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Apache Junction, AZ

Has anyone been diagnosed with MS in their 60's?

December 8, 2021
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A MyMSTeam Member

I was diagnosed with MS when I had just turned 30. However, I am sure I was having MS-related symptoms when I was a young preteen. I would have problems with spasms in my legs a lot. I was told it was growing pains. There were other signs too. I have had mental health issues since around that age as well!

December 10, 2021
A MyMSTeam Member

I was diagnosed just a few months before my 45th birthday. Was even told by 2 drs I'd be in a chair n dead by age 50...lol. They're prediction was false n wrong. Im now 67 n still mobile yet my balance has become wobbiler...lol. And my left leg doesn"t always function like it should...but Im still moving and very much alive!

December 8, 2021
A MyMSTeam Member

Your lucky you'll be able to keep going for a long time ☺️

December 26, 2021
A MyMSTeam Member

I was diagnosed with MS when I had just turned 30. I am now 75; I am still going strong! In learning more about MS, I would say that I started having symptoms when I was about eight years old. Doctors said the leg pain and spasms were growing pains! I was also dealing with a lot of depression and started attempting suicide several times. LOL

December 16, 2021
A MyMSTeam Member

I was in 2000.

December 10, 2021

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