent MRI shows NO new lesions (hooray!) but one has grown in d...

I developed symptoms of hypothyroidism (coldness, dry skin, constipation) about 7 months after starting Rebif in 2002. My primary care doc. tested my TSH and T3 and T4 and sure enough, I had a severely sluggish thyroid. Started synthroid in March of 2003 and now, after having a baby and changing med...

I don't know if the Original Poster is still reading these since he posted back in July, but I wanted to chime in. Your wife's story seems very similar to mine. I was dx in 2002 after just one exacerbation (numbness and tingling in feet and legs up to the knees with L'Hermitte's sign) and supporting...

Hi! I'm another MSer with thyroid issues. I had subclinical hypothyroidism for years - blood tests always came back borderline, and they were watching it, but I didn't have any symptoms so I didn't need to go on any medicine. Then, about 6 months after I started Rebif, my thyroid hormone went bonker...

Hello everyone! I'm a new member here, and thrilled to find this site. I'm 31 years old, and I was dx with MS 2.5 years ago. I've only had one exacerbation, but an MRI that showed several lesions and spinal tap to back it up. 6 1/2 months ago, I became a first-time mom to a beautiful and healthy bab...