Guest guest Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 I want to welcome all new people to the discussion group. My name is Bill and I am 41 and married and we have 2 boy's. Here is some info about my MS. This August was in ways an anniversary for me. In August of 1999 I was diagnosed with my Multiple Sclerosis. It was a total surprise to me. I was in pretty good condition other than my type 1 diabetes since April 1993. In July of 1999 I was having some troubles with my left leg being on the weak side. I hade gone to see my Neurologist about my condition. I was told I had Neuropathy in my legs being caused by my diabetes. My regular family doctor had me go through a series of different tests because I had told her I thought maybe something other than my diabetes was happening. As I was getting worse I had another visit with my Neurologist and I told him a few troubles I was having one being that I was having trouble with my short term memory. He decided to have me do an MRI test to see what was going on. It turned out I had grey matter on my brain. I had no idea what that meant. I was told it could be a number of medical conditions. (my doctors photo) My Neurologist speculated possibly MS but said a spinal tap would be needed to be sure of what it was. I was concerned about what he would find but I was also worried about how that needle in my spine would feel. My Neurologist did a great job and caused no pain. By the time I had my spinal tap which was early August I was already using a walker or wheelchair because a lack of Balance. My Neurologist found that I had Multiple Sclerosis. I was hoping that it was a treatable disease like Limes Disease which is caused by a tick. By Mid August I had to take short term disability from my work because of having to miss so many days. It then turned into long term disability and then I am now on Social Security. All I can say is thank God for disability insurance because it has really saved my family financially. The rest is on my personal web page about my MS. http://home.insightbb.com/~msdiabetes/aboutme.htm Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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