i have a question about multiple sclerosis?

Question

my brother who is 27 has m.s. and he was diagnoised about 2years ago but had a few symptoms a year before he found out he had m.s.. my brother doesnt talk about it hes always been the silent type so i ask him but he wont answer me. he takes a shot every other day and that seems to help but then again hes not going to complain about any pain. my question i guess is there a good web site i can look at and if you know about the different stages, im really just looking to find more on it because i know theres different stages but dont know what they are so if you know any websites or books that would be great

Answer 1

Hi there.
The websites the first answerer gave you are good resources. You will find that rather than different stages, there are actually different types of MS. Some come and go, some deteriorate. Depending on the type your brother has, there are different expectations, including difficulty walking, talking, cognitive changes, etc. Its a tough disease, especially since the patients are generally so young. Your brother is lucky to have a sister like you who cares so much. Staying on his meds, and staying out of the heat are two important factors. There is good rehabilitation available and he should consider that in order to preserve and maintain functioning for as long as possible. One thing I've seen with a lot of my young patients is depression. You can imagine it would be difficult to be a young person with a diagnosis like MS. My prayers to you and your family.

Answer 2

I have MS too and I knwo how hard it is, I was diagnosed a year ago at 19. Some people don't talk about it because, "if I dont say it, it can't be true" kind of thing. Some people won't shut up about it! Or there are people like me, who prefer to joke about it so people know, but they also know that things aren't always as bad as what they say. Your brother sounds like he is on Betaseron. It has been on the market the longest and has really good result. There is RRMS(most common and prolly what you brother has), SPMS(the second stage to RRMS), PRMS(most rare 5% of cases) and PPMS(also rare only 10% of cases. The best site I have found is www.nmss.org it is always updated with the new things. You can always become part of a news group to keep you updated on it.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Montel Williams (talk show host) has MS and wrote a book...

I found WebMD and Wikipedia helpful... as well as the National MS Society's site, there are alot of resources on the internet!

Just Google it. You'd be surprised what you can find, even support groups for YOU to help you learn and deal.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I understand how you want more information on the disease that your brother holds so I have given you two web sites that are in a magazine for neurolgical disorders. I will give you the web site for that magazine also it tends to have real informative information.

Answer 7

He ought to check out a product called Prokarin on the Yahoo search engine. Some people with MS have reported good results from taking it.
Also look up Colamine. (Calcium AEP)