@Laura_Martin 

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Laura_Martin

Hello All

Good morning all, My name is Laura and I’m 30 years old. This morning I’m sitting waiting to take my first Tecfidera tablet which was delivered yesterday. I genuinely thought I just had damaged nerves in my back from pushing myself at an exercise class, falling over as my leg stopped working and not being able to walk the next day or most of the next week but it seemed to sort itself out and I was back to normal. Fast forward to a year or so later I find I cannot walk any great length without my leg start to drag as I’m walking and at Christmas last year I had a ‘drink’ fuzzy feeling in my head and could not focus out my left eye for a few weeks. Was sent for an MRI in Jan this year and subsequently diagnosed with RRMS over a video call with my neurologist on the Thursday we went into lockdown. To say it was a shock would be an understatement and dealing with this diagnosis has been tough in these times. I have to say although I’ve never met my MS Consultant and MS nurse in person they have been great at calling me throughout this to make sure I’m feeling ok. Anyways, I’ve rabbled enough now, just thought I’d say hello! Off to take my first Tec and hope the side affects are kind to me! X
@Vixen

Hello @laura_martin and welcome to Shift! You posted 2 hours ag so you might be experiencing a weird flush right now! I've been on Tec for three years, no problems and no no lesions. Wow, what a bad time to be diagnosed, poor you! At least the referral/DMD route hasn't been delayed which is great. If you type 'newly diagnosed' into the search box you'll see you aren't aloe, there have been lots of newbies just recently. There are also lots of fellow-Scots too, so you're in good company. Take care, and post any questions you have :-)

@blueeyes

Hi to echo Vixen you may be bright red by now! Don’t worry that’s totally normal. That settles down with time for most people, though you may need to tweak what food you take with your tablet.