depends on what stage, some of us would need wheelchair, walker, cane, at least these are not huge expenses.

you have added big ones.. maybe a power chair,,when and if needed which is HUGE $$$, oh maybe in time.. set vehicle up with hand controls. i am sure there is probably other things.. but i am sure other people will put them on here for you.

you have a great day

I use a manual wheelchair....My arms are huge! The expenses that I have shelled out are due to cuts on my paycheck from not working as much. I get paid close to 18 dollars an hour and when I miss work just one day it adds up. I have missed up to a week at times.

I don't know the finances of anyone, but there are some programs to help people with ramps, hand controls, etc, but I think that Ichoppel has mentioned not qualifyinf finacialy for some, still a good thing to check out, you never know.

As to the finacial output, well, no longer working. Big cut. No longer driving much. WIth gas so high, not that huge a difference with the cost of public transportation, but there have been times when I am running late, and have to take a cab, that is expensive. I take different vitamins and supplements than I would, and I also only take certain brands, so that is a little mopre expensive. My diiet is certainly not cheap. My shoes, I always spent alot on shoes, but now I have trouble finding ones that work for me, so I buy ones that I end up having to stop using in a few months, so that is wasteful.

And then there are the products that I wouldn't buy at all, pads, diaper pants, and more on washing clothes as well!

I think the expenses with MS are like MS, it is not so much the huge things, spendi it, it is annoying or worse, but then it is done. It is the continual, daily little things, and the different ways I have to do things, like I need to sit on the aisle, and I sometimes end up paying more to sit where i need to, that just add up. Like if I run out of cat litter, and nobody can go to ther store with me, I have to get a small bag to tide me over, and that is way more expensive. That kind of thing. Just cumulative and adds up.