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Amy Gurowitz

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (9)

Living, Learning, Coping

When I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis on my 20th birthday in 1988, I tried to find answers. At the time, the resources were limited to books and all I found were frightening generalities with words like progressive and degenerative that stopped me in my tracks. Back then, not much was known about MS and without disease modifying drugs of... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (8)

Still Not Diagnosed, But Receiving Disability

Though I still have numerous symptoms, multiple lesions, and at least one active lesion - I still have not been diagnosed with MS. My lumbar puncture came back ok. Since the Veterans Administration was not able to come up with a diagnosis or clear reason why I couldn't deploy to Iraq, I am now sitting in a little trailer about 50 miles south of... Read more Chevron

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ladygraycloud

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49 yrs old,mom of 3, live in Ocala,Florida

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posted 10/23/2009, comments (0)

Sometimes I wonder!

Sometimes I wonder what we would do with out these Doctors that keep telling us we just aren't sure as of yet--we have ruled out all other illness that you could have with the same symptons but still can't clinically dx you with MS--my issues for instance could all but be taken and/or helped by them waiting and going ahead and dx me so I can get... Read more Chevron

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Hollyk

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Christian, mother of 6, Executive HR Manager, horse lover

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posted 10/16/2009, comments (2)

MRI Results

Well, the radiologist said that my mri's were unremarkable; however, my neurologist at the ms clinic said he found something; but wants to ensure that it is not an artifact first; so, I have to have a SSEP. I just had the EMG done and apparently that was unremarkable in the significance of it's severity- meaning that there is no permanent... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/12/2009, comments (11)

Full Circle

As I write this I am thinking about the first time I posted on this site. I had MS for a little over a year and was writing about my experiences on my personal blog. I was so grateful for the help and information I had received that I wanted to give back. And my writing was a way to do that. I joined Health Central in the late... Read more Chevron

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