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AVFCotterill

Pseudo-relapse

Hi all, had a bit of a scary experience on Tuesday. Woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t walk, fell over when I got up and couldn’t move my legs. I’ve been suffering from the flu and am under a lot of stress, an MS nurse told me it was most probably a pseudo-relapse. But this has totally destroyed my confidence with walking and going out and about incase I suddenly lose all mobility. I know it’s probably me being irrational but it’s always good to get it off your chest! Has anyone had an experience like this? Any advice? Thanks!
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@jessiel
@jessiel
 

Hi, yes I had that experience wjen I had Covid. One morning I lost the power of my walking and was constantly falling if I tried to walk. It was frightening at the tìme particularly as my husband was in the hospital with Covid. Looking back, I should have phoned the local telecare centre. I hadn't been assigned an MS Nurse at the time. By the afternoon I started to improve. My husband's consultant told him that the interraction of the Covid and MS would have caused that. So I imagine the flu would have a similar effect. On a really bad day normally my walking can be all over the place but then can improve later in the day. Hope this helps Jessie

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@AVFCotterill
@AVFCotterill
 

Thank you for that. It was in the middle of the night and my pregnant partner had to help me up! Felt awful. It’s a terrifying feeling isn’t it. I hope you and your husband are well and have recovered fully!