Experience: I was misdiagnosed with MS

Many people felt I should have been relieved or even ecstatic at this news. But all I could think about were all those years lost to a disease I didn’t have

I was 23 and studying to be a teacher when friends noticed I was slurring my speech and losing my balance. My GP gave me iron tablets for anaemia, even though no blood tests were taken; I was also told I must be depressed, even though I wasn’t asked about my mood.

I found it hard to do even the simplest tasks. I lost sensation in my fingers, making fiddly things such as doing up buttons difficult. I spent a lot of time in bed. My concentration slipped and it felt as if my brain was slowing down. Language, which had been my passion, began to recede.

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