Can people with M.S. – Multiple Sclerosis – have stressful jobs and do well?

I am NOT a doctor or a nurse or anything like that BUT I truly believe that IF a natural cure exists, doctors would likely not know about it anymore than you or I would because they are trained to treat disease with drugs…

I stumbled on a website recently which was written by a person with MS and she claims that her symptoms are completely gone as long as she follows her diet. Her diet does NOT involve any product. All she claims is necessary is to eat 4 to 6 ounces of seafood daily for 90 days. She credits the 72 trace elements in the seafood with the reason for her success. Trace elements lacking in all other food. Please note: She says that if she stops eating the seafood her symptoms return.

Read the info at the web pages below and then peruse the rest of that website. If what she says is true – you won’t be sorry and if it doesn’t work for you – well, what have you got to lose, especially if you like seafood anyway?

i worked for a lady who ran two biz unitl she could no longer do it. a job agency and a cab. company.

(((Hugs)))
I know how scary this is for you! Keep in mind that until about 12 years ago, there were NO treatments for MS. Now there are a lot of advances in drug treatments. Try not to be discouraged! There’s a very good chance that you’ll do very well and be able to work at your career for a long time!

stress effects everyone differently. It is really up to you as to whether or not you can do it. There will probably be a point in time where you may no longer be able to perform your job.
Then again you may just be one of those most incredibly positive people who just goes out there and whips the crap out of the odds that are against you. It does happen.

I would be very afraid too if I was in your situation, but make the best of everything and everyday when you get up out of bed , don’t think about the bad things, just tell yourself that you CAN DO IT and YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT :0)

It depends on how fast it progresses. My MRI also shows I have MS but after the spinal fluid test they say Chronic fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. I have the lesions on the brain. My neurologist says it may still be MS. I worked about 3 years after being diagnosed and now am unable to hold a job and had to go on disability. But it is different for everyone. I know a woman at my old church who has a mild case and you cannot tell she is sick at all.

I wish you well and hope it is a very slow development. Or better yet remission.

God Bless

Sure you can do well. A Stressful job is not the best situation but is there a job out there that does not have some stressful points? Try to leave the stress from your job at work and relax at home.
There are different severity’s of M.S. Some people live a long and prosperous life in spite of M.S. Look at Montel Williams. Try to find all the ways you can help yourself. Know everything you can about your disease and keep a positive outlook.

There are sub-types of M.S. as you probably know, Relapsing-remitting , Secondary progressive , Primary progressive , Progressive relapsing . A friend of mine, diagnosed age 38 [ 12 years ago ], on Cinnovex [ similar ], has done pretty well. Now age 50 he does ’shuffle’ slightly when walking, and speaks a touch slowly, but is otherwise fine. He runs a real-estate company, leads a pleasant enough social life and is actually contemplating standing for Mayor in the area we live in ! He has always been positive, I would advise you to try the same mental approach and wish you all the very best. Remember major advances are always taking place in medicine. Just read impurfects answer [ gave it a 'thumbs-up' ] and agree entirely !

My half nephew was diagnosed at just a little younger than you. He has now worked for the IRS for the last 25 years or so. I admit that he can barely walk most days now. But he has a good head for numbers and does pretty well at tax time. He also has two great kids and a loving wife. Your support group is going to be very important to you. Just do your best not to alienate family and friends. Believe me they love you and want to help. My nephew would say that some days he just needed a hug and some help. "A pity party of one is no fun." he would say.
Do as much as you can for yourself also. Some days your own courage is all you will have to get you through.

Good luck, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Keep in mind that Funicello and Pryor did not have the benefit of the new drugs on the market when they were first diagnosed. There are also many new drugs on the horizon. Make sure you eat a balanced diet, exercise, and continue to take your drugs if they work for you. If you begin having exacerbations change to a new drug. Don’t apologize for venting. Keep yourself educated on any new developments. We all get scared. Go to peer led MS meetings where people share with one another rather than get togethers held by the drug companies. SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR ANY NEWS ABOUT MS. I found that swimming keeps my pain and discomfort at a minimum and that a drug called low dose naltrexone is great for symptom management but the drug companies don’t share that info because the drug is a generic and the drug companies make so little profit from it.
You have to find the solutions that work for YOU. Because we do not all have the same symptoms different drugs and activities work for different people. I also fire any doctor who is not willing to listen to me and hear my concerns. Be very proactive! Things can only get better for us as time goes on!

My son age 22 was diagnosed with MS last year. I agree with pcheesewhiz and Steven S. Doctors know little to nothing about MS, what I have heard over and over from them is “MS is hard.” Also as pcheesewhiz states, RESEARCH THE INTERNET. Put a Google alert on ‘multiple sclerosis’. This will return anything and everything regarding MS including drug treatments and advances happening anywhere in the world.

Look into LDN (low dose naltrexone), MS Suffers everywhere are extolling their success with this generic drug for stopping the progression of MS. I also agree with pcheesewhiz regarding firing any doctor not willing to listen to you. My son started on Avonex and all it did was make him sicker. He would lose 2 days each week after injecting it. Additionally, his 6 month MRI after starting the drug showed further deterioration. He is now on LDN and doing better. We are waiting to see what the next MRI shows.

Be encouraged, be proactive, and do not let fear defeat you. I refuse to let MS stop my son, I will do everything humanly possible to fight this disease, up to and including traveling out of the country for any treatment deemed believable. Hang in there.