#family-and-children

12 Dec 2013 12:19Last reply 11 Mar 2021 15:16

Slow recovery from Optic Neuritis?

Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well. :) I am interested to hear about people's experiences with Optic Neuritis, and in particular those who have had a slow recovery from it. My own story - I got an attack of Optic Neuritis in my left eye in June this year. It started off with some mild pain a...

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@cherish

8 Jan 2016 12:46Last reply 13 Jan 2016 14:23

Georgy.......

It's yo birthday We gona party like it's yo birthday We gona sip Bacardi like it's yo birthday!............ HAPPY 21st Son ? ? xxxxx Love shorty xxxx

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@watsoncraig

3 Nov 2020 15:15 EditedLast reply 3 Nov 2021 18:29

Things not to say to us

1. I hope you get better. 2. Jesus will heal you if you just keep praying. 3. My neighbor Amy has multiple sclerosis, do you know her? 4. Yeah, but you’re not actually properly disabled, are you? 5. H-E-L-L-O! HOWWWW ARE YOUUU? 6. Were you born that way? 7. You don’t look sick to me. 8. How do you ...

Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

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@DesN

17 Aug 2020 19:09Last reply 13 Apr 2021 21:48

Understanding!

Hey all 🙂 im hoping this is common with others suffering MS.... people just dont seem to understand anything about it or what you might be going through! Friends... family and work colleagues see you looking normal and presume everything is fine.... I never want to come across dramatic but sometime...

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@atlantic

24 Jul 2012 14:37Last reply 30 May 2016 16:34

Difficulty achieving an orgasm.

Hi all, sorry if this post seems a little crass. I’m a male and as part of my symptoms I’m having real difficulty achieving an orgasm. My girl friend doesn’t seem to mind too much. But it’s driving me mental. I’ve only managed to about 3 times this year. Does any one have any tips? I’ve already trie...

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@pottypete

7 Jul 2012 14:37Last reply 13 Jul 2012 13:25

The joke section!

I was out clubbing last night, and saw a fat bloke chatting up a fat girl. She turned him down though. I think she was worried he was just trying to get into her Snickers.

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@chris

3 Nov 2012 14:52Last reply 29 Nov 2012 23:15

When were you born

My birthday is in April and I know a few ms'ers who were also born in the early spring (mothers pregnant during winter no summer sun low vitamin D) wonder how this fits with everyone on here. Cheers Chris.

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@katfight

27 Feb 2014 20:37Last reply 6 Mar 2014 16:31

need to moan about me!!

So I posted couple weeks back about my life. I didn't tell the whole truth tho so here it goes, im gay so my partner who has just left me is a woman. So ive struggled recently dealing with tge new diagnosis, then the relationship ended and this week my ex girlfriend who has only ever had girlfrie...

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@PetLamb

5 Aug 2019 05:35Last reply 13 Apr 2021 21:34

Showering Tip

Hi guys 👋 I'm now SPMS and everything is getting decidedly more difficult. Showering in particular is a major hazard in many ways. My right side is good but my left side is affected by spasticity. I'm right handed and can't do a lot with the left due to weakness and proprioception issues. So...

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@lucinda

27 Jan 2015 08:46Last reply 9 Mar 2020 00:06

spring babies!

So I've read heaps, connection with spring babies and MS is one thing.... Well I'm a spring baby, wonder who else is on here?

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@JasFromTas

26 Jul 2014 07:13Last reply 23 Oct 2014 09:41

Wheelchair....?

Ok, big breath… so… I am thinking about getting a wheelchair. I hate the idea – I have no intention of being parked in the corner of a room under a crocheted blanked sipping luke-warm tea and eating egg sandwiches, but I am sick of not having a life. I have now been using crutches for 5 months. My...

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@loulou

18 Oct 2012 08:44Last reply 13 Nov 2012 16:05

What do you believe triggered your MS

I always wonder this, When being diagnosed the neuro asked me "is MS in your famiy?" then "have you had any major accidents in your life?" They say it is not hereditary but I have met and read about so many people whose Mum, sister etc has it, I did have a major accident years ago and believe mine s...

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@Cazzzzzy

2 Feb 2013 19:49Last reply 4 Apr 2013 18:02

Vitamin d3... Brands ?

Hi :) Just wondering what brands of d3 people are taking on here? My daughter went to Holland & Barrett to pick some up for me today but they don't do any mega doses (5000iu ?) Also wanna make sure its Colecalciferol (?) and not the other one because I keep reading that the other one isn't...

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@davemcfaull

11 Jul 2012 10:01Last reply 13 Nov 2012 16:17

Mobile Phone app to help with daily life

My name is David McFaull, I am about to go into final year in software development at University of Ulster Coleraine. As part of our final year we are required to create a piece of software and I want to create a mobile phone app to help people with MS. My mother has had MS for around 8 years now. I...

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@mrspoffy

25 Jan 2016 18:43Last reply 23 Jan 2021 17:50

Daily Symptoms :/

Hey guys. I'm coming up on the worst first anniversary of my life, the day i was diagnosed with RRMS. Feb 16 and I currently take Gilenya daily along with a host of other meds for different things but the reason I'm here, is since the relapse that initially got me diagnosed last year, I've had pain,...

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@tigerdes

20 Jan 2015 20:51Last reply 27 Oct 2016 12:56

How Lemtrada changed my life...

I feel blessed. A strange opening sentence from an MSer but I've been very fortunate with my diagnosis and treatment. I also love this site as this was most definitely what I needed when I was first diagnosed in 2008. Unfortunately it did not exist then and my diagnosis and the following weeks were ...

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@Lozwo

12 May 2016 02:09Last reply 18 May 2016 13:51

Need your thoughts

Hi all... Hope you are well... I am well however am all over the place emotionally. I find this is my biggest MS issue ?. I'm set to start lemtrada Monday and my anxiety is off the charts... I worried I am going to flip out and either not show up or be able to go through with it. I'm not even sure...

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@Sarah_Graham

26 Feb 2019 18:43Last reply 13 Mar 2019 18:51

The Good & The Bad

This is day 3 of a good day now again a twing but good. But this past week i will have a chunk of good days and then a really bad days for the rest of the week. So am unease on what going to happen this week. I have this week and next to rest and then back to work finally. But am scared because i d...

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@jade770

30 May 2020 01:17Last reply 6 Jun 2020 12:40

I'm on the struggle bus

Sorry in advance ... I just need to vent a little and I thought this would be the right place. It's nice to have a group of people that know what you're going through. I'm seriously on the struggle bus. I've been deemed "high risk" for covid so I've been exiled from my home and banished to my nanna'...

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@lilbird

1 Nov 2018 22:24Last reply 8 Nov 2018 11:03

Planning Christmas dinner

Apologies to those amongst you that prefer to only acknowledge the arrival of Christmas on Christmas Eve 😊 Ok so not strictly an ms subject but it is related... As some of you may remember since the major relapse that brought about my diagnosis I have struggled with my hands. They are quite frust...

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