ayjay 458 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 20 hours ago, gozzer said: Belated birthday wishes Ant. You're just a young'un. I remember thinking the same at your age, now I think, 'Bloody hell, it only seems a few years ago that I was 50, where have those last 20 years gone?' John. Me too: turned 70 this year. I'm just hoping for a whole day off some time. Not had one since November 2014 when my wife added Shingles to her MS and lost the ability to weight-bear. Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1497 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Shingles is not fun going by experience but why does it effect weight bearing? No experience of MS so i presume its that causing the problem? Unfortunately as you age more problems occur just when you hope to enjoy your life after a lifetime of work ,we deliberately had kids early looking forward to them leaving the nest earlier then doing all the things we wanted to do ,boy that bit fell apart! My mrs developed epilepsy in 1995 and it was all downhill from there ! Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
Phone 699 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Chesters1, 'ELL - when I had shingles I couldn't even dress. Cloth touching my skin was unbearable. Phone Link to post Share on other sites
ayjay 458 Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 (edited) 22 hours ago, chesters1 said: Shingles is not fun going by experience but why does it effect weight bearing? No experience of MS so i presume its that causing the problem? MS and Shingles are both nerve based diseases: the MS was already causing her problems and her walking ability was down to about a mile using two sticks and very frequent rests on the return half. Within three days of having Shingles she was unable to get out of a chair unaided and could only stagger about (no way you could call it walking) with a walking frame. She began to walk again eventually and could manage about 300 yards (with a rollator) until a fall at home put a stop to anything involving her legs, they just no longer work at all. When she was first diagnosed with 2PMS the specialist assured her that she would never need a wheelchair, now she lives in one. Edited October 21 by ayjay Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1497 Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Blimey never thought of it that way ,i had shingles and still got the scars even my stubborness couldnt stop me scratching. As Phone said clothing didnt help but i was lucky my gut overhang held my t shirt off them as they were in a band across my lower stomach. Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
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