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@Shanice 

1 Sep 2023 20:41Last reply 2 Sep 2023 05:59

Shanice

Slurred speech

Hi all. 7 years ago my first ms symptom was my speech slurring. 7 years on I feel like my speech has never been the same as before I got diagnosed. However everyone around me says nothings wrong with my speech but I feel like they don’t understand. Has anyone else been through the same? And did you...
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@emma34 

12 Apr 2023 18:14Last reply 12 Apr 2023 18:28

emma34

has this happened to anyone else?

Hello newbie here, I got diagnosed with ms back in Dec when I lost my vision in my left eye, had mri snd lumbar puncture done. Fast forward to now on Tuesday night I started to get these really bad pains in my stomach on the right I done nothing but done hot water bottle well the pain got worse to S...
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@NatureDeb 

23 Mar 2023 10:35

NatureDeb

My MS & pregnancy

Me & my MS "everyone is different" phrase neurologists used adfinitum, I KNOW!!! I wanted to scream at them 😫 NOT MS advice🙂 My MS tale started 17 years ago, taken to my bed feeling wanting to throw up & intense nausia all the time. I had a lot of the classic symptons aswell-couldn't walk unaided,...
Epsom, United Kingdom
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@Mrsadams1129 

19 Mar 2023 00:15

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Anyone get diagnosed years after being told it’s not MS?

To begin, I had a craniotomy in 2014 to remove a benign brain tumor from the left frontal lobe that was causing vision loss, the worst migraines I’ve ever had, and many other issues. Since 2020, I’ve noticed random nerve pain in other places on my body outside of my head. Random hot spots that feel ...
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@Mrsadams1129 

19 Mar 2023 00:15

Mrsadams1129

Anyone get diagnosed years after being told it’s not MS?

To begin, I had a craniotomy in 2014 to remove a benign brain tumor from the left frontal lobe that was causing vision loss, the worst migraines I’ve ever had, and many other issues. Since 2020, I’ve noticed random nerve pain in other places on my body outside of my head. Random hot spots that feel ...
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@Iceybuns 

26 Sep 2022 17:36

Iceybuns

My story

Five years ago today, my life changed forever. For better or for worse, I've struggled with that question for a bit of time. On September 12th, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I was 3 years into a 6-year Active Duty contract. I was scared as the world I worked so hard to build crumbled ...
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@anthonyghantous 

7 Sep 2022 21:46 EditedLast reply 8 Sep 2022 00:37

anthonyghantous

Diagnosis, relationship, break-up, rant, etc...

I recently went through a #breakup after a 3-year long #relationship. I think my diagnosis hit my partner really hard... harder than it hit me. She didn’t know how to deal with the sadness I was feeling for almost a year. She really wanted to help she really wanted to be there for me but didn’t know...
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@Claire2022 

6 Aug 2022 16:45Last reply 6 Aug 2022 20:57

Claire2022

Slurred speech and stress

Hi everyone. This is my first post. Thank you for all the support so far. I am feeling a little lost. I'm four weeks in to taking tecfidera. Hot flushes are daily but the most upsetting symptom is feeling not with it. This has got worse since the heat wa c e. Finding words. Brain fog. Having the e...
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@Beardy 

14 Jul 2022 09:12Last reply 15 Jul 2022 07:43

Beardy

Confused, lost, anxious, scared.

Hi. Thanks for reading. So on the 16th May 2022 I developed sudden onset of pins and needles in my left hand and forearm for 30 mins this then went away but my arm felt heavy and dead for the rest of the day and my left leg started to feel strange. This persisted for a week ending with complete lac...
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@Farmerswife 

19 Apr 2022 19:45 EditedLast reply 24 Jan 2023 16:18

Farmerswife

Newly diagnosed

Hi guys! I am new to the MS community. It all started last year 3 months after having my second baby. It started with legs going numb, then pins and needles, fatigue , slurred speech, tightness around stomach and like a vibration throughout body when I bend my head down. I had a emergency section o...
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