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After recently being diagnosed on 6/6 I've started a 5 day IV drip of Solu-Medrol(steroids) as a first step before I start a long term approach to attacking the diesase. I guess it's pretty standard stuff. I had some questions about the experience of anyone that has gone through this treatment becau...

Thank you for the book suggestions I've just bought a lot of material. I have a friend with MS and I'm going to speak with him tonight about the diagnosis and hope that he will be a HUGE resource to me. He's already an inspiration - He just recently ran the Boston Marathon this year. My next big tas...

My premonitions were spot on. I got diagnosed with MS on 6/6. The gap between when I had the MRI's done - 4/30, and when I was told - 6/6 was concerning. I got no follow up from my doctors office at all and it was only when I called requesting a follow up appt that they brought me in the soonest the...

Terry - definitely don't want a positive diagnosis ruining the vacation (I know I wouldn't be able to get it out of my head) but I'm good @ ignoring stuff

Thanks everyone for the positive guidance.

No results back from the MRIs yet. I'm going on vacation this upcoming week so I don't expect to hear back for a while. The more I started hunting around on the net today the more depressed I was getting. I took to youtube and found a *TON* of videos from people suffering from MS talking about livin...

Hey Sally, I'm awaiting MRI results too, although I haven't suffered any consistent vision problems one thing that stood out in your original note that when the lights were out and there was a bright light in the microwave the light source "moves". I believe I've experienced that last year...

I'm 26 yrs old going on 27 w/in the month. Just this past week I've had an MRI done as my neurologist suggested. Both brain and spinal MRI's were attained and I'm currently waiting to hear back from my Neurologist. I was wondering if people that have been diagnosed with MS can weigh in on my current...