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@TonyMS47 

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Health

Just a random question. Does anybody suffer from paper-thin skin that even with the slightest touch seems to peel away? I don't know if this is Multiple Sclerosis related or not. However, it's problematic. My legs have a lot of scarring all over them.
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@AdiLaw 

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What ice cold 🧊 treat should be eaten during this hot weather? I have a sweet tooth but at the same time I'm looking for healthy treats with natural sweetness.

I don't want to trigger a type 2 diabetes side effect. Google says: High sugar consumption 🍦🥤🧋🧃🧉can worsen multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms and accelerate disease progression. Diets high in refined sugars promote systemic inflammation, trigger severe energy crashes that exacerbate MS-related fa...
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@Glamluvs5H8MS 

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True story really. I am going to stay with my oldest son, here home my other son is overwhelmed, he doesn’t feel comfortable being too far from me🥹 his other siblings have minimized what he seeing maximally! We talk and I do understand his feelings, they are valid! So I’m me meeting my 2 granddaughters who are both under 4 so I am excited yet I have zero income😫 my flight and thing were gifted to me. I’m am grateful for that. I wanted to get to meet my granddaughters before anything else happens. I have hired counsel to assist me in obtaining Disability, I apply a few times and was denied. I can’t even afford my medication. Not looking for sympathy, I guess, just wanted to be more clear, I ABSOLUTELY hate MS and what it’s done to my confidence, yeah I don’t trust myself,& I before this all I was actually looking forward to turning 50! Yeah made it to 50 but I don’t like how I feel and how unsure I am now about the things I was MOST confident about doing, not so much these days and it makes me ANGRY cuz I didn’t plan this nor have the resources to live with this confidently. Praying for a steady body to keep doing what it HAS been doing for 49 years!! Health care is NOT caring these days and I can only say, timing has been my lack for some time now. I digress have a awesome MS’n day everyone. 💜🫶🏾🤟🏾💪🏾🤞🏾✌🏾

Fort Worth, United States
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@Ematt0426 

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MS and Gut Health

Hello all, A couple years ago, I was diagnosed with collagenous colitis. Basically my immune system decided to attack it and my large intestine and colon now have too much collagen, resulting in some uncomfortable and difficult to manage symptoms. Does anyone else have CC or another form of colitis?...
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@jona 

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MS & health Watches ⌚📈🚶

How do you feel about them? I have been using a Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and I found it definitely helped my sleep and movement routines. Do you use such a device and if not what makes you critical? I didn't look too much into the down sides and am considering getting a better one now... any though...
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@nvacin 

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Has anyone here had success with having health insurance cover part of their mobility chair?

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@gigglehappy 

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Struggling to stay motivated to do anything for my health. Any tips to get moving?

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@Historicus 

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Health Advocates?

My social media feeds have been littered with adverts for a health advocate org. (US). My medical team is great and I do have good insurance, but managing communication between my 11 doctors and dealing with insurance on the pharmacy side of things is exhausting. I have an appointment with a palliat...
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@ShawtyL54 

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Hi everyone, I hope you all doing okay & staying strong. I have alot going on & I feel like crap. I been stressing but Lord knows I try not to because it's not good for my health. My oldest son was in a bad car wreck on Ma 16, 2026 & it took a toll on me when I went to the hospital & seen him with that breathing tube in his mouth. Hearing the doctor saying he can't breath on his own devastated me. God heard my prayers & gave my son another chance. He showed him grace & mercy...my son had to have surgery/ in his hip 2 plates & 12 screws. He's going through Rehab Therapy now. I stayed at the hospital with him for bout 14 days & never left his side. The hospital then transported him to a inpatient Rehab Therapy Facility I stayed that day & went hope to rest. I having been feeling the best. I need to go see my Neurologist but my car a/c went out & I can't stand to be in the heat very long. It takes 1hr. 10 min. to my Neurologist. It's sad but I don't have anyone to take me. My oldest son towed out his car & my baby son drive trucks over the road/ he drive his car to Atlanta truck spot & leave it there while he work. I'm concerned & honestly worried about my health for 1 my vision is blurry going in & out/ the pain in my right eye is excruciating it was like that before I think it's optic neuritis. I think I have another UTI, and my memory done got worser, and my whole body especially my legs are aching so bad. It sucks having MS & you don't have a support system or anyone to help me when I'm down & out. I just pray God hears my prayers...Still I'm there for my mom with dementia, my son because he still needs my help...but I look around & nobody has me. One of my sister's have cancer & still I go by & check on her & call her but hopefully she will be fine she done with chemo, had surgery, and next step radiation. I tell God I see why you allowed me to go through the things I went through in life...even though I'm going through I'm still fighting & staying strong. If, nobody else don't got me I got me & I know God got me. He didn't bring me this far to leave me. I'm just going to stand still and wait on God like always...he might not come when I want but he's a on time God. He amazes me everytime!🙏🏿❤️🙌🏾

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@k89 

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Mental health

Hi, I’m newly diagnosed but been living with 24/7 (when awake) symptoms for over a year which has been life changing and exhausting. That plus the new diagnosis and realising this is forever/can get worse has been hard on my mental health. Does anyone who has been through this and found a way to imp...
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