[Calm_Cool_and_Elected]

Ah. Every case is different. For me the disease affects connective tissue so that means muscles too. When they finally diagnosed me, I was unable to brush my own teeth and almost bedridden. I had to do something and fast.

[Myrddin]

I have to deal with repetitive stress injuries to my hands and forearms too. Hundreds of lines of code everyday. It's an ongoing challenge. At one point, I couldn't hold a glass of water, open a door (with a door knob) or shift my car. I had to leave the startup that was working my 14 hours a day, 7 days a week. The big stock rewards aren't much fun if you are too disabled to enjoy it.