#work-and-study - Shift.ms

25 Nov 2020 15:40 Edited

Hello Again

Life swallows you up and you forget you're seriously ill until you have another relapse. I have to laugh otherwise I'll cry. Luckily, it's nowhere near as severe as my last just incredibly uncomfortable and is making work and study difficult. I'm also going to be starting my DMDs soon, I'm going to ...

@DoritoLover22

26 Nov 2022 20:03Last reply 26 Nov 2022 21:02

Grief

I'm grieving y'all.... grieving multiple losses and things I've had to let go of because of my health. I've had to give up my "dream job." I'm grieving about how my life has changed since having to quit working 6 months ago. I'm coming to the realization that I have a "new normal" and that changes f...

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@Denbyblade

10 Oct 2022 22:05Last reply 26 Nov 2022 14:06

Kesimpta blog

Hello all I am about to start on Kesimpta and will blog after each job till it gets boring. Would also welcome any experiences or advice from fellow kesimptarians. Thanks!

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@Marleenw

26 Nov 2022 01:00 EditedLast reply 26 Nov 2022 08:18

Termination of employment

Has anyone here ever been fired for having MS?? Has anyone felt that their job loss was due to MS but employer states different reason. I need help are there any humans rights lawyers from Ontario here

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@ScarletDamsel

21 Oct 2022 18:18Last reply 25 Nov 2022 20:16

Starting Ocrevus. Petrified

I'm starting Ocrevus at the end of November. I'm bricking it, I always get side effects, I had the covid Jab last week and it knocked me about, needed a day off work! I'm a single mom of 3, eldest is 20 and at Uni, then I've got 14yo and 8yo boys, the youngest is autistic. I really don't know how I'...

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@Leisha_Lou

25 Nov 2022 17:42 EditedLast reply 25 Nov 2022 18:31

Eye issues for the first time…

Hi folks, So today was a first for me. I was working and all of a sudden I started to have the sensation that you get when you’re outside in the bright sun and then walk indoors, the only difference was it wasn’t like black spots dancing across my eyes it was like a clear but blurred spot in the mi...

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@Catlady

15 Dec 2021 17:12Last reply 25 Nov 2022 17:57

Lumbar Puncture

Hi.. How many times did they try before getting the sample for those of you who have had lumbar punctures please? (probably most have had) It seemed like I was there for ages, and I was very bruised and had 12-13? needle marks in my back. Have to go back again to have under xray next week, which I...

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@Sgmachemer

25 Nov 2022 11:28

Experiencing first relapse since diagnosis

Good morning all - What a bummer of a way to start my Thanksgiving Day... 25 prednisone bills (5 every hour for the first 5hrs of the day) for 3 days. She also ordered and Urgent MRI but I likely won't get in to Radiology until next week... /sigh/ my fear with these things are that the scan will ...

@Underdog

25 Nov 2022 06:28 Edited

Life after having Covid

Hello, can anybody who has had Covid19 provide any experiences of what life after Covid is like for them? I tested positive for Covid about 4 weeks ago (I first caught Covid over one year ago) and have been really struggling since. For some reason this time around it has really hit me bad and my b...

@HeidiHelps

23 Nov 2022 00:59Last reply 24 Nov 2022 22:28

Dreams

Sigmund Freud developed dream analysis as a way to explore his patients’ unconscious. He started with analyzing himself and used his own dreams to construct his dream analysis theory. Freud believed that everything we dream is pre-programmed by the unconscious life and death instincts we each carry ...

Kamloops, Canada

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@gerlo

24 Nov 2022 19:36 Edited

Trial sp ms

The influence of intensive training on sp ms. Now in week 12 of the training. Chest press , legpress, woodchop, hamstring curl, seated row, leg extention.

Enschede, Netherlands

@JennyM

23 Nov 2022 20:34Last reply 24 Nov 2022 18:52

Should I go to work with relapse?

Hi I am currently experiencing a relapse triggered by the immunisations I had to have to go on tecfidera. I haven’t started taking it yet. I have altered sensation and numbness in my left arm and left side of neck. Just also come down with a cough given to me by my children this week so have hd a f...

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@SusanC

20 Nov 2022 13:27Last reply 22 Nov 2022 22:13

Fashion advice!!

Since being diagnosed with RRMS two years ago I’ve been using a walking stick. I cope quite well but one thing I can’t compromise on is footwear. I simple have to wear trainers! That’s ok, I like trainers and there is a huge variety available. However as the winter dawns I would like to try an alter...

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@DoritoLover22

22 Nov 2022 08:35

Disability

For those of you who have needed to stop working and get on disability, what's been your experience? Personally, I haven't been able to work since May of this year and don't foresee myself going back to work anytime soon (I'm a massage therapist). I've been on state disability since the beginning of...

@chezy17

21 Nov 2022 14:43Last reply 22 Nov 2022 03:07

Good news and bad news

Went to see my neuro today, got a checkup and I'm doing well as in my MS is stable and my reflexes are good. Hopefully shouldn't need meds till 2024, Cladribine worked 🎉! Now the bad news, I've got to start thinking of my future, I've got a really good chance of being ok well into my 60s. I know th...

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@arabia

21 Nov 2022 22:43Last reply 22 Nov 2022 00:03

Hello everyone.

I am just happy to be here. I was diagnosed back in 2012 but my doctor believed that I had it most of my life. I am only treating the MS with vitamins and supplements. I used to be on Ocrevus for a few years. My health is doing well. I only struggle with pain and fatigue but they are being treated ...

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@Fayebellina

20 Nov 2022 10:25Last reply 20 Nov 2022 19:18

Work event and Christmas party FOMO!

How best to join in with the fun stuff that comes with work? Ugh I really wanna go out and play as I have always done but my body just lets me down 🤪 This year, my company are doing a buffet at the office and then taking everyone ice skating ⛸ Can you imagine 😅🤣 I am going to go and spectate with...

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@ellamom

20 Nov 2022 00:50Last reply 20 Nov 2022 18:11

APPT! Mayo Clinic. EMG question. Supplement question too.

I finally got an appointment at the Mayo Clinic while waiting for a referral to go through where I live. I think the message is NEVER stop advocating for yourself even if it feels like you are running in circles. Mayo doctor was surprised they didn’t push my appt to happen faster here where I am. M...

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@Dawbs

17 Nov 2022 20:09Last reply 19 Nov 2022 15:46

Lost

Been reading posts on here since October and it makes me feel so much better to know people are going through the same things I am… 10 years ago whilst training for a triathlon I had several seizures over a 3 week period… When I went to my GP I got no clue as to why, the only thing they did was to ...

Leeds, United Kingdom

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@Mel25

19 Nov 2022 01:39Last reply 19 Nov 2022 14:33

Diagnosed with Ms from just a physical observation

Hi all I was recently diagnosed with benign MS. I saw the Neurologist and from her just giving me a physical she diagnosed me and informed me that I have had it for decades. Naturally my family and I was shocked as we was expecting more testing before diagnosis. I have even had family members quest...

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