Hi, everyone. I was diagnosed in december 2011. I am 2 weeks shy of 45 years old. MS seemed like no big deal to me. Until this past monday.
I woke up in terrible pain. And a feeling like someone was sitting on my chest. My legs were the worst part. I am a nursing assistant. I am working with a lady who needs physical therapy. Needless to say, i couldn't get on the floor to help her. I had to call out sick from work indefinitely. I am feeling better as far as the pain goes. But, emotionally, i am a mess.
My doctor put me on buspar to try to alleviate the stress, which makes the ms worse, as we all know. That was just 2 days ago, so it hasn't kicked in yet.
My doctor says i am not accepting this. He had me talk to the neuropsychologist, too. Who also told me i needed to alleviate stress and accept.
All i see, now, is my future. I was told i should look into another line of work. I was unemployed for 2 years!!!!! I went to school last year to be a nursing assistant, and now i'm being told it isn't a wise career path anymore. I am being told i should start looking into SSDI and long-term disability, so i have a plan for my future.
I was fine a week ago, and now i'm having my butt kicked by this illness. I am hoping to get back to work wednesday. I haven't been able to exercise. I'm depending on friends to care for me this week. I feel like a burden.
I'm sorry for all the negativity, but i had to tell people who understood.
Sue
I woke up in terrible pain. And a feeling like someone was sitting on my chest. My legs were the worst part. I am a nursing assistant. I am working with a lady who needs physical therapy. Needless to say, i couldn't get on the floor to help her. I had to call out sick from work indefinitely. I am feeling better as far as the pain goes. But, emotionally, i am a mess.
My doctor put me on buspar to try to alleviate the stress, which makes the ms worse, as we all know. That was just 2 days ago, so it hasn't kicked in yet.
My doctor says i am not accepting this. He had me talk to the neuropsychologist, too. Who also told me i needed to alleviate stress and accept.
All i see, now, is my future. I was told i should look into another line of work. I was unemployed for 2 years!!!!! I went to school last year to be a nursing assistant, and now i'm being told it isn't a wise career path anymore. I am being told i should start looking into SSDI and long-term disability, so i have a plan for my future.
I was fine a week ago, and now i'm having my butt kicked by this illness. I am hoping to get back to work wednesday. I haven't been able to exercise. I'm depending on friends to care for me this week. I feel like a burden.
I'm sorry for all the negativity, but i had to tell people who understood.
Sue
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