For days I have had so many swarming thoughts in my head and thought maybe you all could help answer some of my questions.... For a past 3 months, I have tingling, tightness and a feeling a numbness in my left foot and left hand. I also have bouts of dizziness as well as "maybe" a VERY mild case of Optic Neuritis. (My vision was fine at the of my apt. but I had all the symptoms prior to my apt.) Now, I am going to get a "VER" test to test whether I have had optic neuritis in the past.... AGH! Anyway, because of this, I finally am being taken serious and my family as well as my doctors are thinking maybe MS..... Here are a couple questions as I read through things.... Why do I keep reading that a diagnosis before 25 indicates best case scenario? So, I'm un-diagnosed now at age 29, so does that mean if I have MS I will progress faster?! Brain fog?! It's really hard for me to focus (especially my eyes) on my work. It's almost like when I focus my eyes I get more dizzy. I feel like I want to "zone out" all the time and it takes a lot of concentration to focus... Does anybody have this problem?! As I read through things, I'm nervous that maybe my cognition is getting worse! (Maybe just being a hypochondriac?!) What is your advice for somebody who is not diagnosed yet? Anything I can do to speed up this process? Anything I should know about? Sorry for so many questions. It is taking me every once of energy to not break down, work and try to understand what is going on with me everyday! Any advice would be amazing.... PS - this forum is amazing and you all have been a huge help already.