arai

Hello,

I've got a couple questions in regards to attacks that I was curious if people here could give me their experiences with.

I was diagnosed 3 years ago after a mild sensory attack (bit of numbness in my left side, and slight tingling in my neck went I bent it down)

since then I've had no other attacks, but I take avonex as precautionary thing.

My question relates to how attacks occur. I've been pretty active my whole life and remain active in a number of adrenalin/dangerous sports. Motorbike racing, scuba diving, rock climbing, downhill mountainbiking, and most recently skydiving. in a lot of the sports I enjoy I guess I could pull over to the side and take a rest, but obviously if I'm falling earthbound at 120mph I cant just take a break. So out of a desire to be safe I figure I'd ask how the people here deal with attacks and these types of activities. Does it come on slowly over the course of a few hours? would I have time to recognise it and complete my jump before taking a rest for the day?

I've only ever had a slight sensory attack, and even that tiny bit of numbness would in no way affect my ability to enjoy my hobbies, so I dont really know how it works. I read about people having motor problems or the inability to effectivly control their extremities but dont know the details.

I dont know that it would change how I do things, I intend to keep on enjoying my life. but perhaps it would help me understand how I could take preventative measures to reduce the risks. I've recently gotten back into going to the gym 3-4 times a week in an effort to regain some muscle I lost after a heavy year of overtime and work commitments

thanks