#newly diagnosed - Shift.ms

8 Dec 2020 21:51Last reply 9 Dec 2020 22:08

Newly Diagnosed

Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with MS. My neurologist diagnosed me in October with possible MS and I had the confirmed diagnosed from my consultant yesterday where I also met my very nice MS nurse. Because I have had possibly 4+ relapses in less than 2 years they have asked me to read up on al...

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@cheryl602

3 Jun 2020 11:05Last reply 4 Jun 2020 11:54

Newly diagnosed RRMS

Newly diagnosed with RRMS, worried about what the future holds Struggling to get my head around it

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@LMac91

1 Dec 2019 21:36Last reply 3 Dec 2019 19:02

Newly diagnosed

Hey everyone. Lyndsey from Glasgow here! I was diagnosed with RRMS on 26th Nov. After a terrible time with brain fog since June 2018 and very random symptoms I was finally diagnosed. I’m relatively fit and healthy but also very realistic about potential relapses. I’m here to meet people to cha...

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@ladylucklollypop

3 Jun 2018 06:55Last reply 9 Jul 2019 19:41

Newly diagnosed mild symptoms, lemtrada?

Hi everyone I'm newly diagnosed. I was diagnosed 10 days ago. Other than having an MS diagnosis I'm the picture of good health. I had an episode of optic neuritis last new year that lasted 5-6 days and it's the only thing really. I've been told my mri's show activity and new leasons but i have no sy...

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@Kober77

22 Mar 2018 18:07Last reply 8 Apr 2018 08:45

Newly diagnosed

I got diagnosed with PPMS on March 12 2018. I’m little scared I’ll admit just going through the motions till I start treatment looking for friends for advice to chat with etc.

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@Elixir

10 Mar 2021 13:13 EditedLast reply 11 Mar 2021 21:51

Help, newly diagnosed RRMS

Hi there, I've recently been diagnosed with Relapsing/Remitting MS. My Papa (grandfather) had Primary Progressive MS and sadly died 2 years ago, due to UTI complications, which caused seizures and a coma. I first went into hospital in September, after I woke up with severe vertigo, migraine, naus...

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@Felicityd

21 Aug 2017 16:52Last reply 29 Aug 2017 08:03

Hi newly diagnosed with rrms

Hi I'm really struggling with my diagnoses it is Normal to isn't it?

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@Melanie_Turner

17 Oct 2016 17:26Last reply 21 Oct 2016 20:14

Newly Diagnosed & Struggling

I was diagnosed in August, having had pins and needles in my hands and feet for a year, and never really expecting the worst (I was expecting to be told its my anxiety). So shell shocked to say the least, and still shocked, but sadly my MRI was pretty clear with the damage in my spine. I've been hav...

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@cljackson

19 Jun 2016 19:18Last reply 21 Jun 2016 12:03

newly diagnosed and confused.

Hi all, I've just been diagnosed with ms recently and I am feeling a little bit confused by it all, the neurologist has asked me to go away and research 11 DMD's which I have done but I am still no closer to choosing a drug to start on, my family are amazing and trying to help but I feel that by tal...

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@BeckyB

24 Feb 2018 05:46Last reply 25 Feb 2018 18:42

Newly diagnosed

I've never written on a forum ever, but change needs to be embraced sometimes. Including the news that I wasn't completely loosing my marbles, I do have MS and I am willing to deal with it in quiet a few ways. All with as much of a positive approach as I can muster and banter ( if I can't laugh I'll...

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@Cbarker

8 Feb 2021 22:24 EditedLast reply 10 Feb 2021 18:03

Newly diagnosed - struggling to accept

I've been very recently diagnosed with MS after having intranuclear Opthalmoplegia in November along with a tremor in my arms and head which comes and goes. I'm struggling to accept the diagnosis and feel just really shocked, my eyes have improved a lot and now just my tremor frustratingly reminds ...

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

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@Clary

23 Jan 2021 17:59Last reply 25 Jan 2021 21:10

Newly diagnosed. Now what?

Hey everyone. Just got news today that I am now officially diagnosed. This has left me in inner turmoil. I already guessed it was coming, but now it is official I feel mixed. I feel unsure again. Plus, I have been offered interferon. The thought of weekly intramuscular injections and flu like sympto...

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@KarenAB

19 Sep 2021 16:28 EditedLast reply 22 Oct 2021 12:58

Newly diagnosed & new to this forum

Hi all Got my diagnosis yesterday so only just starting to navigate this all. I had done lots of reading ahead and strongly suspected this was the case and neurologist suggested in initial appointment this was likely. Seems likely i had onset many years before but was put down to other causes #n...

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@dpommo

15 Nov 2016 22:20Last reply 7 Dec 2016 14:47

Newly diagnosed (London)

Hi all, So four weeks ago I was happily plodding along in life and here I am posting about my story with MS so far. Through September and October I was having an extremely stressful time at work, to the point where I had threatened to resign out of principle. That all worked out in the end but on ...

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@Cbladygirl80

25 Nov 2014 21:41Last reply 1 Dec 2014 18:10

Newly diagnosed

Hello sorry I am new to this but it seems to be the best place to air my concerns and worries. I got my first symptoms a year ago of complete numbness down my right hand side and at first doctors thought I had a stroke but after many tests I finally got diagnosed with RRMS in May 2014. I have tw...

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@Rosiechanel

12 Jul 2013 08:57Last reply 15 Jul 2013 15:56

Hiiii newly diagnosed.. any Londoners out there?!

Hi all, I'm new to all of this.. Im 19 and have Recently been diagnosed with early signs if MS (lumber puncture came back positive along with legions on brain mri and all those lovely ms symptoms) - I hope you can sense my sarcasm lol! Kind of struggling to come to terms with it all if I'm honest!...

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@gpeps

21 Mar 2013 17:37Last reply 20 May 2013 16:46

Newly Diagnosed in London?

Hey all, I'm hoping to chat to someone newly diagnosed who lives in or around London. If you fit the bill and wouldn't mind having a quick chat, please could you let me know? Either leave a reply here or DM me. Thanks very much George

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@MissFaye

28 Jan 2021 17:09Last reply 7 Feb 2021 14:01

Newly Diagnosed

Hi everyone, I'm newly diagnosed and currently reviewing treatments. Has anyone had tecfedera (sorry if the spelling is wrong), mavenclad or tysabri? What are your experiences on these? Any help or pointers would be great 😊

Braintree, England, United Kingdom

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@cwe33

27 Aug 2019 19:21Last reply 25 Aug 2020 20:04

Newly Diagnosed.. I think

Feel like I’m in limbo land at the moment which is frustrating. I have an appointment with my neurologist on 20th Sept to discuss my lumbar puncture results, although he’s sent my GP a letter with results and copied me in. MRI showed 4 lesion on my brain Lumbar Puncture confirms “multiple oligoclo...

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@Roma

7 Aug 2017 07:05Last reply 18 Oct 2017 10:46

Struggling -newly diagnosed

where do I begin? Newly diagnosed as (highly likely) RRMS. Had MRI and all kinds of other nerve path tests when symptoms first occurred 5 years ago when specialist queried RRMS theN pretty much nothing for 5 years and then BAM!!! Specialist says no drug treatment for my type of RRMS just monitoring ...

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