maria!! i am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. : ( thats rough, but you're such a strong girl! you can make it through! I recently read a book about disease and diet, it was a 27 year long study done by the national institute of health, written by colin t campbell. its such a good book, but thats besides the point, the point is that there is a whole chapter about autoimmune diseases and it referenced another study done about diet and disease that was specifically about ms. here is that other study, i thought it might be of interest to you. http://www.swankmsdiet.org/About%20Dr%20Swank
Thanks hun! I will have to look into that when I don't have a pile of work to do. :)
I'm honestly okay with the diagnosis. The fact is, I have been showing symptoms for at least 5 years. And they got pretty intense in the past 2. The doctors in the states had no idea what was wrong with me, so just knowing puts my mind at ease...
oh my goodness. 5 years with these symptoms without any clue as to whats going on. that must have been so stressful. well i'm glad that someone figured out what it is!! and thank goodness youre in england. lord know how much you would be in debt here. ugh.
Yeah the NHS is pretty amazing. I have my own nurse who I can call any time any symptoms arise. She is very helpful. And all of my drugs are 7 pounds per prescription... Everything is.
I have spoken to people in the USA with MS. They had to get their drugs as Christmas gifts and such. Some are out of money. I don't see myself moving back unless Obama successfully brings in socialized medicine, and that doesn't seem to be happening in the slightest...
My condition could be much worse! I have relapsing-remittent MS, so every now and then a body part will go numb for a few weeks or months. but now that it is diagnosed, my drugs can reduce that by 1/3 (as soon as I start them) and I can get steroids for each relapse which will shorten their length significantly. The only worry is that it will be come progressive in 20 years or so...
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I'm honestly okay with the diagnosis. The fact is, I have been showing symptoms for at least 5 years. And they got pretty intense in the past 2. The doctors in the states had no idea what was wrong with me, so just knowing puts my mind at ease...
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I have spoken to people in the USA with MS. They had to get their drugs as Christmas gifts and such. Some are out of money. I don't see myself moving back unless Obama successfully brings in socialized medicine, and that doesn't seem to be happening in the slightest...
My condition could be much worse! I have relapsing-remittent MS, so every now and then a body part will go numb for a few weeks or months. but now that it is diagnosed, my drugs can reduce that by 1/3 (as soon as I start them) and I can get steroids for each relapse which will shorten their length significantly. The only worry is that it will be come progressive in 20 years or so...
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