The electric human in the Kitchen is a nonsense blog title Last night was just another night of broken sleep. There are so many MS symptoms and they change day by day. The advantage is that there is never a dull moment. Mind you, poor sleep does nothing to minimise the chronic fatigue of multiple sclerosis. But, having an autoimmune disease is not something for which you can attribute blame to anybody or anything. One of the things about having MS is the propensity for clumsiness. But, of course, that is another potential MS symptom that I could add to my list. However, that reminds me of a couple of incidents. Some time ago, I was assessed for PIP. The personal independence payment has replaced the disability living allowance. I had been advised to list all of my limitations, even if some restrictions were only apparent on rare occasions. So, I duly explained that I had serious worries in the kitchen. Lifting hot pans was a hazard because of my muscle weakness and unpredictable tremors. Also, wielding a kitchen knife is positively dangerous. A bit of a shame when I have a nice new kitchen knife set. I provide this unremarkable story because my clumsiness resulted in a cut finger caused by shaky hands that were supposed to be slicing tomatoes. Kitchen Hazards I should blame my kitchen mishaps on my lack of sleep but, it is much more likely that my inattention is a result of the cognitive impairment of MS brain fog. I am sitting, with my laptop on my knee, trying to stop my legs from shaking. My legs are on fire with electric tingling. No, I am not the electric human but, perhaps if I was an android these MS symptoms wouldn’t be such a problem. I know that I make it sound like I exist in a living hell. However, I think an artistic licence might be the reason for my occasional exaggerations. Finally, just to keep things nice and tidy, I thought that I should look up any possible reference to clumsiness in Multiple Sclerosis. And guess what? I found it! Clumsiness really is a recognised symptom of MS. Take a look at this list of MS symptoms for corroboration https://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/multiple-sclerosis-symptoms
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AuthorStephen Walker has had MS since 1994. In that time, he has discovered how to live a fulfilling life with multiple sclerosis Archives
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