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@Gandersen 

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Gandersen

Newly diagnosed depression

I’m newly diagnosed, about 6 weeks now and my mental health is shot to pieces. I don’t think I have ever felt so depressed as a I do now. And I don’t even know why, when I was told I had MS I didn’t think I was that affected but my current behaviour would say different. I feel angry that friends don...
Colchester, United Kingdom
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@DanP 

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Newly diagnosed and wheelchair bound. How to??

Hi 31/m/UK here. I've recently been diagnosed and one of my first attacks has left me unable to move my legs and therefore in a wheelchair. I've started tysabri and had two doses so far. I sometimes I find it hard to commit to social events due to my current condition. In all honesty I don't want...
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@lizelliott 

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Newly diagnosed with Primary Progressive

I am 62 years old and had in July this diagnosis. I t seems that every case/person is different but I would like to share with someone who also has primary progressive.I have no complaints about my doctors physios etc but just feel a bit isolated and also because I am older it does not seem to ma...
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@Daze 

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Daze

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 

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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 

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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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@jwilson73 

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Where are your lesions? Mine are brain and spine, newly diagnosed.

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@charl1 

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Hi guys, I'm 24 years old, newly diagnosed last year, looking to chat with people who are going through the same experience

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@dizzylizzy 

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dizzylizzy

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 

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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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