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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:11 am
by freiguy
Matt,
I have shared my dx with my family and close friends. I really don't have any outward symptoms that scream MS. For this reason I have not let coworkers know - at this point I don't feel I need to. If things change outwardly then maybe I will reconsider telling coworkers.
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:54 am
by Sharon
Enjoy the hike! Hope your area of the country is having a beautiful Fall.
You'll figure it out in time - don't stress over it! Stress is not a good thing for MS.
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:27 am
by EyeDoc
To tell or not to tell... That is the question.
I have found that letting the people I work with know has been very liberating. I did not tell them to gain sympathy. I don't want any. But it is helpful when I am feeling extremely tired that they know there is a reason and can understand.
Certainly if MS begins affecting you physically and may limit your endurance for hiking, let them know.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:13 pm
by MattB
Had a great time but I didn't end up telling anyone about my MS, it was a whole lot less conspicuous(the injections) than I thought it was going to be. Here's a few pics:
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:04 pm
by thinkingoutloud86
Beautiful!
Glad it went well!
TOL
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:31 am
by whyRwehere
Matt,
I absolutely love the Adirondacks...you were lucky to be there.
As for telling people, my husband hasn't told work, but it should be obvious to them that he has a problem. Frustratingly, some of those people have suggested that he is lazy....dragging his feet to get places, taking the elevator, not being fast on the stairs. That makes me angry for him, but he really can't declare anything at work, as we just aren't secure in the position yet.
The people who do know (no one from work), seem to pretend it's no big deal. They don't ask many questions.
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:23 am
by RedSonja
You don't need to lie, but then again you don't have top tell the entire truth. You husband should say he has a rare disease of the central nervous system, which makes him numb on his left side sometimes. If he has real problems walking he can get a stick, don't need to use it every day. When my sister finally got a stick, people confessed they had been thinking she was alcoholic.