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HopeLives

HopeLives

Female, 37 years
NC, United States

HopeLives: Sex: F; Data Quality: 3 stars; MS: 6 yrs; Relapsing-Remitting; Flare-up: Moderate; Sensation: None; Overall: Mild; Cognition: none; Vision: moderate; Speech: none; Swallowing: none; Upper limb: mild; Walking: moderate; See profile

Member since: 01/08
Last updated: 01/03/09

Diagnosis Summary
Onset: Sensory Changes
First symptom: 05/02
Diagnosis: 07/02

About Me
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in July of 2002 by a great specialist in Charlotte, NC after seeing numerous doctors for many months poking and testing the theories that they felt to believe to be such as carpal tunnel and stroke. Eventually one specialist told me his honest, educated opinion of what he thought the possibilities would be and it was MS. Finally an answer came but still came with many emotions. Then in January 2003, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer (stage 3). I went through about 11 months of multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation and proud to say that I am a cancer survivor.

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MS Condition

MSRS: 25 (latest: 01/03/09)

Disability: severe; moderate

Relapses: severe; moderate

Weight: 137 lb (latest: 01/03/09)

BMI: obese; overweight; healthy; underweight

Treatments

Prescription Drug

Reasons Taken: treat my MS; general health; specific symptom; other

Over The Counter Drug

Supplement

Procedures

Lifestyle modification

Symptoms

Primary Symptoms

Severity of Symptoms: none; mild; moderate; severe