Morning Annah, most of the above i have had but young.
5 miscarriages
1 full and final hysterectomy at 27
My gallbladder went septic with a huge gallstone and i nearly died in surgery, so gallbladder out at 25
I have gluten intolerance, constant UTI, and was threatened with bag, but refused.
I went blind 2000 start of journey.
Then lost memory finally diagnosed with two things, Transient Epileptic amnesia (rarer then MS), AND oh yeh after 10 years MS lol.
I sit back sometimes and think hell what else can he throw at me, lol.
Then i see my sister who has just recovered from second masectomy, my brother with Dysautomia, my other brother with terrible rheumatoid arthritis, and friend with bone cancer (she broke her arm just taking off her blouse), and I think hell give me MS anyday lol.
Its a SHOCK isnt it. You are in shock, but it does get easier. Its not life threatening, yes a bit limiting but its how you deal with it that counts.
I eat really healthy thats a start. Lots of coconut or almond milk, for B12, vitimin D, I eat mediterean diet, never drink nor smoke.
Now i am in the rhythm of MS, i have so much to do i am never bored. I am the queen of shopping online lol, i have coffee and cake with my online friends as we moan about our spouses lol, i have found Netflix, and gorging on T.V. series never watched before. Oh dear sounds boring maybe but at 65 i am having quite a good time really.
I used to work 70 hours a week, i ran 10 satellite centres for a small city college, i had 57 tutors under me, i put in professional I.T. qualifications, went through audits, taught I.T. you name it i did it, i was rushing from one place to another. Crikey i remember my blood pressure was 215/115 when i was put on BP tablets lol… I reckon you know god gave me MS to SLOW DOWN, i think he was telling me hey girl either you slow down or your arteries will burst. That was in 2006.
Now my blood pressure is normal at 65, around 124/60, i am so chilled now, i dont let things stress me, not even my family. They either do it my way or the highway. I wont let them upset me anymore, i have gone back to the days of flower power and peace mam lol…
Its cool. There is so much to do and learn. I try to learn something new everyday, just a fact. I find friends a drag as they dont know how to deal with my MS, just treat me normal but they dont, so i find its easier if they just message me now lol.
I do get depressed i would be a liar if i said i didnt.
My saviour was my chickens. Yes my feathered friends. I have bantams. They rely on me everyday, i have to get up to feed them, keep them clean and tidy, they sit with me, they are fun to watch, and they reward me with lovely eggs.
I found i need to have something that relied on me, so it makes me get up. Actually its fun, and my husband enjoys them too.
Enjoy your retirement, you can still do so many things.
But first you need acceptance, then you will be ready to work with your MS. Oops i must get up, my girls are waiting for their breakfast.
xxxxxxxxxxx it does get easier. xxxxxxxxxxx