#diagnosis - Shift.ms

@Si2020

21 Feb 2021 20:16Last reply 23 Feb 2021 09:10

Going through PPMS diagnosis

Hi all, I have literally just signed up as I am currently going through a possible diagnosis for PPMS - my neurologist has more or less told me it is MS but wants a lumbar puncture to be 100%. At this stage I would be shocked if it wasn’t MS as looking back symptoms have been with me for years. H...

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@JasFromTas

21 Dec 2012 00:55Last reply 2 Jan 2013 09:06

Hi and help with new diagnosis...

Hi Everyone, New to this forum and to MS, but thought I’d say Hi. Are most of you from the UK/Europe? I’m in Australia (originally from Tasmania, the island below Australia, though now live in Melbourne), but there aren’t any online young MS stuff on the net for down here, so thought I’d join you...

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@dalebrooks

22 Jul 2020 19:27Last reply 23 Jul 2020 04:43

Symptoms before diagnosis how long?

My doctor told me that I have dormant multiple sclerosis meaning that I have the gray areas in my head and most of the symptoms but not the bands in my spine. My question is : is it normal to have symptoms for years before a real diagnosis? My dr told me that dormant ms isn’t a real diagnosis. So as...

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@Lala_Stanton

5 Mar 2020 17:37Last reply 6 Mar 2020 12:23

Diagnosis

What was the test that finally made everything clear and finally got you a diagnosis????

Diagnosis

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@George1960

15 Jun 2017 16:16Last reply 21 Jun 2017 03:55

Diagnosis disclosure

Hi, I know it's fiction but has anyone seen Coronation Street? A character in the program has just been diagnosed with MS. He has reluctantly told his Daughter but only because she witnessed some symptoms, he said he doesn't want anyone else to know. Is this reaction usual? I myself have been to see...

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@londonlad

7 Jun 2017 15:23Last reply 8 Jun 2017 14:25

First relapse and diagnosis, worried.

Dear all, I am a male 33 old year old. 3 months ago; unaware of what was about to happen,one day I felt off balance and within a week was hospitalised. The balance issues were accompanied with nystagmus causing double vision. I also had Horrible vertigo and vomiting even when drinking water. Of ...

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@jessvf14

8 Aug 2016 17:48Last reply 9 Aug 2016 10:41

First consultation since diagnosis

Tomorrow is my first consultation with the MS specialist since being diagnosed in May after 6 years of messing about and needless to say I am bricking it. It feels so real now and I have no idea what to expect. I'm hoping I'll be offered a DMT and have done plenty of research and feel happy with my ...

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@Spikelives

12 Aug 2013 14:35Last reply 30 Aug 2013 18:32

How long did it take to get your official diagnosis?

I have traced my first symptoms back 1989. I was officially diagnosed this past January. I went to different doctors and E.Rs over the years, but I was always told they had no idea what was wrong with me and that the issues will probably just go away.... UGH!! I now know that the different issues ...

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@Arwel

22 Sep 2012 06:14Last reply 19 Oct 2012 13:51

Confused about MS diagnosis

I am going through the process of "being diagnosed" at the moment and all indications are that it is MS, but the whole process has sparked a question amoungst hundreds of other questions that I am unable to rationalise. Maybe someone can help me answer one question. Today I am not diagnosed, tomorro...

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@Natalie8647

21 Apr 2017 19:32Last reply 26 Apr 2017 23:03

Pending diagnosis and scared

Hi everyone I am new to this page. I had A MRI last week and came back showing 6 lesions in the brain. I have abnormal reflexes as well. My doctor is saying it's pretty much MS due to the demyelination suspicions of the lesions however she needs to confirm with a specialist. Although this would va...

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@squishedmish81

15 Jul 2013 15:16Last reply 19 Jul 2013 14:07

Am I the only person between diagnosis and and an MRI?

Hello, So I got diagnosed with MS is April by a very good Neurologist based on a fairly nasty attack which left me numb/very very weak on my right side and unable to walk in February. He ruled everything else out with all of the other tests and while he couldn't find lesions on a standard MRI, he is...

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@LisaJanex

20 Mar 2021 15:35 EditedLast reply 22 Mar 2021 12:44

No diagnosis as yet need advice please xx

Hi, im new here so I'm just saying hello & asking for advice as a newbie. I haven't had any diagnosis but have been referred to neurology after all my bloods came back okay. I am a nurse so have some medical knowledge but not much regarding MS. I'd like help from people with MS regarding my sympto...

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@Lizzy86

4 May 2016 08:51Last reply 6 May 2016 08:46

Coping with MS diagnosis 10 years on!

Hi, this is definitely not a rant, I just wondered if anybody else is feeling like this since diagnosis? I was just finishing school, and had a place on a hairdressers college course, when I started experiencing numb fingers and arms, which instantly divided my friend network, which I guess was sor...

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@Loretta_Marie_Pleasance

26 Feb 2019 06:24Last reply 31 Oct 2019 21:32

Late diagnosis

Hi I was diagnosed with MS March 18 aged 46 Although my consultant felt I was miss diagnosed with meningitis when 21 I have been prescribed tecfidera which seems ok And 5.000 vitamin D I have recently just started myself on milk thistle to help the liver

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@coleman1980

9 Feb 2020 07:26Last reply 26 Feb 2020 11:11

My diagnosis

I got diagnosed with ms in November of 2019 so as you can all imagine I am at the start of this journey of discovering ms and how it will affect me. Finding my new normal around what's best for ms and now working with my symptoms and learning to live with them know they are things that are what I am...

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@Georginey

7 Oct 2018 17:46Last reply 8 Oct 2018 12:06

Coping with diagnosis

Hi, I was diagnosed with MS a few weeks ago and I’m really struggling to cope with this all. I’ve always been a person who struggles with ups and downs emotionally and this has turned my world upside down. My family have been brilliant but as I’m single and still living at home I’m terrified I’m now...

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@Annie_Lyons

10 Jun 2021 10:30Last reply 13 Jun 2021 00:06

The diagnosis is enormous, so give yourself a break

I wrote a book last year about what it's like to live with MS. I interviewed MSers, because people who live with a condition are the people who know what it's like to live with a condition (I know, genius). I asked them about the time around diagnosis, symptoms, jobs and benefits, relationships, and...

Beeston, United Kingdom

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@Buckie1965

12 Jan 2021 19:24Last reply 13 Jan 2021 19:00

Older age diagnosis

Hi everyone I haven't been diagnosed with anything yet but I have an appointment with neurologist in a few weeks and to be honest I'm very worried. I'm showing symptoms of ms (muscle pain fatigue foot drop twitching cramps and more) but I am 55 years old and have noticed a lot of ms sufferers are di...

Belfast, United Kingdom

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@jay-r

11 May 2021 09:25Last reply 14 May 2021 05:15

MS diagnosis anniversary gift

My wife's MS diagnosis anniversary is coming up soon. I was thinking about getting her a gift. Not sure if this is weird or not. It's in her calendar, and we talk about it often, openly, and without emotion. So while it obviously isn't something to celebrate, thought it could be nice... So had ques...

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@suewy

29 Oct 2017 18:33Last reply 4 Nov 2017 21:59

Advice on symptoms, awaiting diagnosis

Hi everyone, I am Sue, This is my first post. In am looking for some advice please. I have been treated for a herniated disc with nerve compression for over a year. After a repeat MRI scan I was told there is no longer any disc bulge. I do however have leg numbness, spacticity in knee and back of ...

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