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@megskiv 

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MS & PCOS, weight loss & fertility

I’ve been recently diagnosed with RRMS. I am overweight and really would like to lose some before having ACL surgery (no date yet) but I’m really struggling. I also have PCOS - I wondered if anyone has any experience of living with the two conditions? I feel as though my hormones are all over the ...
London, United Kingdom
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@lalaw01 

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Need help

Hi all who read and respond. I’m a 44 year old female. I have endo - pocs and need my lumbar puncture to confirm MS, I have lesions on spine and Genu of brain. I would be educated in certain things like sensory issues/ cognitive issues as I am a mother to a child with special needs and have ...
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@Jade_Victoria_Cantrill 

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Sorry New to all this

Hey guys, sorry about this, I have literally not spoke to anyone about this , not family or friends cause I just don’t know what to say.. ..so I recently ended up getting diagnosed with RRMS in December just gone, Literally in November I was out walking with my partner and hit my leg on a half wall...
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@Elliepapillon 

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Elliepapillon

Limbo land rant incoming... Please help!?

Hi there, *update in comments* .... This is a bit of a long rambly first post so thankyou for taking time to read it 🙃 I'm in need any advice relating to what to ask/say in my first neurology appointment today. I am scared/relieved to have found this network as I go through the process of findin...
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@Lollypopls 

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Missing the old me and wondering who I am now!

Lying in bed on my own while my husband is away with work I find myself wondering what happened to the old me! The me that would go out to a bar wearing 6 inch heels not having a care in the world what anyone thought of me and feeling confident enough to chat to any guy in the room! The same me that...
Slough, United Kingdom
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@Vickyms 

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Laser hair removal

I've been plucking hairs out of my chin for years due to PCOS but as I get older and my eyes aren't so good I'm thinking about getting them removed with laser treatment. Does anyone know any reason why my MS might be an issue with this? I'm on Tysabri.
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@rayrayjean 

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MS diagnoses at first, but positive ANA?

I need help...I feel so alone and anxious waiting. So two years ago I had my first episode of optic neuritis. No brain lesions so they did not diagnose me with MS. Well, fast forward to two weeks ago and they found two small lesions. They diagnosed me with MS. I went to a specialist and he wanted to...
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@SamDx2 

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It's a long story, I just need to get it off my chest.

Hi there, I am newly diagnosed as of January 2024 and have started my first DMT Mavenclad in April 2024. Note - I am 32 I feel like I am going crazy worrying and being anxious about things I cannot control.. My now husband and I have been together for 14 years, he also has MS, he was diagnosed be...
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@Lauraine83 

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My Symptoms

Just wanted to share my current symptoms while I wait for my brain MRI results (my spine MRI is in 2 weeks). Just a bit of my medical history, I have PCOS and hypothyroidism with Autoimmune Hashimoto’s. My PCOS is medically ignored because my Dr says “metformin is only if you’re trying to get preg...
Smithers, BC, Canada
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@LadyCaroline 

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Avonex side effects or not?

Hi all, I have been on Avonex now for two and half years and I was wondering if anyone else was having similar possible side effects as myself and have any helpful suggestions. After a lot of hard work, diet and life style change I lost 3 stone in weight prior to my MS diagnosis and up until I sta...
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