MAFS Jay Howard opens up on little-known health battle urging people to do one thing
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Reality star Jay Howard has opened up about an especially 'dark time' in her life, after suffering a little-known injury. The 32-year-old, who made history as the first disabled cast member on E4's Married At First Sight, said she couldn't even feed herself during this period and feared she had multiple sclerosis (MS).
"I had to have an MRI scan and everything because they thought I had MS," she recalled in an exclusive interview with the Mirror. "It was a big thing, it went on for over 12 months. I was in and out of work… it was a horrible time for me. "[The doctors] kept coming back saying 'this is fine and that’s fine', and I was like, 'well, it isn't because I can’t move it'. I can’t even lift a brew up without dropping the cup.
"It took ages, I kept having to go to A&E. My mum had to take me all the time. My mum was really upset, [it was a] really dark time for her because my doctor basically put it into her head that I might have MS, so I needed an MRI. "That made me think, 'oh god, if it is, then what are we going to do?', because my mum was like 'I’m going to have to take care of you [24-hours-a-day]'. It was bad, but it came out that it wasn't. So, I'm alright.".
Around seven years ago, it was finally confirmed that Jay was suffering from a repetitive strain injury - or RSI. Usually, this describes pain, throbbing, swelling or numbness in one part of the body caused by repeating the same movements over and over again.
