Feeling dismissed while seeking an MS diagnosis

Antonio speaks up about the dismissal he experienced while searching for an MS diagnosis.

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I felt as if the color of my skin did keep me away from getting the help I needed.

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Initially, when I was diagnosed with MS back in January of 2022, I felt as if my doctor at the time

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wasn't really listening to me. I'm a Mexican-Latino person. And I felt as if I was being shunned.

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I was looked at as not as important as somebody else of a lighter race. My neurologist at the time didn't really

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listen to the symptoms I was experiencing like bladder control and constant tremors in my hand, even the walking difficulties.

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She really just thought it was maybe stress or anxiety and pushed me away.

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I moved to Dearborn, Michigan. I got a new neurologist. And he really listened to what I had to say.