Maybe there is a forum topic on this elsewhere. Please feel free to redirect me if so. I am 53, had my first MS attack at 36. Had no deficits - just some mild numbness on the bottom of my feet for the next 15 years. Had my 2nd attack at 51. Since that one, I've had more deficits that have remained and sometimes worsen, then get better again. I am an RN. I function just fine on my job. I'm wobbly when I get up in the morning, but by the time I get to work I'm walking okay. I don't have any coordination problems. I can't run and I am on Provigil for overall fatigue. As long as I get enough rest I'm okay, but it's a real balancing act because I'm working in a clinic 8 to 5, Monday thru Friday. I'd like to get back to hospital work. I do better doing 3 night shifts (36 hours per week) than 5 straight days. I live in a very small town and worry about the medical community finding out I have MS because who wants to hire a nurse with MS? Most places would just see you as a liability, assuming you are only going to get worse. I've been trying for several months to go 100% on the diet but I get overwhelmed with it. I can tell though that it definitely makes a difference. Just curious -- anybody else out there on this forum working in health care?