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[Guest guest]

First of all I would like to thank you all for the opportunity to be a

part of this group. I appreciate the warm welcome. I go by Shane and I

was diagnosed with MS in October. I had my first symptom (optic

neuritis) in 2007. I went to see my optometrist and he informed me

that this was the first sign of MS and that he wanted me to see a

neurologist. I immediately went into denial. The only thing I knew

about MS was that Montel has it and Pryor had it. I

was a healthy guy, newly married and my wife and I had a baby on the

way. I really had a hard time absorbing that type of news and didn't

want to deal with it. I was very active so I figured that there's no

way I have this. Well guess what? A year later I suffered another

attack. This time I had numbness and tingleness in my hands and feet

along with lhermitte's sign. This time I took it seriously and went

to see a neurologist. After several test that began in Sept, I was

ultimately dx'd in Oct with MS. I immediately began a 3 day treatment

of steriods and I started Copaxone in Nov. I have had a 100 percent

recovery in my feet and left hand from the pins and needles. I still

feel slight numbness in my right hand in the fingertips. Also I still

suffer from the lhermitte's sign. I must say that this is a scary

illness because it is very unpredictable but I remain positive. Again,

it's a pleasure to be here and I hope to gain as well as share

knowledge about MS. Thanks!

-Shane