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@Bonang1975 

18 Mar 2018 00:44

Bonang1975

Hugs

These ms hugs are full on cant be bothered doin anything except sleep!!!!!!

@Mayvar 

25 Jun 2016 20:22Last reply 2 Jul 2016 09:28

Mayvar

{{{Hugs}}}

Just wanted to send hugs to all of the UK members. I'm watching from Norway and I'm just worried for all of you. I hope the stress of all of this doesn't affect your MS too much. <3 May the Force be with you. ~Mayvår
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@leanneb 

30 Oct 2013 07:56Last reply 3 Nov 2013 20:19

leanneb

Hugs!!!!

Anyone no the procedure of treating hugs? Heading to my gp and more then likely be sent to my neurologist just wondering what happens then? I hate this part of ms.
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@kellyv1727 

13 Jun 2025 12:03 EditedLast reply 15 Jun 2025 03:43

kellyv1727

Hugs you don't like

Anyone get ms hugs? What do you do to make them ease when you get one. I get them on occasion but when I do I get them on an off through the day or days
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@Starmiss 

19 Aug 2023 02:05Last reply 24 Feb 2025 18:07

Starmiss

Ms hugs…..ms attack

Hello. I need some advice on ms hugs. I’m renaming this to ms attacks, hugs sounds like something you’d like and this is so not the case. My question is… is it normal to have numerous attacks in a day? I’m being woken up having one often. I’m finding it’s effecting my whole day as it wakes me up a...
Leicester, UK
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@Aton1979 

5 Jul 2024 13:13Last reply 10 Jul 2024 21:30

Aton1979

Ms hugs

Not diagnosed yet but I'm having these craps and muscle spasms under my brest bone and all the way round my ribs is this a ms hug as its taking my breath away. X
Brampton, United Kingdom
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@Looweeze 

15 Apr 2023 21:22

Looweeze

Arm MS hugs??

Struggling with the sheer randomness and unpredictability of new symptoms. Minding my business late Thursday afternoon? BAM hellish armband of cramping and pressure on my R arm, lasting around 6hrs and seem to sleep it off . Feeling relieved in the morning, ‘well that was weird..’ *shrugs it off in ...
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@Starpocket4 

18 Dec 2022 18:26 EditedLast reply 24 Dec 2022 00:39

Starpocket4

Ms hugs

Hi! I've been officially diagnosed with MS last month, however they suspected i have ms since 2019, when i had my first flare up. Ever since my second and last one in february this year, i've been getting ms hugs. I never felt pain, just tightness around my chest, felt like a really tight bra. Last ...
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@prabs 

18 Oct 2019 10:36Last reply 20 Oct 2019 21:13

prabs

MS hugs

Hello everyone, I am new to this site. I was diagnosed with r/r Ms in 2014 but have had the symptoms since 2000! I suffer with the dreaded ms hugs which at times makes you think you are having a heart attack..this is a regular thing now. It’s frustrating how gps ignore the heart and blame it on th...
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@kelly111 

23 May 2018 06:40Last reply 25 May 2018 05:33

kelly111

Hugs 😣

Ms hug! More like death grip,I would not wish this pain on anyone .How does everyone else cope 😕
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