March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month.
Multiple Sclerosis effects nearly 1 million Americans and 2 million people worldwide.
I was diagnosed with this MonSter in 1993 but have ĺived with its symptoms for over 50 years. It is an unpredictable disease, and I suffer daily from quite a few of its symptoms.
Multiple sclerosis causes many different symptoms, including vision loss, pain, fatigue, and impaired coordination. There are nearly 100 symptoms caused by MS.
THIS IS MS. It's so complicated. MS attacks the brain and spinal cord, and it effects us all differently. Below are just some of the ways it can effect a person.
"The symptoms, severity, and duration can vary from person to person. Pain areas: in the back or eyes
Pain circumstances: can occur in the back due to head nod or with eye movement
Tremor: can occur during precise movements, in the hands, or limbs
Muscular: cramping, difficulty walking, inability to rapidly change motions, involuntary movements, muscle paralysis, muscle rigidity, muscle weakness, problems with coordination, stiff muscles, clumsiness, muscle spasms, or overactive reflexes
Whole body: fatigue, dizziness, heat intolerance, poor balance, or vertigo
Sensory: pins and needles, abnormality of taste, reduced sensation of touch, or uncomfortable tingling and burning
Urinary: excessive urination at night, leaking of urine, persistent urge to urinate, or urinary retention
Visual: blurred vision, double vision, or vision loss
Sexual: erectile dysfunction or sexual dysfunction
Mood: anxiety or mood swings
Speech: difficulty speaking or slurred speech
Also common: constipation, depression, difficulty swallowing, difficulty thinking and understanding, flare, headache, heavy legs, numbness of face, rapid involuntary eye movement, sleep deprivation, tongue numbness, weakness, or difficulty raising the foot."
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