#blurred-vision - Shift.ms

7 Oct 2013 09:12Last reply 11 Oct 2013 06:09

Newly diagnosed.. Just finished steroids feeling rough and confused!

Hi, I was recently diagnosed in July I'm only 27 and have been on a roller coaster of emotions over the last few months from denial to anger and now just completely hopeless! My nurses put me on a 5 day 500mg a day course of steroids which I finished yesterday but I am feeling worse than ever, very...

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@CKUK

20 Aug 2018 23:29Last reply 25 Aug 2018 22:40

Could i have MS ?

So sorry if this is too long. In 2014 i was referred for 2 MRI scans after getting pressure headaches at the back of the head, and pain in my neck. The reports came back saying...(MRI Head): 'There are foci of high signal intensity in the periventricular and subcortical white matter of both hemisphe...

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@babygirl

25 Mar 2017 04:01Last reply 11 Jul 2017 15:27

New on tecfidera+ depression

Hi guys, Took me so long to find the strength and admit that Ive got ms but i cant deny it anymore,so finally i am here talking to you guys...i feel u ll be the only ones understanding I am on tecfidera since dec2016 Ive been diagnosed in june2015, but I didnt want any treatment coz I truly believed...

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@daniel91

22 Feb 2017 08:23Last reply 22 Feb 2017 21:28

Optic Neuritis ! Argh

currently on Tysabri and I have been symptom free for 9 odd years, that is until last Monday when my first ever symptom poked its ugly head up again; optic neuritis. It is effecting my left eye. Blurred vision with what appears to be a fog around the eye. More so annoying because this is only symp...

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@sandrac

30 Jan 2016 03:16Last reply 17 Feb 2016 20:19

Optic Neuritis

Hello Everyone. I guess I am looking for some advice as I have read other similar posts regarding optic neuritis. I was diagnosed with Optic neuritis the end of October. I was having severe eye pain with eye movement and blurred vision. During this time I also developed Hand Foot Mouth disease. ...

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@bubblesgalore

31 Aug 2013 07:37Last reply 31 Aug 2013 16:38

what do you guys think?

A KILLER IN YOUR FRIDGE SWEET POISON..A MUST READ !!! In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain. By March 2002,...

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@timthebear

21 May 2018 07:49Last reply 22 May 2018 16:51

New here

Hi I'm new to this site and new to ms really. I was diagnosed April 27th 2018 currently no plans for treatment hoping it's relapsing remmiting. Went to optometrist with blurred vision left eye, she told me my nerve was swollen and I should go to the hospital. Given 3 MRI and lumbar puncture which th...

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@sriram

20 May 2021 02:59Last reply 21 May 2021 13:56

Recently Diagnosed

Hi All, I am caregiver for my wife who has been recently diagnosed with ms. She is 36 year old from India. One of the hardest part for both of us is coping up with the uncertainty. 1. Wife has lesions in spine and brain - does it mean an aggressive form? 2. Wife has had 3 relapses since onset of sy...

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@bonnielassie

6 Jan 2015 15:51Last reply 11 Jan 2015 13:15

Another relapse? Advice please ;-(

Hi everyone. I don't post very much on here although I do look in from time to time - but I need some of your advice and I will try to be brief! I was dx in 2003 after having a pretty bad relapse which resulted in having steroids. I then went 10 years without anything (or nothing huge that was no...

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@clearmri

9 Apr 2013 10:41Last reply 10 Apr 2013 20:13

Horners? Anyone?

Went to the optician last year after having vision problems, he referred me via my Dr to eye clinic. On pushing him for an explanation of my Ptosis dropping eyelid and small pupil he said Hornets,he knew I was under investigation for multiple sclerosis.by the time I got to see someone it was no long...

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@Hayley_Criddle

2 May 2020 04:35Last reply 4 May 2020 13:33

Cardiac symptoms.

hi there hope everybody is doing okay. I just wondered if there’s anybody out there that had the similar symptoms as me.I was diagnosed last October after presenting with what looked like cardiac problems. I’ve been seen by a cardiologist because my symptoms started with shortness of breath, fast he...

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@pbains17

13 Aug 2018 13:23Last reply 14 Aug 2018 14:56

Newly diagnosed and sitting in limbo

So I recently got diagnosed with MS in July this year. My MRI have shown no signs of active inflammation but there are lesions present in my brain and spine. Took a course of 5-day steroids of Medrone and the side effects were horrible! Blurred vision, no appetite, tightness in jaw! My symptoms ...

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@Stephanie

6 Feb 2021 22:12Last reply 7 Feb 2021 10:27

DMD’s for new diagnosis & mental health

Hello, I am newly diagnosed with MS & would like some perspective on treatments & mental health resources. Some background: I’ve been incredibly fortunate that from contacting my GP about symptoms and being admitted to hospital for tests (incl MRI & lumbar) then discharged from hospital with stero...

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@chloeautumnx

5 Feb 2017 09:18Last reply 6 Feb 2017 10:51

It's always developing.

Hi, I hope you're all well. Before Christmas, I was admitted to the neuro ward of a hospital in Manchester with eye problems. I had bouncy, double and blurred vision which was accompanied my visual loss. I thought I was going blind. My vision was 6/60 which apparently isn't very good at all! I ha...

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@moobles

12 Oct 2016 10:07Last reply 13 Oct 2016 14:34

Life insurance

After my MS diagnosis last year I put in a claim with my life / critical illness insurance as advised by my financial advisor. Just had them on the phone asking why I didn't declare my previous optic neuritis. I was never ever told I had ON, even during hospital visits to look at 'funny' vision. It ...

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@donna1966

14 Sep 2014 04:22Last reply 15 Sep 2014 01:33

MRI question

HI there, Just a question I have just spent 8 days in hospital from left sided numbness, blurred vision and no energy at all. I havent been diagnosed as having MS but my GP has started to do the tests. Anyway while in hospital they did a MRI with and w I thout contrast which came back clear? Just wo...

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@boodle06

24 Sep 2012 20:10Last reply 25 Sep 2012 19:14

Eyes sensitive to light...

I don't know if this is just a symptom or the start of optic neuritis, but since being back at work & staring at a bright computer screen all day. I'm finding when the background of something is White or a light colour I'm getting darkish shadows of grey in my vision that float by. It's really f...

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@doryblonde

14 Nov 2019 17:45Last reply 16 Nov 2019 11:50

New here

Hello to you all ;-) Just after some advice after seeing a neurologist who unfortunately was extremely patronising and condescending. So I waited 3 months for this appt and my symptoms started back in the heat of the summer, although some other symptoms have been around for longer than that. I at...

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@Cony77

26 Mar 2021 14:12 EditedLast reply 26 Mar 2021 17:28

Stroke vs ms

Went to A an E a few weeks ago with usual symptoms numbness down left side ! blurred vision in left eye and a few other things Im already waiting for a neurogy appointment before this visit .they were treating me for a stoke had ct scan and other test ect and let me go home because bloods were ...

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@ojomide

23 Sep 2017 10:22Last reply 23 Sep 2017 15:33

WEIRD SYMPTOMS.

Hello everyone, I'm a 21 year old medical student in Africa, Nigeria precisely. I've had these weird symptoms for like two years now, I know I've seen flashes of light, double vision, after images, blurred vision sometimes, vertigo, muscle spasms and swallowing issues at a time. These symptoms do ...

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