Work as long as you feel able. You are earning money, maybe have insurance amd you are also increasing the size of any social security the longer you work.

If you were on disability, what would you do different? The only reason I would consider it for me is that work ties up about 60+ hours a week by the time you throw in travel. I sometimes feel my health has been sacrificed by being too tired to properly exercise , etc.

Apart from the obvious - that working brings in a paycheck - you can find lots of other reasons why staying in the workforce may be in your best interest. For example, think about the following:

1. Adding to your financial security is a good thing;
2. Fringe benefits are valuable;
3. Your work is a key part of your identify;
4. Feeling productive is important; and
5. Self-sufficiency feels good.

Depending on your symptoms, the kind of work you do, and the environment in which you work, you're bound to run into challenges along the way. For many kinds of jobs, some combintion of good symptom management and reasonble job accommodations from your emloyer can keep you working for along time.

If you are considering leaving your job because of your MS, be sure to take advantage of all the legal protections that are available to you before thinking about disability retirement. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other statutes are in place to help you stay employed a long as you want and are able to. Do not wait until your supervisor starts complaining about your performance on the job. Keep an eye on your own performance, recognize when it's slipping and figure out what changes could be made that would help bring your performance back up to snuff.

Quitting doesn't have to be part of your treatment plan.

I agree work as long as you can. if you are able too I dont see why not as long as it isnt goint to make life worse

Having MS doesn't make you disabled. Being disabled from MS makes you disabled. So the question you need to ask yourself is WHY you are considering disability? Are you actually disabled at this point? Are you ABLE to work? You need to take care of yourself and if working is not good for you at this point, then go for it, otherwise, hang in there and stay working as long as you can.

I wouldn't quit before you need to.. But if you feel you need to, then talk to your doctor. You have to prove you are disabled to be eligible for disability, having MS is not enough by itself, your neuro can help you define that.