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@Kaka1 

1 Aug 2021 20:24 EditedLast reply 2 Aug 2021 19:46

Kaka1

Benign ms

Hello. I wanted to find out if anyone has had no relapses for years and then had a significant one. I was diagnosed in September 2019 with optic issues and a numb chin on one side but since then nothing. I am on Aubagio and have been well since. I feel like I am in some ways “free” of MS . If I have...
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@FayeAnna 

28 Mar 2021 13:38Last reply 23 Apr 2021 11:17

FayeAnna

My neuro says my MS is running a benign course,...

I haven't really had a flare up for 15 years (I'm now 45). I would love to know if anyone else has been in this position and did it remain benign ? I realise I am very lucky, but wish I knew a bit more about the future.
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@FayeAnna 

28 Mar 2021 13:38Last reply 9 Apr 2021 10:58

FayeAnna

My neuro says my MS is running a benign course,...

I haven't really had a flare up for 15 years (I'm now 45). I would love to know if anyone else has been in this position and did it remain benign ? I realise I am very lucky, but wish I knew a bit more about the future.
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@Bobbij 

13 Nov 2020 04:34Last reply 13 Nov 2020 20:40

Bobbij

Well meeting with the. Neurologist went well. I have benign RRMS.

Going for another MRI in January, after that neurologist will see if he can get me into the London MS clinic or the one in Hamilton to get set up with an MS Doctor. Been a long process, bit it's all about Patience.🙂
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@xamyxloux 

11 Aug 2017 13:30Last reply 13 Sep 2020 04:27

xamyxloux

Newly diagnosed benign ms

hi there this is my first post I have very recently been diagnosed with benign ms it all started back 12-13 years ago when I had optic neuritis and was told it could be a early sign of ms which I didn't give a second thought to being only 19-20 years of age. Then in 2010 I had facial numbness which ...
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@Bobbij 

19 Aug 2020 00:50Last reply 19 Aug 2020 11:40

Bobbij

Benign MS

I was just diagnosed with benign MS not quite sure about it as of yet, all I know is my symptoms with Tingling in the scalp, right arm, pain in those areas also plus right leg, are very real, but I guess will know more once I get to see the MS specialist
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@sil67 

12 Feb 2019 18:10Last reply 12 Feb 2019 20:24

sil67

Non-progressive/benign(?) MS

Hello all. I was originally diagnosed with MS in 2002. Optical neuritis was my main symptom - in the following years I had a few unexplained falls, just walking one moment and dropping on the pavement the other, developed depression, hypothyroidism (connected? I don't know) and fatigue. My last c...
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@Jerbil 

28 Nov 2018 21:20Last reply 29 Nov 2018 08:52

Jerbil

How benign is benign? To treat or not?

How benign is benign? Would you ever decide to stop treatment? I haven't posted here before, although I've sometimes browsed. But now I'm pondering a big question about possibly benign MS: How benign is benign enough to consider stopping treatment - when that treatment has a significant negative i...
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@ngold 

20 Aug 2017 12:31Last reply 9 Sep 2017 16:53

ngold

Benign ms ?

Am a little nervous about posting my first public message but am keen to have contact with people who really understand. Was diagnosed in 1996 with benign ms and left to get on with it with no support. Recently contacted ms nurse due to minor walking and balance difficulties. Still feel a fraud b...
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@StallionicChampionic 

21 Jun 2013 09:00Last reply 21 Mar 2017 19:15

StallionicChampionic

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) & Epley manoeuvre

I'm suffering with a vertigo/dizziness at the moment and it's getting me down. I get it often and it'd be nice to try and get rid. I've been reading that the Epley repositioning manoeuvre can get rid of symptoms in about 90-95% of people with BPPV (the GP agrees i have classic symptoms). Has anybod...
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