I Hope Someone Will Respond to This Post. Posted: 01-23-04 20:45pm
I have just recently found out that the
man I love has ms. I do not know a lot
about this disease, but I do know that it
is devastating to my friend. And I
believe that he is afraid that I will love
him less as the disease progresses, he has
not said so, but I believe he is fearful
that I will not find him to be sexually
appealing anymore.... I am afraid that he
will become so distressed over this that
he will do harm to himself. I do not
know if ms causes sexual problems in men
or not. Help! I am very confused and I
need to know what to do before he walks
out of my life because he thinks he will
be doing me a favor. I love him.....No
matter what he has.....No matter what he
is able to do. Any suggestions?
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Mehra66
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 Location: Washington
I Will Respond. Posted: 06-11-04 19:10pm
I have m.S. And from my viewpoint I know
why he is feeling this way. The reason he
would even think of leaving is so he won't
"burden" you.
I also felt the same way when I found out,
but my fiance would not have any of it.
My fiance is still with me today. And to
answer your question, yes, both men and
women can have sexual disfunction. But
that does not mean it will happen. I hope
you both can work it out, I know how hard
it is.
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Bookjunky
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Ohio
Posted: 06-14-04 10:51am
And as you grow older together you will
find, like most do, that a relationship
based soley on sex never lasts. The
happiest old couples have a sense of
compainionship that far exceeds just a
physical relationship.
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darlingdurling
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 1
Posted: 09-14-04 06:10am
Hi there bobbiesbaby,
i completely understand were you are
comming from hun. Five and a half years
ago my now husband was diagnosed and he
was devistated. Until that point he was
as healthy as a horse. Had never even
taken a tyenol for a headache before. At
very first he pushed me away because he
was so independent and didn't want to be a
"burden". We seperated for about six
months and then realized that ms did not
make him unable to love and live life to
the fullest. Yes ms can be a devistating
thing to live with but you have to
remember that it is not what makes you ...
You. There are many symptoms that come
along with ms. And sexual dysfuntion can
be one of them. For my husband it is.
But patients , knowlege and even a
perscription help that. To be blunt,
being a sexually satisfied couple doesn't
have anything to do with intercourse. I
hope this helps and if you have any
questions or want to talk feel free to
message me or email me @ nina
durling@eastlink.Ca.... My door is
always open.
