Ashley, I was pretty young when he was going through the diagnosis ... the main thing I was aware of (because it was visible) was the muscular problems. From as far back as I can remember he walked with at least sort of a limp. This got worse, he progressed to crutches (canes didn't help), to crutches/wheelchair, and now he's permanently in wheelchair/cart. Basically he was losing control of his legs. He also had erratic vision problems and would get numbness in his feet.
Obviously there are lists on WebMD, Mayo, etc. -- it's a neuro disease so it's the stuff linked to your nervous system that starts breaking down. Bladder/bowel problems are common (constipation is the norm for MS, though), vision problems, numbness/tingling in limbs, loss of control in limbs.
One of my older sisters freaked out two or three years back because she thought she was developing symptoms, but she ended up OK after all. So I just push it to the back of my mind and don't think about it. If it's gonna happen, it'll happen no matter what amount of worrying I do.
Interestingly enough, I have endometriosis and research is beginning to point towards endo being an autoimmune disorder. Studies show that women w/ endo have a much higher rate of things like MS and Parkinson's in the family. So hopefully Someone will consider the endometriosis enough and I won't get MS.
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