1-8 of 8 hubssort by Hot Best Latest

Thanks to the Internet, knowledge about MS related subjects can be found instantly.81

My 3 Day Steroid Treatment for MS-Part 1

If you are reading this, it is probably because you are in dire need of information about what it will be like to be put on high-dose steroids for a 3-5 day period of time. It may be your first time receiving...

6 comments    symptoms steroids ms
76

COPAXONE INJECTIONS

I used Copaxone for 7 years as a means to slow down the progress of my MS (Multiple Sclerosis) I can't say I have the fondest of memories using Copaxone, since I am needle-phobic. However I can give you a...

2 comments    drugs multiple sclerosis needle
72

ABOUT BRAIN ATROPHY

Seems like a strange question to ask a doctor, but when you have been diagnosed with MS and you begin having regular MRI's, there are two questions you want answered right away. Are there any active...

0 comments    how information disease
69

MS and What Scares Me Most

What scares me most about having MS is the constant changes that occur over the life of the disease. You begin with one set of fears and by the time you've been diagnosed for a bit of time, you find the...

2 comments    health fear scared
I am in love with this new infusion system. The Solu-Medrol ball needs nothing. You can easily carry it in your pocket while doing other things.80

My 3 Day Steroid Treatment for MS - Part 2

This is the second part of a series about my latest 3 day Solu-Medrol infusion. If you missed Part 1 you can read it now. It is my deepest desire that a blow-by-blow account of the therapy, will demystify it...

10 comments    insomnia vein infusion
Pre-filled Syringe Kit.    Provided by Teva Neuroscience Inc.67

RESTARTING COPAXONE

Why do we decide to quit the Copaxone therapy for managing our MS? The reasons vary and in my case I felt quite comfortable, satisfied, even justified in deciding to quit the therapy. Yet, here I am 4 days...

5 comments    multiple sclerosis quitting
The steroid crash felt like trying to survive a falling elevator.78

My 3 Day Steroid Treatment - Part 4

Well here it is four days after my last infusion and I am still not back to where I expected to be, but I do believe the worse is over, and for that I am truly thankful. This is one experience I am only to...

21 comments    side effects elevator bad dreams
75

MS Symptoms

Many people wonder what MS is like and what MS sufferers go through. For me MS is a dizzying array of symptoms, both in the literal and figurative sense. Since MS is never exactly the same for any two...

8 comments    symptoms understanding bladder
working