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@AndyG 

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AndyG

New to the group.

Hi all I'm new to the group having only been told I have MS last Thursday although haven't been officially diagnosed but the MS consultant is pretty sure. Bit of a whirlwind following the news bit being as positive as I can. I have an appointment with my specialist nurse in a couple weeks where treatment will be discussed. Have been given the MS trust website to look at the treatment options bit wondered if you guys had any advice on places to look re treatment, maybe somewhere I could see what people who are having treatment think of them. Anyway sure I'll have more questions in time so will spend some time looking through here and hopefully pick up some tips and advice along the way.
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@ItsMewithMS
@ItsMewithMS
 

Welcome the group that none of us, honestly, wanted to join ;-/ but we are all here together and it is a great site for information and support. The diagnosis of MS is a hard one to get your head around and it often takes some time to do it. Much of the information on the internet is outdated and awfully inaccurate. Try to stick with the MS Societies or places like Dr G or one of my favorites in the US Dr Boster. He has a lot of videos you can learn from including coverage of about all the available DMTs. This is his message to the newly diagnosed- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQXygHtYzc&t=18s You can search for previous discussions in this group by clicking on the tags below your post or using the search glass in the upper left. You can also look for members and by area there as well. You can friend people using the little head icon in the upper right and so much more. I was diagnosed in 2005 and was started on Copaxone (10 years) but had mounting lesions and issues. It was about all there was back then. I was switched to Rebif and didn't have any more lesions but more disability so I was moved to Ocrevus. Stable since then. This kind of follows an "escalation" pattern of treatment (which I'm not in favor of) but in reality the treatments have just gotten more effective with time and I am just catching up. As I said, you can search for the various treatments on Dr Boster's site and others. I'm sure this group will offer advice and welcome you warmly-

@watsoncraig
@watsoncraig
 

Hi @andyg welcome to the group. This is a great place full of answers and motivation.