Description
Book SynopsisYour trusted, compassionate guide to living with MS Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) doesn't mean your life is over. Everyone's MS is different and no one can predict exactly what yours will be like. The fact is, lots of people live their lives with MS without making a full-time job of it.
Table of ContentsForeword xxi
Introduction 1
Part I: When MS Becomes Part of Your Life 7
Chapter 1: Meeting MS Face to Face 9
Chapter 2: So, Doc, What Do I Have? Getting a Diagnosis 25
Chapter 3: You Have MS — So Now What? 37
Chapter 4: Getting the Right Players on Your Healthcare Team 53
Part II: Taking Charge of Your MS 67
Chapter 5: Developing a Plan to Take Charge of Your MS69
Chapter 6: Managing the Disease Course and Treating Relapses 77
Chapter 7: Managing Fatigue, Walking Problems, Visual Changes, and Tremor 99
Chapter 8: Handling Problems with Bladder and Bowel Function, Pain, Speech and Swallowing, and Sex 119
Chapter 9: Getting Your Head around Problems with Mood and Thinking 141
Chapter 10: Considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine157
Part III: Staying Healthy and Feeling Well 171
Chapter 11: Paying Attention to Your Health — It's Not All about MS 173
Chapter 12: Handling Stress without Giving Up Your Life 185
Chapter 13: Coping with Progressive Forms of MS 197
Part IV: Managing Lifestyle Issues 213
Chapter 14: Presenting Your MS Face to the World 215
Chapter 15: Making MS a Part of the Family 227
Chapter 16: And Baby Makes Three, Four, or More: Planning a Family around Your MS 247
Chapter 17: Parenting: It Wasn’t Easy Before You Had MS! 257
Part V: Creating Your Safety Nets 273
Chapter 18: Keeping Your Place in the Workforce 275
Chapter 19: Getting a Grip on Insurance 289
Chapter 20: Planning for a Future with MS 303
Part VI: The Part of Tens 315
Chapter 21: Ten MS Myths Debunked 317
Chapter 22: Ten Questions about Exciting Leads in MS Research 321
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Trouble-Free Travel 325
Glossary 329
Index 343
