Social Worker w MS
Hello, I was just diagnosed w MS 10.1.2019. Ironically, I completed part of my MSW internship assisting people with MS at the National MS Society Colorado Wyoming chapter in 2012 thru 13. I wrote about the disease in my Science Human Disease class in my BSW in the late 90s.. When my symptoms began in 2017, they were cognitive related/ brain fog and I thought it was post Ischemic Stroke from 5.11.11 or just being overstressed. I could not find the right words in important meetings at work, and I knew something was wrong. I lost my job in February 2019 and moved home to Illinois. My symptoms include fatigue, this irritating tingling/itching throughout my body at times, depression, and sleeping for hours on my days off. I took a low stress position working as a paraprofessional in a school. I am very concerned about becoming further disabled.. I am waiting on starting Ocrevus, hopefully this week.. What are some of your experiences on this med?
You’ll have to wait for all the Europeans to wake up Julie to fully answer this, but a lot of people post here that they are very happy with this treatment option. I have been on rebif for 4 years, but my neurologist is starting the work up to consider ocrevus. I’m actually looking forward to the switch. Hopefully it will be helpful for you.
And I should add; welcome to shift! Hopefully it will be a source of information and support. It’s a good group!