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- A little bit of backstory... In 2003 I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and I am currently taking immunosupressants to control my disease. In 2009 I was diagnosed with MS. I started on Betaseron, and was on it for 2 years. I still have scarring...
- I just started on a trial for Gillenya Thursday. I took my last shot (hopefully) of Betaseron Wednesday night.I do have a question about it's effectiveness though. With Betaseron, I was told that it takes about 6 months for the medication to reach...
- http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/23/bullied-boy-took-his-own-lifeAn 11 yr old Toronto boy suffering with MS took his own life after being humiliated by a 13 year old boy.I am unclear as to whether he has MS or Muscular Dystrophy (as the video...
- http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Federal+government+announces+clinical+trials/5025266/story.htmlI don't necessarily think that this is a cure for MS, but I do think that this could definitely be used as a treatment for symptoms.A step in the...
- When is MS decided to be benign? What is the criteria for this? I was just reading through the MSIF newsletter and they were talking about people with MS that is determined to be benign for 20+ years have a better outcome... but what does that...
- My doctor wants to start me on a trial for Teriflunomide in addition to the Betaseron that I am already taking.I was wondering if anyone could provide any insight to this medication?
- I am lucky to be symptom free at the moment, but who knows how long that will last... I will never be able to forget I have MS unfortunately, my right eye has permanent nerve damage from a horrible case of optic neuritis and my body is scarred from...
- I'm sure this has been posted by someone before, but I just found it.www.luminosity.com has a bunch of brain games that you can play to improve your cognitive functioning. I'm pretty sure it's been helping me so far.Hopefully it can help other...
- I work at a gym, and have for the last 3 years. I consider myself to be in fairly good shape, I have rode my bike almost every day for the last 4 years, even in the winter. On the days that I couldn't ride my bike because of snow, I walked 2+km a...
- I am having the worst week. last friday the hospital called me at 5 am and told me I need to get to the hospital because my dad was about to die... He didn't, but he had to have heart surgery on Tuesday of this week. He has a leaky valve, and half...
- A lot of my symptoms have been coming in waves and then leaving. Sometimes the left side of my face has a burning sensation, but it goes away a few minutes later, and sometimes my right arm won't work for 30 seconds but then comes back to normal.Is...
- I know this doesn't really help people, but I got a laugh out of it, and everyone that needs to use handicap parking spaces might enjoy ithttp://www.cslacker.com/images/funny/signs/street_signs/handicap/handicap_warning/
- This morning I woke up to a new relapse. I know it takes 24 hours of continued symptoms to count as a new relapse, but I knew this one was coming for days. I've felt it coming, I can't explain how, I just did.I can no longer feel the left side of...
- I was just wondering if people notice that they have more flares when the seasons are changing? (ie summer to fall, winter to spring etc.)Why I am asking is, with Crohn's disease, I notice that it flares up most when the seasons are changing. I am...
- I have had very good skin my entire life. My skin never breaks out, it's always clear. Even as a teenager the worst I would have is a few zits on my forehead caused by greasy bang.Since MS, I have had the most painful acne. It's only about 1 zit...