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Hi all, hope you are keeping well and safe in these unusual times. I am newly diagnosed in March, first symptoms 18 months ago and 1 minor relapse 6 months ago. Other than that I am lucky not to have any symptoms of note. I discussed with my MS nurse DMT drugs early March and my neurologist recom...

Hi guys. I've got epilepsy because of a lesion (yay), and talking to my gp, hes said that when I do start trying for kids, to discuss with him first because of my lamotrigine. So, obviously, I've looked on the bnf (a very good resource for looking at meds, and its what health professionals use) and ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM-6kNE4YYw&list=PLVUOB-ZqvZOGuy6t95B67vi5A6nQTY0BS Progression is often the elephant in the room, serving to build fear and trepidation for people who are living with MS. Through investigative conversations that unpick the human side of the topic, ‘Is my MS progres...

Calling all aspiring actors! I am casting the third series of a very successful Netflix show. Please do take a look at the brief below and get in touch if you are interested: Roland is in his 40s. Warm, cheeky, sharp, witty. He has MS with mobility and fatigue symptoms. He lives on his own with ...

Hello everyone, hope youre fairing well. Im having my second round of ocrevus (so first full dose not the half doses) on the 12th of August and have been told i have to shield for six weeks after. I understand why but ive been really careful for the whole outbreak and just as we get to a point wher...

Having a flare up with all my old symptoms , been going on for the last month or so , have had 2 bouts of new symptoms since round 2 of lemtrada 15 months ago , no new lesions on my Last mri Just feeling pretty down about Feeling like I’m Getting worse and struggling doing simple things There are ...

Hi, I'm Mammy to two wonderful little men, the youngest being 5.5 months. I was due to go back on Gilenya sooner but as I'm sure is the case for so many, restart was delayed because of Covid. I'm due to go back on in over 2 weeks but can't get my little one to take a bottle. I've tried different ...

Hi Everyone, Monday, June 29, 2020. 3:00pm. Dr. Mark Skeen, Chief Clinical Neurologist of Duke Health in Durham, NC looks at me and said, "Yes, today's two MRI's confirm my suspicions. Now, let's focus on medicine over the next weeks, so that we can attack this!" For nearly two years, I have been ...

Good morning all, My name is Laura and I’m 30 years old. This morning I’m sitting waiting to take my first Tecfidera tablet which was delivered yesterday. I genuinely thought I just had damaged nerves in my back from pushing myself at an exercise class, falling over as my leg stopped working and no...

Hi I’ve been on Tecfidera for about 6 months after moving from Beta interferon injections once a week for the last 9 years, at the beginning of my journey I weighed around 60 kilos which I know at 5 ft is a little on the heavy side, but I find myself now weighing 48.4 :(, with the onset of Covid 1...