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@hrhwilliam
I have never been diagnosed with MS but sure check off a bunch of sysmptoms from the list! It seems I have so MANY illnesses, they overlap eachother. Vikings disease, hands hurt 24/7 (I do grossly overwork my hands with projects) but the past yr or so, now my wrists and lower arms stiffen with pain and I have no control of them for a minute. Legs cramp with excursiating pain, vegan hemp rub from Merry Hempster (handmade in Portland with hot peppers) worked like a charm, but now my pains are deeper than the muscles, its in them there bones! So I use frankinscence and mhyrr (sorry, severly dyslexic) with wonderful results.

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@msmarymac Typically with MS, some issues come and go while others may be permanent. Many patients have good days or periods short or long where they have no outward issues whatsoever. Others have permanent loss of function such as balance, eyesight, or hearing, or perhaps loss of bladder control.
There are also several types of MS such as Progressive, Relapsing, Relapsing/Remitting. It is a difficult disease to diagnose however an MRI of the brain and brain stem likely will show white spots (new legions) or dark holes (dead cell areas). Progress of the disease is measured by comparing MRI’s year upon year as well as new function issues.
New drugs out now a little more than fifteen years have helped considerably to slow the progression of this disease, in some cases stopping the disease to where a patient can stop the meds and no new legions are noted.
I certainly am in no position to diagnose or assume you may or may not have MS. That is something a neurologist can determine however you likely have to ask for the testing.