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pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply 5:53 pm
  • Journal · 41 replies
  • I have received TONS of wonderful support from this amazing community of people just like myself. All that struggle with debilitating symptoms, wrong diagnosis, less than quality doctors etc... I wish ...

COURAGE

tmichaelroche
  • By tmichaelroche · New reply November 18, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared, and how not to fear what ought not be feared. From this knowledge comes an inner strength that subconsciously ...

How are people doing?

Dee25
  • By Dee25 · New reply November 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with MS · 5 replies
  • Hi to all: I just wanted to do a check in and see how everyone on Copaxone is doing. I have to go back in July for repeat MRIs to see if it's working for me. July will be six months that I have been using ...

My head feels like someone is squeezing it and then there's that MS hug

25plus
  • By 25plus · New reply November 14, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with MS · 3 replies
  • I have had MS since I was at least 12 years old dx since 16. I have just recently been dealing with headache problems that feel like something is squeezing my head in and out. It goes on all day and night ...

Multiple Sclerosis caused by tramatic injury?

tmichaelroche
  • By tmichaelroche · New reply November 14, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with MS · 1 reply
  • Recently my Neurological symptoms have become worse. My Neurosurgeon and Neurologist have been evaluating my symptoms and MS keeps coming up in their conversations. I know nothing about MS and I am undergoing ...

Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply November 13, 2009
  • Journal · 83 replies
  • Well, I'm now 2 years into a disease that is sucking the life out of me. If I had a nickel for every time I've balled my eyes out & said my famous quote "I can't take this anymore" I'd be a very rich ...

Prescribed Evoxac, hydroxychloroquine, or Numoisyn Lozenges?

PeggyTllmn
  • By PeggyTllmn · New reply October 14, 2009
  • Journal · 19 replies
  • I saw the Rheumatologist for the first time recently. From my symptoms, she believes I have Sjogrens, (and possibly Scleroderma, but she is running more tests). She has prescribed three medications, which ...

New Set of Doctor Eyes

CathyN
  • By CathyN · Posted September 22, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with MS · 0 replies
  • Hi All: After changing Doctors I finally found someone in Nashville who has questioned some of the symtoms that have been progressing. First, he immediately prescribed going back on Tysabri which my last ...

My twin with MS

MaryKarnes
  • By MaryKarnes · New reply September 21, 2009
  • Discussion in Symptoms · 2 replies
  • Did not know that my twin Ann would be having such a hard time with not only MS but dementia.She is in the Nursing Home and we visit daily. It is very hard on her hubby because he cannot help her anymore ...

MEDICATION

yetzabee
  • By yetzabee · Posted September 1, 2009
  • Discussion in Traditional treatments · 0 replies
  • Is anyone using avonex? What is your experience with it? Thanks in advance for your help ...

IM CONFUSED

yetzabee
  • By yetzabee · Posted September 1, 2009
  • Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 0 replies
  • I joined the support group on this site for ecephalitus because the couple of neurologist I had before suspected that but didnt diagnose me with that. Yesterday i went to a research neurologist and he ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

Cellcept

CathyN
  • By CathyN · New reply August 11, 2009
  • Discussion in Alternative treatments · 12 replies
  • Hi Everyone: I just found this group today! I'm excited to have people to talk (so to speak) who also have MS, I was diagnosed in June 2007 at the ripe old age of 51. Unfortunately, I have Primary Progressive ...

Any ideas abot what drugs to ask neurologist for PPMS

MartaPytel
  • By MartaPytel · New reply July 13, 2009
  • Discussion in Traditional treatments · 5 replies
  • Seeing that I've got my next appointment with neurologist this month, does anyone out there have any names of helpful drugs for PPMS? Thanks and take care, love Marta x ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Livin W/ MS

heavydutyqt
  • By heavydutyqt · New reply June 22, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hello Iam Valerie I have had MS for 20 + yrs. Iam very blessed to just have a cane.I was just DX 4 yrs ago.Iam on coppaxzone.I need get moving its hard though. Any suggesstions with gental movements.I ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 2009
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Fampridine?

Barney1
  • By Barney1 · New reply May 22, 2009
  • Discussion in Traditional treatments · 7 replies
  • I saw my neuro yesterday, & she told me of a new med coming out this year called fampridine - it's supposed to help with walking (I walk with walker) - anyone hear about this ...

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