symptoms
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We recently had to travel back to our home town for my father-in-laws funeral. A stressful enough event; time constraints stress me out which in turn makes my spasticity worse, we had to stay at my Mums as she lives all on one level plus we have the dog, whom we can’t exactly leave in…
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Not quite what you’re thinking… Contrary to popular opinion, having a condition like Multiple Sclerosis is SO much more than just being in a wheelchair or walking with a cane. I’ll give you a little snippet of my daily life (don’t worry, I won’t drone on): For me those are just a few of my…
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My life seems to be just a series of “firsts” these days. First time I can’t get up the stairs, first time I can’t fill up the car, first time I can’t get off the floor… this time was a bit different, although still very much a “first”. It’s no secret that I can no…
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For the first 5-6 years of my MS “journey” (I hate that word, it’s such a millennial thing to say) I was completely unaffected by the weather. In fact, I found foreign holidays in warm climates helpful in many ways. That all changed when I started Ocrevus, a third line DMT which was sold to…
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(TW: spider image further down) I’ve been sleeping exclusively on the sofa (settee/couch, whatever you call it) for around six months now. I hate it, my husband and I are traditional co-sleepers and neither of us want to sleep separately but until I can move to a bungalow this is how it’s just going to…
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Neuropathic itching or the “MS Itch” is one of the lesser known symptoms of MS or, more accurately, lesser spoken about as it isn’t considered one of the more debilitating symptoms. But Jesus Christ on a motorbike is it fucking annoying!! Unlike “normal” itchiness caused by a bite or sting or an allergy, neuropathic itching…
The Sweary MSer 