Yesterday I traveled to Germany to spend Easter with my boyfriend and some of his friends. I was dreading going to the airport and doing all the walking through the terminal, which is tiring usually, but I struggle with the rush of things and knowing there will be times where I have no choice but to stand (in ques) or walk unknown distances (to the departure gate).
The last time I was at the airport was when I was returning from Germany at the end of January and this was when I was really suffering after my 'duloxetine adverse event adventure' / relapse (depends who's opinion you take) so the airport was holding quite a bit of fear and anxiety in my memory.
But anyway the airport went better than expected, not even so much a struggle but my legs were tired. I built the guts to board the plane by approaching the priority boarding que and asking if I could board because I struggle to stand for longer periods of time because of my MS … the lady at the desk was lovely and said of course not a problem … she then continues to expand on her sympathy and understanding by telling me how her nephew has autism and he has issues with standing and waiting and needs to face the same struggles in situations like this … on one hand I thought hmm thanks for comparing my disability to autism, but really I knew she meant well, She even came down and found me in the air bridge where there was a que just prior to getting into the plane and asked people to move to one side so that I could board. This was lovely but I could have died from the embarrassment! Then once I was on the plane the guy behind me offered to lift my heavy hand-baggage into the overhead locker for me (which was also touching and very lovely).
In conclusion despite the dramas that could have been, I was actually alright and I made it. Overall I can probably think this went even better than usual - Lemtrada (1) MS (nil) :-)
My walking is better which means I'm working and walking harder than since even a while before I was on Lemtrada. At the end of each day I'm tired, but on reflection that's because I'm pushing myself more and more each day.
So I haven't talked much about work on here but in summary after Lentrada I was off work until mid December. Since January I had been having gradual return to work and since February I have been working full time from home, gradually building time worked back in the office. Now I'm back to nearly normal and overtime remains a part of my life again.
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