Having used to donate blood, I called up the blood bank to ask if I’m able to donate blood now that I have MS. I was told ‘No’ as there isn’t enough evidence to show if MS is transmittable & if it’s transmittable by blood. This is a bit of a disappointment & I’m surprised there isn’t enough evidenc...

Since having ms I been lucky not to have a relaps is there sign that u going into relaps bc right now my legs and arms are hurting and feet are feeling weird

Having being diagnosed early last year, I cannot seem to accept being an MS sufferer. I tend to ignore it, not read up on it or anything. Suppose I’m scared. I was told by my consultant today that maybe part of the acceptance procedure would be to talk to people with similar issues, as this may help...

Hello! Forum newbie here. Since this forum seems to be quite global, I was wondering how many of us out there have both AS and MS? I’ve seen a few old posts from years back asking the same with not many responses. Are we really that few and far between?? I had my AS diagnosis in 2016 and MS diagn...

Hello I’m new here. My most recent relapse started in August 20 23 and I’ve experienced intermittent symptoms that are very mild since then however I’ve had almost daily migraines since the relapse began. I’m told they’re not connected but I cannot help but think the change in pattern from once a mo...

In the past I've heard some conflicting information that it is possible or it's not possible. I've also had that some specialist refuse to do the procedure because somewhere down the line something could happen to the patient's eyesight to do with their MS and then that could reflect badly on them. ...

Just intrigued as to who has suffered an injury prior to symptoms/diagnosis. By injury I mean via a car crash/sporting injury/ head trauma/spinal injury? Just hypothesising along the spinal misalignment/trauma route...

Hello I’m @ jacq1965 and I joined shift.ms yesterday. I was diagnosed 18 years ago but like most people with hindsight I really think it’s been around a lot longer🙄I’m still very mobile and am able to drive so am doing ok! 🤞

I am going trough a very rough time with depression right now. I am desperate, I don’t know what to do anymore. I do not have energy at all, I am tired all the time and get dizzy spells left and right everyday. I am in antidepressants, however I do not feel any difference. What can I do? My doctor i...

Has anyone found that something scaring you makes you feel really groggy and tired for the rest of the day? I had a scary situation with a dog this morning and now I can’t think straight! I’m struggling to work at all and not sure what’s wrong with me I just feel in a daze. I could go to sleep i’m t...