Just diagnosed (31f)

I’ve been browsing through posts on here for a few hours now. I just received my diagnosis today and the neurologist was lovely and recommended a lot of resources, which let me to all of you.

I found relief in the diagnosis. It answers a lot of questions around my health that go back to childhood.

I was only diagnosed because I was rushed to hospital earlier this week with full stroke-like symptoms. Four days in the hospital, an MRI, CT, and multiple other tests later, I finally got an answer. Back at home and still weak through my entire left side. Need support to walk/have been using a cane. I work on my feet so this is very challenging for me. The psychiatrist neurologist fellow I saw kept reminding me go slow to go fast. I am so incredibly grateful for the support I have received (I’m in Canada).

I’ve struggled with anxiety my whole life and depression in the last two to three years. I’ve also been battling a chronic sinus infection for four weeks, which could have triggered this attack.

Alongside the relief of diagnosis comes the anxiety of “when will this happen again?” And “what does the rest of my life look like?”. I appreciate reading everyone’s stories and knowing I’m not alone. Also interesting to read comments about menstrual cycles being a trigger. I get my period tomorrow.

My mental health is a mess right now and I will probably cry in bed the rest of the night but tomorrow is a new day. I have hope.

The doctor also recommended the myFNDApp as a resource. Free to use - just create an account. I hadn’t seen it listed on here so thought I’d share. I’ll be using it to keep track of symptoms and see if I can find any patterns.

Anyways, I guess I really just wanted to say hello and send everyone positive energy, and thank you all for creating this community ✨