# Hello, new member here.

**URL:** <https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hello-new-member-here/75079>\
**Category:** Welcome and introductions\
**Created:** [12 March 2024 18:40 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hello-new-member-here/75079 "2024-03-12T18:40:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Billyboy1688](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@Billyboy1688](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Billyboy1688)\
**Post date:** [12 March 2024 18:40 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hello-new-member-here/75079/1 "2024-03-12T18:40:58Z")

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Hi, I’m Terry a 68 year old male. Diagnosed PPMS about seven or eight years ago. For a few decades I’d been treated for a number of ailments that had some of the medics scratching their heads a bit. The MS diagnosis was like a lightbulb moment, now it makes sense I could hear. With my progression being so slow I guess I’ve been relatively lucky with the effect of my symptoms, however, this last few months a couple of things have become particularly distressing. Looking forward to meeting the community for help from people who know what I’m talking about.

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**Author:** ![GCCK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/gcck/32/3615_2.png) [@GCCK](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/GCCK)\
**Post date:** [13 March 2024 00:04 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hello-new-member-here/75079/2 "2024-03-13T00:04:40Z")

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Welcome, Terry  
I’m 61. Like you, my diagnosis was much delayed and not helped by a misdiagnosis too. Only diagnosed 3 years ago but full-on PPMS for 5 years before that. Like you, I had unexplained events for years. Not RRMS bt could have been CIS - we’ll never know.

So, you’re not alone. MS is notoriously hard to diagnose. Can only speculate how things would be now if I’d been on meds, but not a good idea to dwell on such notions - it is what it is.  
Graeme