The start of an adventure...
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:12 pm
Hi There!
I am a 48 year-old male recently diagnosed (last Monday) with relapsing/remitting MS.
This comes after 3 years of confusion created by doctors in various countries (in the Middle East) without the necessary experience of MS to make the correct diagnosis. Now I am in New Zealand and it took only 2 months to get the answer I always suspected.
I experience substantial balance problems and have great numbness/lack of feeling in both feet and I have to walk with a stick in order not to fall over. My family is highly supportive of me and we view this as another adventure in life. One that I am determined to get the better of!
My mother had MS and I guess that it has been passed on to me; but I have a 5 year old son and he concerns me the most. What is the likelihood that he has been passed the disease and what should I start doing to help him? We are going to start giving him Vit D as New Zealand is starting to descend into winter and there will be precious little sun for a few months.
I am curiously relieved to have finally been conclusively diagnosed with MS. It is easier having something concrete to focus on and defeat than having a huge selection of possibilities to face.
I wish everyone well and much strength
Tony K
I am a 48 year-old male recently diagnosed (last Monday) with relapsing/remitting MS.
This comes after 3 years of confusion created by doctors in various countries (in the Middle East) without the necessary experience of MS to make the correct diagnosis. Now I am in New Zealand and it took only 2 months to get the answer I always suspected.
I experience substantial balance problems and have great numbness/lack of feeling in both feet and I have to walk with a stick in order not to fall over. My family is highly supportive of me and we view this as another adventure in life. One that I am determined to get the better of!
My mother had MS and I guess that it has been passed on to me; but I have a 5 year old son and he concerns me the most. What is the likelihood that he has been passed the disease and what should I start doing to help him? We are going to start giving him Vit D as New Zealand is starting to descend into winter and there will be precious little sun for a few months.
I am curiously relieved to have finally been conclusively diagnosed with MS. It is easier having something concrete to focus on and defeat than having a huge selection of possibilities to face.
I wish everyone well and much strength
Tony K