I know that this is hard to hear. I was a workaholic too. I really loved my job, and I still miss it very much! But it was so stressful on my body. I had to look for something else. I've thought about being a medical transcriptionist myself. I can go thur vocational rehab and they can send me to school (for free!) to learn. So I'm gonna try that myself. I do think that those kinds of hours will be stressful to your body. However, there may be a way to do it. You've GOT to make your self rest! I used to hate to take breaks! I'd rather work thru breaks even lunch! I'd be so into what I was doing and thinking about the next thing that I needed to do, that I just didn't want to stop. (my employees kept on me about taking breaks all the time!) But I had to learn to break. If I didn't, when I'd get home, I'd crash and couldn't do anything at home. It helps to have good kids like mine, they'd help out around the house. My daughter loves to cook, so I happily let her...lol. I think that if you get yourself into a stable routine with lost of rest time, you can do it. However, us females ususally have to do all the house work too when we get home. If you have someone who could help you, you can keep the job, and it may work for you. JUST DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD! It's so much easier to take a 10 minute break than to be out of work for 3 to 6 months because of a MS attack.
I can give you this advice, but really it's not my choice, it's yours. Only you know what you can do and what you can't. I hope this helps. :0) God bless!
Darla

I used to work the night shift for several years in a grocery store before I was DXed. I used to get really bad migraines from it. I know I couldn't do it now. I would give it a try and see how it goes. I would think about going to school and getting job with regular hours.

the only wat to know how it will effect you is to do it ;) thats sad to say but true as each person with MS is different, how ever we have lots in common. I would give it a try, and keep stress levels as low as possible and remember that over doing it physically can also for some ppl bring on symptoms of MS. Also overheating.
Hugs
Morgaine

I worked 12-8am from 1985 through September last year. Been doing 4a-12n and 6-2p lately. I Prefer 12-8, especially when I had to travel 20 miles each way, was always going the other way from traffic and the rush.

I always felt it was easier dealing with these MS issues on 12-8. For a while I had to work 6 months of days each year.. I was DX 7/31/02, 8/1/02 my then boss made me permanent 12-8.