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Hey everyone, My name is Brittany and I was officially diagnosed this week. After the brain scans showed lesions my doc wanted the spinal tap to be sure. That was a nightmare because I had to get a blood patch the following week. I’ve connected with several people in the MS community on Instagram and everyone has been so helpful and I’m so grateful for the support I’ve received so far! My main symptoms started with optic neuritis and then trigeminal neuralgia shortly followed. I’ve had kidney stones in the past and I had no idea something could hurt than the stones but here we are. My symptoms started on my 35th birthday in December…which is wildly ironic to me. 2024 was by far the most stressful year of my life. I lost my mom, my uncle, my career, and a bunch of other wild things happened you wouldn’t believe. But I know the stresses caused this flare up. Before this big flare I had a few other things over the years that all add up and make sense now too. I know I’ve rambled a lot- but I meet with my doctor on Tuesday to talk about treatment options. I’m grateful that my case is mild and we’re catching it fairly early. The TN really sucks a though (understatement of the year) If anyone has any advice or feedback for a newly diagnosed homie- I appreciate it! 🫶