#work and study - Shift.ms

31 Jan 2013 12:37Last reply 4 Jan 2018 10:19

DLA/PIP Reassessment. (for UK readers)

My MP had a letter of concern about the forthcoming reassessments. here is his reply :- http://www.timloughton.com/hottopics/circular_campaign_responses/item_2013_01_31__03_39_49.htm And, here is my further question to him on the issue:- "I read with interest your response to the constituent, ...

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@pottypete

8 Aug 2012 13:24Last reply 10 Aug 2012 07:58

Some new jokes to cheer us all up!

If the British equestrian team have taught us one thing this week, it's that the only thing you need to win an Olympic medal is hard work, dedication and tenacity. Oh yes, and for daddy to buy you a horse.

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@isaacson72

22 Mar 2016 16:54Last reply 8 Oct 2021 22:18

Stiffness - MS?

I tend to babble so I'll try to be as concise as possible! My legs feel stiff and tight when I get up from a sitting position, and then they just feel tired, slightly heavy, after I'm stretched out & have walked a bit. This is constant. I also have a very sore tailbone (getting an MRI on tha...

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@jrdiddle

1 May 2014 12:02Last reply 23 May 2014 08:31

Getting your words out

Hello. Recently I've been really struggling to get my words out or just forget what I'm saying. I work in an accounts department for a company and doing my actual work I'm fine with. It's just when I have to talk about something it goes wrong. I'm starting to worry that if I bring this up with m...

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@MarkP

9 Oct 2015 09:06Last reply 24 Oct 2015 10:11

Too stubborn for my own good about DMTs?

Hello everyone, I’ve been a member on here since 2008 after my neurologist recommended it to me but haven’t really been involved until now: I know there is not a full on correct answer to this- but I am revisiting the option of DMTs as my circumstances have changed- I’m all ears for any learned opi...

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@Ahmed

6 Feb 2016 10:05Last reply 9 Mar 2016 11:33

Lemtrada D Day

Hi Guys and girls, I am due to start my Lemtrada infusion on Monday (Finally!) I am gonna be treated as an outpatient and go home at the end of the day. Looking out for infections will be important For the Lemmies out there, did you do anything out of the ordinary before your infusion? Did you sha...

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@Tryingtostaypositive

12 Nov 2012 13:13Last reply 27 Jan 2014 16:58

Prognosis and MS severity

Hi all, Some of you may have read some of my (often incredibly long!) posts before, based around natural history studies. I am always curious to know (a) how my MS is compared to others and (b) what is likely to happen to me in the future! As you will know, MS is one of the most varied conditions...

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@DRUMmondBASS

13 Oct 2018 13:59Last reply 18 Oct 2018 15:23

Newly diagnosed

First post here. Around March/April I started experiencing the first symptoms of numb/tingly legs upon waking up, this gradually subsided followed by other random numbness in legs/sides/fingers. Multiple trips to doctors from May onwards. I was dealing fine with the possibility of multiple sclerosis...

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@andysot

16 Jul 2014 07:14Last reply 28 Aug 2014 12:35

Baclofen

Hi, Has anyone found Baclofen useful in improving walking? My legs get very stiff if I'm sitting at a desk for long periods and it's also a struggle climbing up and down stairs. I have been prescribed some Baclofen but want to know if it's likely to work before I start taking it. Cheers Andy

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@Vixen

29 Nov 2018 14:50Last reply 16 Jun 2020 23:19

MS and the teenage years

Hi there, so lots of recent reports around the EB virus and MS floating around. One of the doctors at the recent Berlin conference (Shift video clip) was specific about linking MS to contracting viruses in the teenage years. So, I had glandular fever really badly when I was fifteen, off school for a...

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@Gray86

19 Sep 2019 17:45Last reply 9 Dec 2019 17:10

MS v Work

Hi everyone. Hope you're all well. This is my first post and I hope it is shared in strict confidence. I am going to skip the details of diagnosis and move onto the biggest challenge I have faced since being diagnosed with MS. I would be so grateful of your opinions. I was diagnosed with MS at ...

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@AmberinAB

15 Apr 2017 22:52Last reply 25 Apr 2017 14:38

Friends with commonalities

Hi :) I just signed up and would love to meet some friends who have similar experiences with MS. Here is a list of some things I would love to find in common with you: - Positive attitude (no doom and gloom talk, no constant complaining and no general misery)(I am grateful for my life and the experi...

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@Sophia25

27 Mar 2014 08:56Last reply 13 Jan 2017 11:30

Any MS Travelers Amongst Us?

Hi all, I am looking for some advice from any MS sufferers who have or still do a great deal of globe trotting. First of all I have always dreamed of traveling the world but as always things get in the way! However, since my diagnosis nothing else seems to matter to me but making this happen. As a...

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@mattbr

2 Jan 2014 16:43Last reply 14 Sep 2014 23:56

high dosage vit D treatment

Anyone doing it? Does it work?

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@smallfry

21 Jan 2013 23:56Last reply 28 Jan 2013 12:00

ohhhhh boy!

i had a good day today at work! i can not wait til this friday!!!! i get to be with the person that i love and need! i have not felt like this in a long time!

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@kateybash

26 Jul 2017 15:40Last reply 26 Nov 2017 17:14

Revoked license following CIS diagnosis.

Really needing advice.. as of this afternoon I have been advised by the DVLA that I am no longer allowed to drive, I have to send my license back to them due to my CIS diagnosis. I have been crying all day. I am a health visitor and need my car to work. I was under the impression that this would not...

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@hayleyc85

24 Feb 2016 09:14Last reply 10 Mar 2016 09:45

RESULTS- WHAT NOW?

I had a MRI scan back in January and my not very sympathetic consultant said ''there wont be anything on this mri so im discharging you, no news is good news'' so i have been in limbo waiting. I started with some new symptoms so booked in to see my family GP, went last night and he had my MRI result...

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@beammeup

30 Oct 2012 18:00Last reply 1 Nov 2012 15:29

Wish we had a chatroom

On days like these, with all the legal thingies with my employer and just generally feeling down, I really, really wish we had a chatroom. Anyone else, or is it just me??

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@angelbum

27 Feb 2015 12:51Last reply 9 Mar 2015 00:44

Fatigue peaks at 130 - 2 pm

I don't know about other people with ms but I find my fatigue is really bad early afternoon . Do any of you experience this daily ? I can be like cleaning prospering stuff around the house and all of sudden I get an overwhelming feeling of needing to lie down and switch off . I just feel like any of...

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@jamms

22 Feb 2013 14:48Last reply 27 Feb 2013 11:39

Hating this cold weather

Y can't I get warm? Had to keep in front of the radiator at work and I still felt cold, from the waist downwards!! What is going on I wonder.....

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