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I am newly diagnosed but have had episodes for 20+ years. I found it curious that during the times I had problems walking on the beach it was much easier to jog. I thought it had something to do with static versus dynamic balance. Standing still I get an off-balance or falling feel that I don't feel...

I dig the hat and stogie too. I should have included those when I tried to secretly wear a patch at work. I do image analysis and didn't think my bosses would be thrilled if they knew their image analyst was seeing double.

Hello Loobie, Thanks for the welcome. About my optic neuritis, I am guessing that it is atypical since it took 10 opthamologists, 4 months, and an MRI looking for brain tumors before they stumbled across a a couple of lesions in my brain (but nothing on my optic nerve). Granted, it didn't help that ...

Thanks AC. Since I'm in Maui on vacation, postponed for 8 months while trying to get my eye problem diagnosed (an atypical version of optic neuritis, and eventually MS), I can tell you that my immediate tomorrow will include a swim with turtles, spotted eagle rays, and hopefully not the white-tipped...

Okay, now for a (much!) longer post… Hello jimmylegs and CureOrBust! Thanks for your replies, especially as I do have so many questions for you and others on this site. I was trying to keep my first email short, because my first attempts were confused and so twisted with history and questions. I was...

I was just diagnosed in July 2008. In hindsight my first obvious episode was 1986. A neck injury in 1991 and related surgery in 2001 became the catch-all excuse for my quirky symptoms. Well, docs also accused me of being an alcoholic – in denial, or trying to scam workers comp, or having body issue ...