Hi. My first symptom was optic neuritis although I didn’t know it. My vision was blurry and missing down my left hand side. That’s the only way I can put it, it was just blank down the left-hand side of my eye. I saw my GP and they said they thought my problem was as a consequence of migraines, and I then went on to see a neurologist, but not an MS neurologist, and he agreed and said oh migraines! So I carried on just taking the tablets, and it became gradually worse. my hands went numb and became weaker, and I felt exhausted all the time. I then saw a different neurologist and he admitted me to hospital where I had tests for several weeks, blood tests, scans, MRIs, everything, and nobody had any substantial conclusion. I didn’t find out till two years later!!! when I had a bad relapse and they said oh yes two years ago we thought it was ms but we couldn’t be sure so we had to wait till you had a relapse to be able to confirm it. That was in Dec 2006, so officially I’ve had it since 2006, but I know I had it for years previous that. My hands are now constantly numb with pins and needles and I’ve had to give up working several years ago. I can no longer drive. That occurrence of optic neuritis did eventually stop and I could drive but now has come back with a vengeance and I am constantly dizzy. I can’t walk very far, I’m okay round the house but any further than that and I struggle and I am always so very tired.