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Good afternoon everyone. My name is Rachel, a 33 year old mum to a very energetic 7 year old boy. I have very recently been diagnosed with MS and after having my first call with my hospitals MS specialist today they put me in touch with this very special and unique site. I am very new to this an...

I have been feeling so crappy. I am diagnosed with RRMS since 1998 at age of 28. No real problems until 2017! When I had a flare up main symptom dizzy and fatigue - severe. I recovered nearly complete, went on my first dmt copaxone. Annual mris were fine, a couple of small lesions even disappeare...

Seems like a bit of a weird question but does stormy weather effect your ms? There is currently a storm hitting here (the first since I've been diagnosed with ms) and my head feels like what could only be described as stuffy/heavy? My ears have a constant feel to them as if they are about to pop

I know there is lots here about optic neuritis, but I wanted to ask if anyone has had their vision recovered but been left with discomfort ever since. I had ON a year ago and lost partial vision in the eye but it returned within 2 months. However now a year on I Continue to get intermittent but dail...

Hi All, I am new to this site and wanted to introduce myself. I was unofficially diagnosed with MS whilst living in the US but due to limited understanding and MRI facilities in the UK, not officially diagnosed until 2008. Currently medically retired and enjoying life. I have spent the lockdown peri...

Feel like I’m in limbo land at the moment which is frustrating. I have an appointment with my neurologist on 20th Sept to discuss my lumbar puncture results, although he’s sent my GP a letter with results and copied me in. MRI showed 4 lesion on my brain Lumbar Puncture confirms “multiple oligoclo...

Hello all, I'd like some thoughts from you knowledgable folk plz. I was diagnosed rrms in September 2017 and have been on tec since March 2019. I have remained stable, however my most recent MRI last month (delayed from March) has shown 4 new areas of inflammation. I have not had a noticable relap...

Hello! I was recently diagnosed with PPMS. Ever since I have had usually heartburn and swallowing issues. I visited gastroenterologist some months ago and according his review I had no visible problems when swallowing. The question is that can MS cause problems with swallowing? Whenever I try to sw...

Hello everyone! I was recently diagnosed with optic neuritis (and what apparently has been MS for several years now) and after long consideration I finally decided to opt for steroid pulse therapy (5 x 1000 mg methylprednisolone). The first few days were fine, I didn't experience any euphoria, slee...

I would appreciate if someone could discuss with me privately about MS and share own thoughts. If you have been diagnosed recently it is abaolutely fine.