I'M LEFT HANDED

[felicheeks]

OVER THE COURSE OF THIS LAST YEAR...LONG BEFORE I WAS DIAGNOSED, MY HEALTH STARTED DETERIORATING. IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF LEFT SIDED WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND TINGLING. I AM LEFT HANDED. THIS MORNING I WOKE UP AND STARTED TO WRITE IN MY JOURNAL. MY HAND WASN'T WORKING. I HAD TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY PUT THE PEN DOWN. I TYPE AND WRITE FOR WORK. MY LEFT EYE ALSO HAS BLURRED VISION. I'M SO SCARED THAT I WILL LOSE THE USE OF MY LEFT HAND...AND EVENTUALLY MY JOB. I GUESS I NEED TO START TRAINING MYSELF TO USE MY RIGHT HAND. I AM SO SAD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME. I JUST NEEDED TO VENT. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYDAY...THERE ARE NEW SYMPTOMS OR THE EXISTING ONES ARE GETTING WORSE. I AM IN BETWEEN CHANGING NEUROLOGISTS AND MY MS SPECIALIST APPT WITH UCSF ISN'T UNTIL OCTOBER.

[BigA]

I'm sorry to hear it. How long since your last exacerbation?

[kellygrn]

Dvorak keyboard setup

I have use of right arm only. I have used Dvorak keyboard setup for probably 15 years. They have several different keyboards - right hand only, left hand only & ergonomic arrangement.

You didn't say what kind of work you do. Would this work for you?

KK

[grammyabc]

Left handed?

Has a study ever been done to see if there is a higher percentage of people diagnosed MS who are left handed compared to right handed?