How long does a relapse roughly last? I seem to be having one at the moment - I have had problems with stumbling which has been getting a little bit worse of late but January seems to have exploded in terms of the number of trips - I have had 50 so far today and through this month have had 4 falls (something new to me). Is this number something like other people have?
I have to see specialist again tomorrow so it would be lovely to get some advice before I go.
Sorry to hear you are having a relapse but it is good that you are seeing your neuro tomorrow so they will be able to hopefully sort you out. It all depends how long a relapse lasts. For me they tend to last 2-3 weeks where symptons can be bad then they tail off abit, but apart from my first relapse just before I was diagnosed 15 years ago I have had a course of oral steroids which tend to shorten the relapse.
Officially, relapses are anything neurological that lasts at least 24 hours but isn’t caused by a virus or infection. They can last anything from 24 hours to many months (even a year) but I think the average is about 6-8 weeks.
I trip a lot, but rarely fall because of years of martial arts and ballet - my feet move remarkably fast still! How often people trip and fall probably varies from never to several times a day or even many times a day. MS is nothing if it’s not unpredictable!
Thank you for your support - it looks like it might be a relapse. I too, hope it goes well tomorrow. Hopefully they can sort this thing out properly. Will update you.