Newly disabled

@cracker. Thanks .Unfortunately it will only get less painful once my spine has self fused. It can also spread anywhere but typically hips, knees, elbows, shoulders and feet as the ligaments turn to bone.  It's called DISH shortened from Diffuse (anywhere) Idiopathic (no one know what causes it) Skeletal Hyperostosis (too much bone growth).  Must admit the people I work with laugh at its name as it gives you such hope!  Fairly new disease as first recognised in 1996.  I add hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnoea,asthma and a few other things to make life fun.  I have worked in the NHS for over 25 years so I quickly decided I had to accept and be me as I had seen too many people keep hoping a cure was round the corner and it never was.  Have to say I found the PIP forms some of the most difficult to complete and I'm used to government bureaucracy.  Still waiting for outcome.

Thanks, at the moment I am seeing it as a challenge though I expect that to change. 

At Orlando airport waiting to fly home.  Let's just say I've had better experiences and I still have the joy of whether my scooter arrives with me when I land at gatwick.  Timing tablets etc to help and may have a small gin and tonic to wash them down.