PatientsLikeMe : ylem's MS Profile

ylem

Female, 46 years
athens, Greece

ylem: Data Quality: 2 stars; MS: 15 yrs; Secondary Progressive; Sensation: Moderate; Overall: Mild; Cognition: mild; Vision: none; Speech: none; Swallowing: none; Upper limb: none; Walking: moderate; See profile

Member since: 03/08
Last updated: 09/28/08

Diagnosis Summary
Onset: Sensory Changes
First symptom: 01/93
Diagnosis: 01/93

About Me
I never had health problems, until the morning I woke up with numb toes. The first diagnosis was a probable tumor on my neck. When the MRI was negative, the diagnosis about MS followed. It was diagnosed as RRMS. I have had that condition for 11 years. Now it has been progressed to SPMS. I am at the stage to change therapy and I am confused and frustrated. I have spent too much time denying my condition. I have reached the stage of acceptance, but the major difficulty I am facing, is where to stand and what direction to take. Patients like me looks like a good place to stand for direction.