Hello!
I’ve had slurring in the past with MS but the past few days i’ve been hit with a relapse where i can hardly speak at all. it’s awful. i can’t answer the phone, say where i’m going on the bus etc. Any advice to anything that would help?? i don’t want to take steroids as i’m currently trying for a baby 
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Hello. not heard of many folk with the same problem. There are speech/swallowing therapist who can hopefully help you. Ask your GP or MS nurse for an urgent referral.
Meanwhile, why not print a few cards for times like getting on a bus, or asking for help with other regular things.
Hubby says whatever packs up with me, Ill never lose my voice..........I replied with Well if that happens, youll get that many notes!
luv Pollx
ps good luck with the baby trying.
Thank you so much for you reply! It’s so difficult to get used to this and I just want it to be over.
Really appreciate your tips.
Amanda xx
hi
this happened to me in my 1st ever big relapse,i went from not being able to get my words out at all, i knew what i wanted to say,but the words didnt appear,to talking as though i had,had 10 pints,then when my speech came back i was talking like a dalek,and then talking really slow too,that was 21 years ago,and i havent really had it as bad since, mine took about 6 to 8 weeks to go.
jaki xx
Presumably you have a phone, may be worth storing some texts in your saved/storage folder which are messages you can show people. A notepad and pen/pencil are functional but then you have to carry them around too, most people already have a phone capable of displaying saved text messages these days.
I’ve had slurred speech twice so far, sucks to know what you want to say and sound like a drunken idiot while trying to say it.
On the plus side…lottsa sex! \o/
hiya amanda
as some of the regulars know i started a mega relapse in june-affecting the whole of my right side and also speech. in fact for 2 weeks in july i wasnt making sense at all! please be quiet those that suggest that i never make sense anyway!
on a serious note-i know how distressing lack of communication can be. folk would send me texts but i didnt know what buttons to press to form a reply-fortunately my 10 year old was happy to be dictated to and between us we could concoct a reply!. i couldnt say simple words. the words i did say were real but completely out of context. i had frequent thought blocking. trying to make myself understood to strangers is a nightmare-even now. i am still struggling physically but the worst thing by far is folk assuming i am thick! but those that know me give me time til i get to the word i am searching for…
if all else fails i just say-sorry,i dont understand and they give up! am still sounding foreign 7 months later…
frost paw-how does that help sex?! tho i must admit my b/f likes this foreign sounding, 2 and 1/2 stone lighter g/f that he has!
ellie x
Amanda said she was trying for a baby…I could be wrong but I think that involves lots of sex…I could be wrong though, it’s been so long!
er…ignore one of those “I could be wrong” statements…wtb edit feature for this forum!