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How did you come to terms with your MS diagnosis?
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Hello everyone,
I recently commented to a discussion on here concerning tips and advice that we would give to those who are newly diagnosed with MS.
One of my recommendations was to understand that you will likely, if you are like me, to go through a grieving process and anger once you receive the diagnosis before you can finally come to accepting the diagnosis and enjoying your life within the limitations and diagnosis.
For me the stages of grieving were the 5 stages. After the diagnosis I was denial! I was certain the doctor was incorrect, so I sought out a few other opinions and still kept denying it was me. I was then angry with the diagnosis and upset that God would put this on me. I began to bargain and tell God I would do xyz, if He would just take this diagnosis away from me. I became depressed and found no enjoyment of life. I lived to control the symptoms, be in pain, and go to doctors visits and physical therapy. However, I finally, somehow, made it to the Acceptance stage where I am now able to accept the condition, my prognosis, my limits, etc. Acceptance allowed me to enjoy life once again, even if it was within the confines of the diagnosis.
Is anyone else's experience similar to mine? Did you go through the grieving stages?