My hearts gose out to you, I also was dxed in March and have the roid tretment. As you some symptoms have gone and others have got worse, unforetunatly I think the pains etc is here to stay. Everyone with MS is different and all symptoms vary from person to person. I'm no expert but a relapse is when your having symptoms and nothing seems to help. I wish you well and hope things start to look brighter for you

Take Care

I struggle with the same issue. My symptoms in January are what started this, but I realized that many times before I had symptoms - but usually chalked them up to being stressed (and the docs did too). I was also diagnosed in March. talk to you neuro and get on the right meds. It took some playing around, but now I am on the perfect combination of medicine, where I feel normal 80% or more of the time. Some days I even forget! But yeah, one of the things I had to remember is each relapse will make things a little worse, so it took those 30+ years to get to this point... I also took solumedrol in March and it took away the worse symptoms. My neuro also told me, if they are the same symptoms, it's not a relapse, it's the active ones misbehaving. If there are new symptoms, different, then that's when they want to check for new active lesions.

I can only echo Burrs and Kaz. But an interesting thought came floating by..... I wonder how many of us were dx'd in the spring....... I can think of about 50% or so of the ppl I know here.......... interesting circumstance.... that Feb/Mar dx.....Just thought I would share....... Take care and have a great day...Steve

I know what it feels like to want to be "normal" again -- but I've had to come to terms with the fact that the past, the "old" Karen, is dead and gone.

Remissions don't necessarily mean that all of your symptoms go away. Early on in the disease, they might, but I know I have everyday symptoms that form my current baseline, and act as a barometer for how I'm doing from day to day/week to week. If I have new or worsening symptoms, I first check for an infection, or simply a period of "overdoing it." If they last longer than 24 to 48 hours, I call my neuro and let him make the call as to whether I'm in an exacerbation -- and what to do about it.

-Karen

You have achieved your new normal.
burrs wrote: ' Everyone with MS is different and all symptoms vary from person to person.' That's right!
Be greatful for this online community.
A lot of anguish and questions in here.

Ok Spyder... my first "episode" started in Aug 94. This was my "possible" dx, then in Feb 96 my next major episode, but was not fully dx'd until May 96. (found a great neuro). Just adding my 2cents about the spring thing!

The sad thing melanie is that no one knows what will happen. Some people have one episode, then never again and return to "normal", while others progress towards total disability, at different rates. The only thing you can do is take it one day at a time and see what happens. I never have a day that is symptom free, just days that are better than others. Have you discussed any disease modifying treatments like Avonex, Betaseron, ReBif, Copaxone? They will not relieve or stop symptoms, but MAY slow the progression of the MS.
I wish you the best! We are all here for you, and most of us have been there before. So lean on us!
DD