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  • About Me

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    talon331

    Male, 33
    Paulsboro, NJ, USA
    Member since November 12, 2007

    • About Me

      I've had MS and ITP for many years. Far too young in my book to have either disease but that is life. People tend to think that when I am down and out that I am giving up. I need to make it clear to all I never give up on anything especially myself. I look at it as I've spent too much time, too much patience, and too much effort in treating my diseases to take care of myself to give up now or ever. I don't hide behind walls or anyone else, and I tell the truth. Some people can't handle that but, that is who I am.

      I've had MS and ITP for many years. Far too young in my book to have either disease but that is life. People tend to think that when I am down and out that I am giving up. I need to make it clear to all I never give up on anything especially myself. I look at it as I've spent too much time, too much patience, and too much effort in treating my diseases to take care of myself to give up now or ever. I don't hide behind walls or anyone else, and I tell the truth. Some people can't handle that but,

    • Interests

      Dating, putting my life back on course, and realizing some people never grow up and will never understand what it takes to be an adult.

      Dating, putting my life back on course, and realizing some people never grow up and will never understand

  • Journal

    • Its good to be me sometimes :)

      Mood July 3, 2009 7:03pm

      Well May and June have passed and I just thought I'd give an update.  Life is good atm for me.  I got my own place, an extremely …

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    • Journal Entry for March 14, 2009

      Mood March 14, 2009 1:35am

    • Goal Accomplished

      Mood March 14, 2009 1:32am

      Well, its been a while and I just wanted everyone to know that the day of closing is April 30th.  Its been a long and stressful road for me to …

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  • Goals

    Goal Completed on Mar 14, 09
  • Support Groups

    • Close Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
      Type: Seconday Progressive MS

      15 yrs - since I noticed symptoms 11 yrs - since diagnosed with MS Dealing with life with MS since and its social consequences and misunderstandings

      Treatments

      Avonex Working / Worked
      Flu Like symptoms, fatigue. Strong medicine but I used it successfully for the first 5 years once I was diagnosed.
      Copaxone Working / Worked
      Very few side affects for first 100 days or so of use and then experienced trouble breathing and turned as red as a lobster. Tried again a couple of weeks later but cause problems with another autoimmune disease that I have ITP
      Novantrone Working / Worked
      Currently using. One flare up in 19 months. Longest period of time since symptoms began between flare ups.
      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
      I did this a couple of times as things change with MS so do the exersizes
      Prednisone Working / Worked
      Take as needed for both my MS and ITP Drawbacks are emotions and depression.
      Provigil Not Working
      Tried on 3 different occasions and never worked for but 1 time and that time was worked way to well
      Rebif Not Working
      Never worked for me. Tried for 1 month but the site reactions for me stayed for weeks and not for days.
      Solumedrol Working / Worked
      This worked as a quarterly pulse and after flare ups until it started to become ineffective during and after flare ups
      Swimming Working / Worked
      Swimming is good just for the fun of it.
    • Close Thrombocytopenic Purpura

      diagnosed 9 yrs Its been up and down since (chronic) I still have my spleen.

    • Open Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Male
      Type: Genital Herpes

      I won my divorce. My X is whom this came from. Separated in August 07 from her and diagnosed 2 weeks later on second outbreak. Too say I am not happy is an understatement. I already suffer from 2 autoimmune system diseases (MS & ITP) which this disease is going to complicate their treatments and could very well threaten my health and life directly or indirectly because I am immuno compromised like a Cancer or AIDS individual. So that's the deal.

      Treatments

      Valtrex Working / Worked
      Still new on this disease
    • Open Breakups & Divorce

      Treatments

      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
    • Open Depression

      Treatments

      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      This one works great
      Effexor Somewhat Helpful
      it worked so so
      Lexapro Not Working
      didn't work
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      I try
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      works most of the time when I am understood
      Zoloft Working / Worked
      worked 50% of the time
    • Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

      I just got out of an emotionally and mentally abusive marriage and divorce. Just looking for advice on how to learn to quickly spot and to avoid getting involved with another person who is abusive. I should also tell you that I am a man and never thought that any woman was capable of doing that to me but, I was wrong.

    • Open Autism / Autism Spectrum

      Here for my friend

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