thank you for the welcome , yes , i have had it for a bit .. lol .. and i have a lot of catching up to do ..

i currently take for secondary symptoms, the only pain reliever is Ultram ER and a bunch of anti-depressents and anxiety meds .. at that time rebif was new and i tried it for about 6 months and it started to leave injection site nodules .. yucky lumps .. so my neuro and i have decided that maybe avonex or avonex im (?) .. so much new and am glad i am here , between what i learn and what i read i feel better about not knowing and dumb for not following along all these years .. ttyl and thanks sassy8 , cute handle ... :)

Welcome, Cyprian.

It's impressive that you've had MS for that long with few relapses, and no meds. I think that's great.

The people here are awesome. I've been diagnosed since September and the kind folks here really help me a lot.

I've been on Avonex for almost two months. There definitely is a lot to learn about MS and the treatments. Ask any questions here.

I'm on ultram for pain too. I have a chronic stabbing, burning hot-poker like feeling in my upper back. IV steroids made it go away for awhile, but it's back. I've been suffering from depression for almost a year now, and since it's also a side effect of Avonex (maybe all interferons, not sure) I think it's time I started an antidepressant. I've been on them before. Anyway, welcome!