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The blind spots in my left eye was the FIRST symptom as far as I can recall back in 2011. But the fatigue that set in about 2015 was the worst and most prominent symptom (so far). I wasn't diagnosed until March of this year.

Thoughts of taking my life came, and went. Ending up like Annette Funicello prompted my thoughts in that area, to be honest. New information, such as laser / light therapy for MS, keeps me going. The odds of me ever climbing a tree again are up there with winning the Powerball Lottery, but I accept...

I personally will not choose death even if it results in significant disability for me. This is my preferred choice - I will make a plan for good care and pain management instead. I understand some people will not want to live in the severe advanced stages. Entirely up to you.

If that's true then good god... I'm probably had M.S since I was 14. In 2004 I had an episode where my leg went numb and wouldn't work properly for an entire day. I had absolutely no idea what to make of it then, I never told anyone about that either. Then a year later at 15 I had an episode where I...

You are putting the horse before the carriage. 70% (approximately) of those with MS do well often irrespective of what they do. Typically things only get really bad for a few and hopefully you won't be one. So the odds are in your favor. By making smart decisions about your life, you can improve yo...

Hi Purpleberry, That's the million dollar question for ALL of us, whether we have MS or not! Its really not possible to predict the future. There is a saying with MS that "Everyone's MS is different." This is very true! Most people don't have all or even most of the possible symptoms of M...

Diagnosed in March - but posted in the un-diagnosed section of this site in 2016 while going through the diagnostic process. What's going to happen now? and I'm just going to be frank here.. this is what want to ask.. when are things typically going to get really "bad"? I need to have just...

I won't list all the symptoms as you can probably guess what they are. But after five years (since I was 21 years old) of occasionally going to the doctor for weird episodes and them thinking nothing of it, three days ago after an MRI M.S is being 'suggested". There are lesions visible :confuse...