@pinny 

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pinny

Newly diagnosed

Just found out I've got MS. I don't know how to feel. Some days I'm fine and then others I just want to cry. I feel I have to play it down as my family are worriers. I'm waiting to hear from the specialist nurses. Just feeling a bit lost at the moment. Trying to carry on as normal for my 2 young kids. Just want to say hi and have a little rant. Thanks. Also currently on a night shift, which doesn't help!
@Stumbler

Hi @pinny and welcome. Being recently diagnosed has plunged you into an emotional maelstrom, You will feel up and down, until you fully understand the implications of this diagnosis and see that life will carry on. MS is not a death sentence. Or an express, one-way ticket to a wheelchair. It's not the condition that it used to be as there are now treatments to help you manage it. The Specialist Nurses will provide this reassurance too. If you don't hear from them shortly, then give them a courteous call to chase them up. Night shift and two young kids isn't an easy combination for you, so you don't need this additional worry. Don't randomly Google. Stay with creditable websites, like the MS Society or MS Trust. In fact, the "Newly Diagnosed" section on this webpage will be very useful for you :- https://support.mstrust.org.uk/shop In the meantime, live healthily, eat healthily and do try and avoid getting stressed. I know, trying to achieve that whilst on night shift may not be easy, but it's something to aim for. You have age on your side. :wink:

@pinny

@stumbler thank you for the message and the support