Hii everyone! I've been reading for a while and decided to post.
I'm Christine - I'm 31 and live in Portland, OR. I was diagnosed on 6/25/17 with RRMS. I went to urgent care on 4/28/17 for continued muscle stiffness and I had fallen twice (I couldn't get an appointment with my PCP for months and figured I had vertigo or something) and the urgent care doctor was very thorough and referred me for a brain MRI which showed a few abnormalities. I met with a neurologist who told me he would be surprised if I didn't have MS (he didn't say it rudely - I appreciated the realness) and then had a spine MRI which showed numerous lesions, which of course confirmed the MS. I did write a thank you note to the urgent care doctor for going above and beyond because he likely saved me years of being misdiagnosed.
the only treatment option I was really given was Rituxan and I got my first infusion on 7/6/17. I do take Baclofen. A nurse did mention other options but said they were 40% effective as compared to Rituxan which is (per her) 90% effective. I haven't noticed any improvement in my symptoms yet.
anyway I also have a cute kitty and an international boyfriend (he's British and lives in London) and I'm a social worker and I've traveled to 31 countries, so far! I wanted to include a few details besides my symptoms and treatment, ha.
I'm very new to MS and I didn't grow up knowing anyone (that I knew of) with MS. Honestly my only reference point before this was Barlet on The West Wing!
I'm Christine - I'm 31 and live in Portland, OR. I was diagnosed on 6/25/17 with RRMS. I went to urgent care on 4/28/17 for continued muscle stiffness and I had fallen twice (I couldn't get an appointment with my PCP for months and figured I had vertigo or something) and the urgent care doctor was very thorough and referred me for a brain MRI which showed a few abnormalities. I met with a neurologist who told me he would be surprised if I didn't have MS (he didn't say it rudely - I appreciated the realness) and then had a spine MRI which showed numerous lesions, which of course confirmed the MS. I did write a thank you note to the urgent care doctor for going above and beyond because he likely saved me years of being misdiagnosed.
the only treatment option I was really given was Rituxan and I got my first infusion on 7/6/17. I do take Baclofen. A nurse did mention other options but said they were 40% effective as compared to Rituxan which is (per her) 90% effective. I haven't noticed any improvement in my symptoms yet.
anyway I also have a cute kitty and an international boyfriend (he's British and lives in London) and I'm a social worker and I've traveled to 31 countries, so far! I wanted to include a few details besides my symptoms and treatment, ha.
I'm very new to MS and I didn't grow up knowing anyone (that I knew of) with MS. Honestly my only reference point before this was Barlet on The West Wing!
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