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@Girathina 

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Girathina

New here

Hey everyone! I'm kinda brand new here. Just seeing how this is. I haven't yet got an official MS diagnosis, but the MRI scans of my brain shows demyelinating disease.i do have a lot of the symptoms for MS. Im going back to neuro on the 9th.idk just scared of it all. Idk if my wife really quite unde...
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@Kalen 

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Kalen

Hello again everyone

So it's been like two to three months so far since I've been diagnosed and throughout that time everything just feels fake, like I don't know how to put it I feel kinda detached kinda like first person Sims basically, here's my question, has anyone else experienced this fakeness feeling and if so, h...
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@knyte 

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knyte

Curious

How does everyone cope with having MS? I spend alot of time alone and even though that's been most of my life, it's become alot more difficult to deal with it. When I talk to people about it, I know they are trying to help but at the same time they always seem to kinda brush it off with some simple ...
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@Jpboise09 

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Jpboise09

Sensation in feet

I'm scheduled to establish with a neurologist in early July, however, right now my feet feel like their always waking up from being asleep. Kinda like ever so light fluttering that feels like they are moving when laying or sitting. Anyone else experience this? What helps?
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@mssyAmanda 

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mssyAmanda

MRI update

I have no new lesions on my brain. Yay. Sad update: my brain is apparently smaller than average. In the 26th percentile. Idk if it’s MS related or not. But the amount of brain excercise I am doing now is kinda tiring. I don’t really discuss this last part with anyone. I don’t want people to comm...
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@Sophieee 

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Sophieee

A relapse query

Hello! I’m sophs, I am 19 years old! And have been suffering with RRMS since I was 14. I was diagnosed with MS 2 years ago after I went blind in my left eye. In 2020 I was screwed over by Covid, i suffered my first relapse, I was 14 during this time. I selfishly went paralysed in my right hand. Whe...
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@nanny82 

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nanny82

I'm suppose to start Mavenclad this weekend, what can I expect in terms of side effects, risk for infection and overall performance of this drug. I'm kinda faithfull/hopefully with a little sprinkle of fear of the unknown.

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@MichaelO 

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MichaelO

Needing to change

I'm 39 years old ... I have MS. I need to change and go back to work not working for me bothers me.... Has anyone ever have those kinda moments ..??
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@slamminsammyms 

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slamminsammyms

Dizzy or blurry vision and confusion after long day?

Hey y’all, I have been slightly dizzy and eyes kinda blurry past few days towards the end of the work day. I also feel slight confusion when this happens and I’m not sure what is triggering it. Does this happen to anyone else? This generally isn’t a symptom that I have but doesn’t feel like a relaps...
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@Jojokyle07 

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Jojokyle07

So 1st time posting on here… kinda new here… and diagnosed a yr ago.. officially… there was about a year of test done..so how does others deal with falls? I had my 2nd fall in the last 6 or so months… it really scared me that I could fall so easy… 1 min I was up… next I was on the floor.. now I’m in my head about it..

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