Multiple Sclerosis and the Devil's trick 😈. Don't fall for it!

“You may recover, but you still have brain damage.” I often have to remind myself, and others, of this and accept I’m doing my best. I think the biggest take away is to have patience with myself, and others who are unaware. I appreciate these shorts that open room for expression and discussion to help others understand.

Took so long to get a diagnosis! First attacks in my late teens. Was misdiagnosed until age 35. Am now 55 and am lucky I can walk short distances with a cane or walker. I truly mean I am lucky. All of you out there with advanced MS, I see you! 💞

This does worry me bc I didn't take any meds for the first 15yrs bc I "felt okay". Wish someone had explained this to me earlier.

Diagnose and Treat ASAP- hit em hard n fast.💪🏻🤘🏻

Optic neuritis in 1999- diagnosed in 2016 - stress induced !!

I wish my neurologist had told me this 20 years ago ...

I can’t even. If ever there was a time to feel sorry for myself and say could woulda shoulda, it’s watching this. Waaahhhh!

Although it’s true it is still hard to listen to and accept 😢

After my initial diagnosis, I did feel the best. After an attack, I would bounce right back like, "What MS? I'm fine!" That was not the case.

Really needed to hear this. All three of my first attacks were on my c spine. Had two very small ones on my brain after that I didn’t even notice. Been told how lucky I am despite the crippling chronic pain and fall into the I’m ok, I’ll be fine now trap quite often. Ty for these shorts. Have reopened my eyes and reminded me to take this more seriously ❤

Dr Boolster is an absolutely brilliant man and Doctor, he breaks down subjects and makes them easier to understand ‼️

I wish my neuro told me how important the first 5 years were!! I chose a holistic approach for the first 3 years. 😢

God bless you Aaron, I wish I had known this 10 years ago but hindsight is 20/20.

I wish I had heard this then. I was 22, and Rebif was the only medication option and med compliance was really hard due to all of the horrible side effects (and the whole needle part). I was blissfully living in denial that I even had MS. It wasn't until I had a relapse 7 years in that I even fully accepted that I have MS. Convincing me to take my medication regularly was like telling a teenager to wear SPF 50 to delay visible signs of aging in the future.

<3 You are awesome. <3 The heart is not the flirty kind of heart. It is love for a human who cares about their fellow humans. That's you. You are legit. You are real.

Thank you Dr. Boster for your clear informative statements. I would have benefited from these statements 33 years ago. Rather than you "your disease is benign", "you're a 34 yo male" , "you have nothing to worry about". I understand top neurologists specializing in MS weren't so wise in those days or were reluctant to reveal the likely possibility of progression. Subsequent complaints of subtle progression were minimized by these same top neurologists specializing in MS. The approach to treating MS from onset has radically evolved.

I agree 100%!!! However, no one, and I mean no one, not even my doctor, gets it. I dont know if Im not complaining enough or what! No one understands, nor even thinks Im sick. I guess I keep too much to myself. Im really worried. I wake up in so much pain. I ask the Lord how much longer do I have, and can I make it much longer? I turned 59 last week.

And when you have Drs that don't listen to you when you're telling them about symptoms. Years and years later, finally someone sees all the damage & you went without treatment. Now you're suffering from all that neurological brain damage & suffering severe disability.

You are a Godsend Mr Aaron Bolster. I love watching you. In fact you have definitly made this ms journey easier for me and im sure lots of other people ❤

This is spot on for me- good to know- it’s so crazy how it takes an accumulation of incidence’s over such a long span of time for it to make any sense- during the years of searching out answers and treatments and wondering Wtf - pardon me but, that’s what I thought for years- luckily I was finally treated for my horrible symptoms and am under the care of a lovely MS specialist- thanks for the information it’s truly helpful to me.