#newly-diagnosed - Shift.ms

25 Jul 2020 16:58Last reply 27 Jul 2020 04:18

Newly diagnosed - which DMD?

Diagnosed yesterday (by phone of course, thanks COVID) with RRMS. Was expecting it so not surprised. Now have to decide between Aubagio and Tecfidera. I’m tending towards Tecfidera but would welcome feedback / opinions / advice. Thanks 😊

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@Daze

9 Dec 2018 21:07Last reply 18 Jan 2021 17:43

I'm newly diagnosed.

Just wanted to introduce myself and find a gauge on how active the site is... Visited a few MS communities that seemed very quiet so just looking for a slightly bigger place to maybe make a few friends. My name's Daisy. I was diagnosed on the 7th of December. I'm 28. I had a strong suspicion I had...

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@Buford

3 Jun 2018 18:08Last reply 30 Jun 2018 19:53

Newly diagnosed

Hello I was just diagnosed three days ago. I am having a hard time coming to terms with it. I am very depressed and anxious. Just need to know that it will get better as time goes on. Thanks

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@erinlidia

24 Jul 2015 16:28Last reply 11 Aug 2015 20:06

Supporting newly diagnosed boyfriend

Hi everyone :) I'm here to ask how to support someone I love more than anything. Sorry if this is long, I just want to set the stage. My boyfriend of 8 years and I moved in together a few weeks ago. It's been an awesome adventure so far, and we're so excited about the future. A few months ago, he ...

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@dizzylizzy

4 Mar 2020 21:49Last reply 28 Jan 2021 11:44

Newly diagnosed

Hey, So I've recently been diagnosed with rrms, after a year of numbness and pins and needles down my left side, optical neuritis in my left a number of times and awful fatique, I finally got my ms diagnosis in January (happy new year to me). I'm due to start treatment soon which is ocervus (not sur...

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@DRUMmondBASS

13 Oct 2018 13:59Last reply 18 Oct 2018 15:23

Newly diagnosed

First post here. Around March/April I started experiencing the first symptoms of numb/tingly legs upon waking up, this gradually subsided followed by other random numbness in legs/sides/fingers. Multiple trips to doctors from May onwards. I was dealing fine with the possibility of multiple sclerosis...

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@Jofo

7 Jun 2021 10:51Last reply 16 Jun 2021 07:31

Newly diagnosed & baffled

Hi there everyone After the weirdest time in limbo, I was diagnosed with MS by post in March this year and after having dropped off the MS dept radar completely, I managed to get a follow-up appointment with the 2nd neurologist I'd been "passed on" to last Thursday which went really badly ( he was v...

Calne, England, United Kingdom

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@Mcikhael_Stoo-art

3 Nov 2019 01:57Last reply 9 Nov 2019 13:47

Newly diagnosed

Hi all. diagnosed ten days ago after six and a half years of testing. Third in the family to get MS and struggling to cope with it to be honest. Already affecting my work as I'm a Bobby and can now expect to not ever be able to respond again. It's like my legs have been taken from under me. Anyone e...

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@RachaelLouise

14 Jul 2017 14:49Last reply 17 Jul 2017 13:44

Newly Diagnosed and not sure ….

I was diagnosed last week and not sure what I am doing . Can anyone offer me any help? Thanks Rachael

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@world25

7 Feb 2018 16:07Last reply 15 Jun 2018 14:15

Young, newly diagnosed please help

Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with MS about 3 weeks ago. At the moment I’m trying hard to stay positive as I’ve hesrd negative comments from people that I should live my life before it’s too late etc. Unfortunatly my MS is really active so I have been given a choice of lemtrada or Tysabri? I’m...

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@mtvesuvio

26 Nov 2018 17:44Last reply 29 Nov 2018 15:50

Sort of newly diagnosed, optic neuritis

Hi I started losing vision 6 weeks 4 days ago to be precise. My left eye is has a gray cloud over the central vision - peripheral is ok. My right eye has blurring on the edges, so if I look at a word, the last letters come in and out of vision. I had IV steroids at 12 days - they did nothing but m...

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@lisa27

16 Feb 2020 13:15Last reply 20 Feb 2020 06:39

Late on in life. Newly diagnosed.

I’m new on here & although I’m in my late 40s I have recently been diagnosed with RRMS after suffering from a severe loss of balance that lasted about 8 weeks. I am currently taking Tecfidera which is good for me with just flushing being my only side effects. I have been told that most people ...

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@sarahlb

14 Jun 2018 10:16Last reply 15 Jun 2018 19:53

Newly diagnosed

Hi I got diagnosed with rrms two weeks ago. I'm 38 and surgeling a bit with the new. I have thought for a very long time that I have this but only recently my gp stared to listen to me as the pain was getting worse. I have an app next mth to see the neurologist about med they said I might get start...

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@Viljoca

1 Apr 2021 08:20Last reply 6 Apr 2021 08:36

Newly diagnosed

Hi I was diagnosed 2 days ago with RRMS and trying to come to terms with it. Had optic neuritis in Dec so still dealing with my eyesight not being what it was in one eye and now the diagnosis. Does the worry /being scared everyday when you wake up ever go away? Anything you can advise to help get th...

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@StevenH67

13 Feb 2019 10:03Last reply 19 Mar 2019 13:28

Newly diagnosed with RRMS

Just thought I'd say hi and give a bit of background. I was diagnosed with CIS back in October 2016 at 49 years old after some very sudden numbness from my toes to my waist. Came as a huge surprise as I considered myself fit and healthyish, I had ran 10 miles the day before my symptoms started. Fast...

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@Hartleybear

18 Aug 2018 07:30Last reply 20 Aug 2018 07:44

Newly diagnosed RRMS. Bladder query

Hi, Thanks for adding me to this group. I was recently diagnosed with MS. I had slurred speech which was treated with steroids. I've been having trouble passing urine, sometimes I go normally, other times I have to sit and wiggle before passing a pathetic amount of urine. Had a bladder scan but not ...

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@Amanda0912

6 Feb 2012 23:00Last reply 9 Feb 2012 09:36

Newly Diagnosed and loads of questions

Hi I met my MS nurse for the first time yesterday and now have more questions than ever. I didn't find her very helpful and was wondering whether it is possible to tranfer to someone new? She has also mentioned disease modifying drugs and wanted to hear more about other people's experiences

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@xamyxloux

11 Aug 2017 13:30Last reply 13 Sep 2020 04:27

Newly diagnosed benign ms

hi there this is my first post I have very recently been diagnosed with benign ms it all started back 12-13 years ago when I had optic neuritis and was told it could be a early sign of ms which I didn't give a second thought to being only 19-20 years of age. Then in 2010 I had facial numbness which ...

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@Chirp30

17 Jun 2017 16:23Last reply 23 Jun 2017 18:35

Hi newly diagnosed scary stuff,

Hope everyone is well x

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@LEAllen

28 Jun 2021 21:01Last reply 30 Jun 2021 09:44

Newly diagnosed

Hello, I’m newly diagnosed (less than a week ago) & have been a frequent visitor to this site over the past year while I was undergoing tests for what they suspected to be MS. My neurologist & MS nurse have mentioned 9 DMTs to me in total. Since reading up on these with the prospect of starting ha...

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