I got a blurry eye at the end of 2012. My GP sent me up the hospital straight away because sudden onset glaucoma is very bad.
Turns out it was optic neuritis. The hospital did loads of tests including a lumbar puncture and MRI.
The MRI showed lesions on my brain and spine, combined with ocular bands on the lumbar puncture and the other tests results it was MS.
The first couple of years it was like nothing was wrong with me. Then the last year my balance went a bit and when I was writing my right hand jumped.
We had researched about MS and if there was anything out there that could fix it... Reading about the various drugs and there side effects and long term uselessness didn't fill me with joy.
We read about HSCT, met with a doctor that has been doing it on MS patients for 20+ years with good results, he couldn't do it for me because I hadn't tried and failed 2 DMD's.
We applied to a lot of clinics all over Europe, and Mexico and Russia. A few said yes. Mexico (http://www.hsctmexico.com/) could do it sooner so I went there.
It was just over a year ago and it's amazing. Best £50k we've ever spent.
The £30k the news is saying is because that's what it would cost the NHS.
If you google or use facebook just search MS HSCT loads of people are doing it.