My husband was diagnosed with MS in 2004 when he was 36. He had numbness, severe double vision, loss of balance, etc. It went on for months before he was diagnosed. The good news is he's been taking Avonex -- a weekly injection -- since diagnosis. He's had zero -- NO -- relapses. He has the occasional flare-up -- his vision will get a little blurry or he'll get pins and needles, etc. But it's never been anything like it was in 2004.
I know what it's like in those first few months. It's terrifying. I remember wondering if he'd be able to climb the stairs in our house. Would he be able to walk the dog? Stuff like that just ran through our thoughts all the time. But he's been really, really fortunate. In the past few years, he's done two 10-mile races, he's gone zip-lining, he lifts weights, he swims. In short, he lives a perfectly normal and wonderful life. And every week when I give him his Avonex injection, I'm very thankful for that.
Please let me know if you have questions. Most importantly, know this is a very livable condition. You still be you. MS doesn't need to change that.
