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21 Mar 2025 09:29Last reply 21 Mar 2025 14:15

Flying after infusion

Hi all, does anyone have an experience with flying a couple of days after the infusion? I have first and second half doses booked and I am wondering if no significant symptoms show up, is it safe to travel by plane (short haul) straight after. I will be asking this to the nurse as well but would be ...

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@dinky181

12 Jan 2025 12:50Last reply 13 Jan 2025 16:26

Hearing sounds of a plane flying overhead in my head only just found out that I had ms in September waiting for treatment to start

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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@Ray_Thomas

11 Nov 2024 19:52

Flying with a catheter

Flying back from athens today I had to go to the toilet and I used the catheter..but as I was halfway through..we got turbulence and the stewardess was banging on the door to come out..It's stressful enough..so I pulled ot out quickly and gesticulate to her what I was in the middle of..not blaming ...

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@Lighthousetom

20 May 2024 20:44

Head Pain When Flying

Bit of a random one.. but thought i would put it out there to see if anyone else has had similar When flying in a plane has anyone had pain in there head/eyes The only way i can explain it is like an electrical pressure pain I first experienced this when i went on holiday to Ibiza and i caught cov...

Hampshire, United Kingdom

@Sassski

17 Mar 2023 18:21Last reply 18 Mar 2023 11:35

Flying for permanent wheelchair user.

Does anyone know how good airlines are when moving fully disabled into plane seats. ? Without causing stress and embarrassment

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@HeidiHelps

21 Aug 2022 03:43

Flying Canes

At 3 am this morning I was careening down hospital hallways, canes flying as I miraculously kept up with the nurse who was pushing my daughter's wheelchair from the Emergency department to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at top speed. My daughter is 23 weeks into a complicated pregnancy and her bab...

Kamloops, Canada

@802strong

24 Jul 2022 21:52 EditedLast reply 25 Jul 2022 04:05

Flying and altitude?

2 questions: does anyone have problems (and suggested solutions to limit) MS symptoms happening as a result of flying? I flew to see my family and had dizziness and weak legs as a result (not sure if it was fatigue or flying it's a very long journey - 26 hours). It happened both ways. I booked assi...

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@Kanga

27 Apr 2022 09:55

Can flying affect symptoms

Hi all. I have just returned from my first holiday abroad since the onset of MS symptoms. I had a relapse a couple of weeks before the holiday but my Ms nurse fully supported the break and the steroids helped me to full recovery. It was a 3.5 hr flight and when I get off I really struggled with...

@eeperman

13 Jun 2019 06:24Last reply 26 Mar 2021 16:57

Any pilots (the flying kind) out there?

Hi all I was diagnosed with relapsing MS earlier this year. I work as an airline pilot and, as you might expect, was grounded immediately on diagnosis pending further reports. Unfortunately there isn’t much out there about aviation and ms - googling pilot and MS just throws up lots of information a...

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@Bing15

6 Feb 2020 09:56Last reply 6 Feb 2020 21:46

Problems when flying

About 7 years ago I began suffering while flying, luckily they are only ever short trips, the moment the plane takes off into the air I have pressure in my head and dizzy sick feelings until landing, I’ve spoken to many doctors about this and 3 years ago I was prescribed serc, it took the edge off ...

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