Information and opinions on health from cwoolly at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/95080/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/95080/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/95080/index http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/107367/work Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:59:06 -0400 cwoolly I am so lucky.  I was diagnosed 1 year ago, and as soon as my boss learned of my diagnosis, he volunteered I take an extra 1 or 2 breaks during my shift.  He was so good to me.  When I felt like I was getting a little worse a few weeks ago and needed a mild cut in my hours, he again was very good about accommodating me.  I am so lucky.  I am a medical transcriptionist, and I work from home.  I was legally blind... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/107367/work http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/72877/working Sat, 30 May 2009 21:43:02 -0400 cwoolly Hi everybody.  I just wanted to let you know the difference to me in working in the evening as compared to the daytime.  I have worked the evening shift most of my life.  Now I don't have to drive to work because I am also legally blind and work from home.  This way I don't have to hit the heat.  I have found out that working the evening shift when the sun goes down creates a cooler atmosphere at home and brings me out... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/72877/working http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/71893/cwoolly Thu, 21 May 2009 23:18:37 -0400 cwoolly Boy, I am having a hard time convincing people as well as myself that I have MS.  In the back of my mind I kept on thinking, maybe this is entirely something different.  This last MRI was the decision maker.  It showed a new enhanced lesion.  I never had an enhanced lesion before and I am expecting to see symptoms of some kind, but I get several symptoms, most of the time, imbalance, lightheadedness, fatigue, weakness,... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/71893/cwoolly http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/71892/cwoolly Thu, 21 May 2009 23:18:32 -0400 cwoolly Boy, I am having a hard time convincing people as well as myself that I have MS.  In the back of my mind I kept on thinking, maybe this is entirely something different.  This last MRI was the decision maker.  It showed a new enhanced lesion.  I never had an enhanced lesion before and I am expecting to see symptoms of some kind, but I get several symptoms, most of the time, imbalance, lightheadedness, fatigue, weakness,... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/95080/71892/cwoolly