b"Dear MS Nurse,They both ared up my asthma and blood Does MS cause skin issues? I have a rashpressure. I have PPMS, and my legs and feet on my leg that won't heal. I also have olderare affected by it. I am not on anything for areas that have not healed either. The olderMS and have a large history of cancer in my skin areas are intact but are rough, raised,family. Any suggestions?Lisa R. and darker in color. Any thoughts?Jodi T.Binns: My recommendation is to start on a Binns: Not all symptoms are related to MS. It isdisease-modifyingtherapytomanagethe not unusual to have more than one autoimmunediseaseprogression.Myexperiencewith disorder at the same time and conditions suchDMTs for more than 20 years is that as I get as psoriatic arthritis (a mimicker of MS in someinto therapy on each, within a few weeks, the people) have a rash like what you described.symptoms start to diminish in severity. Despite Fortunately, some of the medications prescribeda family history of cancers, in practice, none for either condition may improve symptomsof the DMTs have been found to increase the of the other. Talk to your primary care doctorincidence of cancers in those taking them. or neurologist on your next visit. Have themAlthough some B-cell-targeting medications look at the rash and do any necessary testingmention the potential, it has not been proven or referrals to determine the underlyingin patient use. I was a bit nervous and hesitant cause.tostartoneofthesemedications,butmy Dear MS Nurse,neurologist assured me it was rare to have Aretherealternativetreatmentsforside effects, and I found this class of drug to neuropathy, spasticity, pain, and burning legsbe the easiest of any I have been on over and feet? I cannot take gabapentin or Baclofen.time. What my MS diagnosis has taught me: Stephanie Hartzell-Brown: To slowly but steadily keep on moving to the best of my ability. Buddhi Wickramaratne: Everything in life is not within my control. Melissa Barkley: To look at life in different ways and be humble, and to go easy on myself when I have trouble doing things I used to do. Elissa Quesada: That I need to advocate for myself and seek out second opinions. It took too long to get my diagnosis. And that disability income stinks compared to my former income.I found out who my true friends are and who are the cowards who decided to take a giant step backwards and fade away. Marianne Gaul: Its a diagnosis but not a sentence.43 msfocusmagazine.org"