My first TM attack was awful in and of itself but then I went down the road of misdiagnosis for years, Lyme disease, migraines, psychogenic- in my imagination, vertigo of unknown cause, etc. I bounced from specialist to specialist until an ophthalmologist correctly & diagnosed an Optic neuritis attack which led to a MS diagnosis. I failed the first MS therapy quickly. Then they tried Tysabri, the strongest MS drug at the time, and I progressed in a few months to losing my ability to walk or use my hands. I had so many symptoms that I didn’t understand. I bounced from neurologist to neurologist until one expert figured it out. He rushed me right to the hospital from his office for plasmapheresis treatment and saved my life. That was 2010. I have been living with NMOSD since then.