Mr Troons Multiple Sclerosis Page

Hello all, over the last 2 years I have been in constant pain and discomfit as I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) each relapse causing more problems and progression

MS is an unpredictable disease no one really knows much about it and there is no cure but there is medication to help deal with it to a certain degree.

To find out I have Multiple sclerosis (MS) to go along with my damaged L4 and L5 vertebrae, asthma, depression and insulin dependent diabetes has made life hard not only on me but my friends and family.

I have at least 5 cerebellum brain lesions and at least 10 lesions on my spinal cord which has given me really bad acute and chronic symptoms such as

Fatigue, cognitive problems, numbness/tingling in my limbs

Ataxia (which is a lack of balance, coordination and muscle weakness and control)

Dysarthria (which is weakness in the muscles used for speech)

Memory problems and other central nervous system problems

I also suffer with a few phenomenon/signs due to the MS

lhermitte's sign

uhthoff's phenomenon

romberg sign

A huge part of MS is it attacks mainly your mobility so before I become less mobile and wheelchair bound i want to do as much with my family as I can I have a 7 year old daughter who is my world having back injuries and MS has made me miss out on a lot of special moments that i can never get back.

As im unable to work and on a govt benefit, day to day life and bills are getting out of hand along with health costs and a child

Please see my previous Givealittle page here https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/thomas-troons-ms-fund