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I had the chicken pox vaccine, cause i was 16 and still no poxs for me

and another vaccine I couldnt tell you what it was off had your suppose to get it when your a baby, I think it was three shots taking at different times.

Will my work schedule put me in a higher risk of an attack? Let me Explain. when i got dx with MS I quit my second job, cause it is what my neuro recommend. Year later Im still in debt of old and new medical bills cause I cant find an insurance I can afford or take me on cause I have a pre existing ...

I have never had EBV or Mono, I even double check with my mom to see if I had it really young, yet again nope.

I was a really healthly kid, so I wonder if there are other things that might be triggers.

Well, I decided to cut Betaseron, cause I jus didnt feel right taking it. But that wasnt a good enough reason for my mother, so I had a blood test to check my liver enyzmes (I was up for it anyway, being on Betaseron, it is a standard test) well my enyzmes came back really high. I wasnt seeing a Neu...

Well, I was Dx in Feb 08 with this craziness, I have been off betaseron, for 7-8 Months now, and not really taking anything. Stupid I know, but a part of me just doesnt wanna deal with all the annoyance of counting pills out and taking them just to feel worst than I did before. the Numbness that sta...

How long after you are first diagnosed, did you have another attack? I have had just the one attack, over a year ago, and been off medicine, both main stream, or other for about 5-6 months. Most of my symtpoms have gone, the few I had. The numbness and tingling in the legs as almost all but left, on...

it took about 40 minutes but I wasnt rushing or anything, busy highway

So my car broke down today, waited 20 mins for a cab, nothin, so I decided to walk home, about 3 miles home, nice cold day, and I did it without getting out of breathe or over heated, or anything.

No Medication
No alt Medication
One three mile hike

-might get a bike and ride to work now-

I have been falling asleep at work, a lot, now for me I was like i should just get more sleep at home, but I get 8-9 hours of sleep each night whether all at once or a nap here adn then sleep later. At first I thought it was because I cut caffeine out, but I start drinking ti again and still like cl...

Since winter has started, I have had cold like symtoms, now I say cold like, cause it hasnt knocked me off my feet yet. It feels like I get the start of a cold then it changes to a start of different cold with different symtoms - cough - runny nose - achy in the morning - tired - sore throat Im not ...

How long did it take a doctor to diagnosis you? I was doing some research and it stated that it takes 6 month to diagnosis MS to be sure, is this a myth or no, cause I was dianose within a month ( had MRI met doctor he told me I had ms, did a spinal tab to confirm) with only one attack and no repeat...

Alright I have been kind of in a depression since, my diagnoses in Feb. and now im worst cause I might not get state aid, which means Im jsut worst Im tired all the time, I cant focus, I cant get motivated to do anything. How do I get out of this slump? I was a very energic person before all this ne...

The new job doesnt require any new energy, just different hours, same town its a new company moving into the area, I live in a weird recession proof town I would say or at least if you know were to look, we are the closest town to a military base in which everyone returns and goes to Iraq, so lot so...

Neither are my dream job,

But my current job, has announce no raise and no promotions til 2010 cause of the economy

Would you leave a job, that is recession proof(I live in US) , for a job that may not be recession proof and pays over double what you currently make?