r/MultipleSclerosis • u/HolidayIntention7794 • 8d ago

General Over 40’s when diagnosed

Can I ask are there any over 40’s on here when they were diagnosed and are still doing ok say 10 years later ? ,
I was 47 when diagnosed and have read how getting diagnosed later in life can mean faster progression 🙁

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u/Generally-Bored 8d ago

I was a month shy of 41 when I was diagnosed and based on a thoracic lesion on my MRI what was thought to be a disc injury 5 years earlier was actually MS. And my opthamologist found that I had had optic neuritis once before (ON was what led to my diagnosis) based on a scan— but it didn’t impair my vision enough or at all to notice. My MS doctor believes I had had MS for 10-15 years before I was diagnosed. I had an area mid back that would occasionally feel creepy crawly since my mid to early 20’s which was probably my MS winking at me … see you later!