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@chezy17 

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chezy17

Relapse or not?

Just wondering if a stiff and painful neck and shoulders is likely to be a relapse? I woke up a couple of weeks ago with a really stiff neck and it was really hard to sleep and move it which I put down to camping in the garden. I spoke to my neuro a week or so ago and he thought that my aches and p...
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@DRUMmondBASS 

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Potential redundancy

Hope everyone is doing well! Tough time but we've made it this far. I have been furloghed sinced the end of March, my job isn't technically allowed to be open until the 1st of October. It would seem there's a high chance they won't open until next year. This would mean I will have to find a new j...
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@angieH 

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Eye symptoms

So basically I know it’s going to be a bad day when I wake up with what I call heavy eyes. Has anyone had this symptom with MS? My eyelids feel weighted and so I have to struggle to keep them open. This will last all day. I do some eye movement exercises like moving my eyeballs in all directions,...
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@mscyclist 

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tec and exercise

Morning all, I've been med free for 15+ years since diagnosis but a couple of recent relapses (including my first learning to walk again episode) have put me on a treatment plan. I'm due to start taking tecfidera soon and wondered how it may affect my exercising? I currently cycle on a static trai...
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@Debbie_Daunoras 

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Very aggressive relapse

I have spent 3 months in hospital and 6 weeks of that was in a rehab ward. I have returned home now and haven’t made much of a recovery . I am doing exercises and physio but feel very scared that I may stay like this, unable to move both legs or stand.
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@ItsMewithMS 

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ItsMewithMS

Vestibular Issues and PT options

Hi- with Covid really just passing through my area I have restarted my PT. I left off in December when they shut down. He left me with some good exercise options and I tried some of the other options so readily available on-line. The good news is that I think I have been able to maintain strength p...
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@Mary_Wolford 

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Mary_Wolford

MS IS TERRIBLE

Ik on more than 1 med for MS my legs and arms get very heavy. I have a baclofen pump inside of me don't think it helps much. Heat and cold sensitive. Hard time walking gaining weight do to gabapentin and lack of ability to exercise. Sound familiar? Any suggestions?? Any would be appreciated
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@fuzzyjonclay 

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Tips on buying a bike

Hi everyone For a while now I've thought about purchasing a bike in order to get in some decent exercise. I'm not great at walking long distances (due to my RRMS), so I was looking for another avenue. However, I'm on holiday at the moment and I thought I'd try out my mother-in-law's bike.... the re...
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@Dawson.McWatch 

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Relapse

When losing your ability to walk is it possible to overcome that symptoms so you'd be able to walk as if nothing even happen or will it sorta be off (never) the same after getting that? Cause I can walk but not even for 30 mins but prior to having MS I used to walk on highways for my exercise now I ...
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@Constance56 

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Just Joined

Hi. I'm Constance. I was diagnosed with PPMS in 2010 but had symptoms 5 years prior. I retired in 2013 due to too many symptoms. I'm about to turn 64 and walk with a cane. I take High dosage biotin, use the Fasting Mimicking diet almost every day. I'm gluten free and try to stretch/ exercise daily.
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