Just joined. I have had MS for (well that I have known about) for 16 years. Have been on LDN, Copaxone and now Tysabri (54 infusions). Trying to find others in the hight 40's and 50's on Tysabri to see how it is going for them. My husband's company transferred us to Germany, so the treatment here is a little different. Need some English support.

Hi Kara! Welcome to NeuroTalk.

That must be difficult being in a new country and having to find new healthcare....plus the language barrier.

We have folks from all over the world here but we all understand MS. I hope you'll continue to participate here. There's alot of support and understanding between members.

Welcome Kara, nice to meet you..

We have a Tysabri sticky thread here, I think you may find helpful and please do join us in the Stumble Inn for some fun.

Hi Kara, Welcome to Neuro Talk. We love new people. I hear Germany is beautiful. My son went on vacation there. Is it a permanent stay or temporary?

As for Tysabri, many people on the sticky Thread, as Sally said, talk the same talk. You found a great place. Nice to meet you. You can post on any place on the main menu. Take care.

Hi Everyone, I just found this site and joined today. I am 34 and was diagnosed with MS when I was 21. I am doing fairly well. I just had a bout of optic neuritis though. I had an operation in Dec and I think the stress of it caused the flare up. I had the solu-medol infusions and then the steroid taper. My vision has improved but its still not back to the way it was before. I am hopeful though and honestly I am just glad it is only in one eye this time. =) . I have had a high white blood cell count for quite some time now and I am wondering if anyone has heard of a correlation between a high WBC count and MS. If so please let me know. Thanks, Jessica

Hi Kat, and Jes, how wonderful to have you here! I hope you will both pull up a chair and drag out your reading glasses. Loads going on here. I will see you in the Stumble inn for some light hearted laughs when youre done.

Nice to meet you Jessica..

I haven't heard about High WBC being implicated in MS, but I have heard that the interferons(Avonex, Betaseron or Rebif), the meds taken for MS, can cause high WBCs. Are you on one of those meds?

Please come in and join us.

Hi Jessicat! Welcome to NeuroTalk.

I can empathize with the ON. I had a bout of it last year. I hope yours clears up soon. When you're waiting it seems to take forever.

I hope you'll continue to come here and share your stories and questions with us. We're all in this big boat together and try to help each other cope.

Hello to all the new people. I am glad you found this site. Lots of good souls, and good information. I live in Fla, west coast. I have cervical issues and skip around on the threads. I do not think any thread minds when you come into the dicussion. I have met alot of new friends here. Hope all of you have less pain and a brighter day. ginnie

Its cally nice to meet ya, sorry for not doing so sooner ya all let me tell ya a little bit about myself first not very good at this dont know how yas put that cute stuff on here makes me giggle i have cm an had symtoms sense i can remember but they told me it was migrains bad disc carpal tunnel ms finally i just scooped all the mri up took to specialist they seen it right away herniated brain, or what they call brain in the neck lol anyway 6mths post op still having headaches an a little fluid stll there well now that ive went on about me hope to talk to yas soon cally.im here in tampa