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i had my follow-up appt with my neurologist today! they went over my spinal MRI, and there were definite MS lesions present, none of which were active. So my diagnosis is official, and they had me sign paperwork to request coverage for MS medication from my insurance. I decided to go with Tecfidera ...

The fact that there's no designated test has actually been freaking me out lately, I guess bc no one wants to be diagnosed with MS, myself included, and I'm still somewhat holding onto hope that it was a misdiagnosis. I was already planning on bringing up my concerns to the neurologist at my next ap...

Over the summer I was diagnosed with a vitamin deficiency, specifically I was severely lacking in vitamin D. Not surprising bc I live in upperstate NY and in general vitamin D deficiency is just one of the things that comes with living here. I was put on an eight week course of vitamin D at 70,000 I...

I'm going for my 2nd neuro appointment on the 21st! you're super lucky to have already started your meds - i'm submitting my request for Tecfidera at my appt :) here are some links about important questions to ask your doctor when you're newly diagnosed with MS, I hope they help! I'm going to rely o...

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Hi! I'm newly diagnosed with RRMS, I'm a twenty-three year old college student & mother to my gloriously sassy two year old daughter. I was recently diagnosed after I finally brought up some concerning symptoms I'd been having periodically to my family doctor. My symptoms started in 2014 when my...

I haven't started any meds yet either, but I wanted to post in solidarity! I'm considering Tecfidera as well, because I don't want to give myself shots and I really don't want to lose my hair, which seems to be an issue with, oh.. every other frickin' medicine they offered me. I hope you decided on ...

hey - how did your foray into tecfidera go, if you don't mind me asking? I'm at the point in my MS journey (whoopee) where i'm still in the process of choosing a med, so I'm lurking all my potential med boards for threads detailing the beginning of tecfidera usage! I hope it worked out well for you!...