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- Yay! I figured it's kind of appropriate since Canada has the worlds largest MS population.I got to see the snowbirds fly this afternoon and I can't wait for the fireworks. Hope you're all enjoying your day!
- I don't think I was ever tested for Lyme disease but it's is possible that I have been bitten by several ticks. My dog is always being bitten by ticks up at my cottage and I tend to spend a lot of time up there.I have several hardened bumps on my...
- I started taking Betaseron last fall. From what I understand it is an auto immune suppressant. Am I more likely to get sick now than I was before? I only seem to get a cold every few years. I just want to know if I should start being extra...
- For the last couple of days I've had buzzing in my butt. A lot of the time it feels like someone has brushed up against me. It's worse when I'm standing. I keep scaring myself thinking that there is someone rubbing up against my butt. Of course...
- Everything surrounding vitamin D is so confusing. There is no real general consensus as to how much vitamin D is enough and how much is too much.I understand that people with thyroid issues could have problems if taking too much vitamin D, but what...
- I don't know if I have ever experienced the MS hug I can barely remember what was going on when I was at my worst with MS.I was wondering if it's possible to feel the hug on only one side if your body? Since about last night I have felt a tight...
- Last Sunday the left side of my body started tingling. By mid last week, I couldn't feel my left leg, and by Friday I couldn't feel the left half of my rib cage or breast. Saturday night, my big toe on my right foot started tingling and now my...
- I have been against jumping on the liberation band wagon. However, my grandfather read an article in Maclean's magazine http://www2.macleans.ca/tag/multiple-sclerosis/ and has decided that if I want it, he will take me anywhere in the world to get...
- I woke up this morning with a headache that felt more like someone pressing really hard on spots on my skull. Then I noticed when I move my left eye around, it really hurts.Could this be ON starting again? Or could it just be old symptoms flaring...
- I know that know of the CRAB drugs are generic, nor will they ever be. However, in Ontario, it was announced that generic versions of drugs will be getting much cheaper!That means drugs like Modafinil (Alertec, Provigil etc) and others will cost...
- I have been paying for Betaseron since November ( my doctor gave me 2.5 months of free injections left over from someone else) and every month, the cost of my injections have increased by over $50. Last month I was paying $1989 and this month, I am...
- Hi,I'm looking for something to take for generalized anxiety. I really don't want anything addictive or an SSRI.Does anyone have any good recommendations?
- I will be graduating in April with a BSc in Neuroscience. Before I was diagnosed I had dreamed of getting my PhD in neuroscience. I love the implications of it. Since being diagnosed I have changed my mind, I want to be in the position where I...
- My mom sells insurance and is a financial adviser. She got me investing $50 a month to lock away just in case and it has been very useful. I have $3000 locked away for 5 years and $1000 in an emergency fund that I can access within 2 days in case...
- A friend of my parents has an autoimmune disease as well and her energy levels had been completely depleted. She started taking a glutathione supplement and her energy came back. She told my mom about this vitamin and recommended that I try it. I...