National Multiple Sclerosis Society

The first picture is: Healthy nerve, people without MS: The second picture is: Unhealthy nerve, people with MS: Am a member of National Multiple Sclerosis Society simply because I have Multiple Sclerosis. Its a place I can learn how to manage my disease. I can't get rid of the disease but I can manage the disease. I am control the disease rather than the disease controlling me. I have "Relapsing-Remitting MS". People with this type of MS experience clearly defined flare-ups (also called relapses, attacks, or exacerbations). These are episodes of acute worsening of neurologic function. They are followed by partial or complete recovery periods (remissions) free of disease progression. Frequency: Most common form of MS at time of initial diagnosis. Approximately 85%. There is possibility that my disease can worsen. This is called "Secondary-Progressive MS". People with this type of MS experience an initial period of relapsing-remitting disease, followed by a steadily worsening disease course with or without occasional flare-ups, minor recoveries (remissions), or plateaus.