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@Jay24 

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No dmt for me

I'm new here but yes new years eve made year 7 or 8 for me and I take no dmt's I still can move around pretty good but I was 185 when it started now I'm struggling to be 150 ms has taken all of my muscle mass it makes me sick when I look in the mirror I'm become self conscious and that day is horrib...
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@Nina18 

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Today is not my day

Woke up this morning feeling off. I was suppose to work but had to call in cause I knew something was off 🤦‍♀️ my face feels on fire/tingly, my head hurts, I break into tears randomly for no reason (starting to well up as I type this!). My speech is being effected. I have to stop and rewind and ret...
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@Keith24 

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Flare up

Hey all this ms sucks I'm in another flare up only got out one in February which was 2 weeks hospital attendance I'm burnt out from it
Killenaule, Ireland
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@Keith24 

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Anyone else wake up this hour

I been suffering from lack of sleep and when I do sleep and wake up is 3 am like clock work so I'm all over place again I have spasms in my feet drive me mad and pain in my right eye ms sucks like I burn myself out to just go sleep and not have a nap during day but still same 2/4 hours sleep awake ...
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@Lulabella 

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Out with the old in with the new

Hello everyone, its been a while since I've posted anything. So thought it would be a good platform to vent some drama from the year and enter the new year positive. Your welcome to vent with me. 2023 what a year, I'm slowly but surely progressing every day, I've got PRMS. I'm 100 dependent on my s...
Hull, UK
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@Lyndahunt426 

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MS sucks but there is always someone worst off than you

I was diagnosed 16 years ago, I was running a business, in partnership with my husband, everything we had was in this business, and we had 2 children at school. Don't worry about what type of MS it seems all the same to me, just some are more aggressive. But there are things you can do in my exper...
Devon, UK
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@Maramoll 

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My experience with Rituximab

Hi everyone, I have been posting here a lot lately. It's been a whirlwind of a month and my optic neuritis lead to a diagnosis of MS. I had my first infusion yesterday of Rituximab; I was so anxious at first but it went so smoothly - I wanted to share this with anyone who is about to do the same and...
Al Muharraq, Bahrain
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@ChiMum 

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Not working anymore

Ive been self employed since 2006. My business has survived two pregnancies and a global pandemic…it’s not survived MS. My last client and I parted ways this morning and it was a complete shock. I’ve worked with her for maybe 8 years. I can’t work like I used to before my symptoms started, and und...
Sheffield, UK
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@NeedMoreSleep 

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Whinge Alert

I miss my days of non-stop meetings. I miss the after-hours phone calls. I miss the emails at 3:00am. I miss making monumentous decisions. I miss fucking up and then fixing my fuck-ups. I miss being important. MS sucks.
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@Ropehoney1 

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Good news stories

I think we can all agree MS sucks big time, for me its walking problems and nerve pain , im curious to know has anyone got good news stories ? Anything that looks like hope? Triumph over adversity no matter how small? Love to hear your stories x
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