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Druid

Hi folks - feel odd being here online...

I say odd 'cos i have hung back for a while and "lurked" so i feel like a bit of a fraud. My story started with my second episode of optical neuritis, first was 14yrs ago. I am told in have benign random repeating and have some things going for me - i am male and 49 so i am lucky that the onset is late in life and spaced over time. I will go on record that, in my case, stress is a big part. Not going into detail but 2 BIG stress occasions and 2 episodes. Funny but my life changed after episode 1 and i only found out why last month with my MS diagnosis! funny world really isn't it! Have a meeting with my local Dr soon and have been given Folic acid to take on my neurologist advice. By the way my next appointment with the neuro is for a year from now! Things must be good! right?. Les
@Stumbler

There's nothing odd in hanging back and lurking, @Druid . We all deal and manage our MS in ways that we can handle, what works for us. It surprises me some of the terms for MS. Benign random repeating sounds like a bit of an oxymoron, but we just hope our Neuros know what they're talking about. :wink: But, you seem to have identified your particular trigger, i.e. stress, so I should imagine that you're now a totally cool, laid-back dude. So, it sounds like things are good for you. Long may that continue.

@Druid

Update time! Had an mri and have now been told i have 2 new lesions. The nuro team are having a meeting about me (they make you feel special - it wont ONLY be about me) so they can decide my treatment. It sounds as if fortnightly injections are the favourite so far. I failed the impromptu balance test and still have a "SLOW" eye, it follows but lags behind. All in all, things could be worse. Oh an how come in the Dr's office i cant walk one foot infront of the other but when i come home, i can do it....