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Entries from June 2008

Anger

June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have lots of anger. I am not really an angry person but none the less, there is a lot of it. I don’t feel like hanging out with people. I don’t want to talk to people. I just want to be angry. Just let me be angry…
I am angry [...]

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Tags: Newly Diagnosed · Nutrition · Research

Drug Companies

June 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I am of course thrilled that there are treatment options when it comes to this disease. I am also very pleased that my insurance covers them for a very low co-pay (20 dollars USD for 90 days – out of pocket is just over 6,000 USD). However, I can’t help but wonder how [...]

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Tags: Doctor Visits · Treatment

Visual Field Test and Treatment

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

My “big” doctor appointment was today! First, lets start with the visual field test. This test brings so much hate that I can’t even express the hate. I would rather be poked with needles 10 times than have this test. None the less, I did much better on it this time [...]

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Tags: Doctor Visits · Newly Diagnosed · Treatment

Medical Marijuana

June 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Well, those that know me might call me a quaker (Hi Grant!). I don’t really drink and don’t do any drugs. I am pretty boring, I admit. None the less, it was rather interesting to learn this morning that Washington State has a Medical Marijuana law and it specifically allows use for [...]

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Tags: Blog · Newly Diagnosed · Treatment

Allergies and Colds

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I always make fun of silly snot filled sinuses caused by allergies. Hah! I don’t have allergies, neener! My mother brags about how it’s because she took allergy shots while she was pregnant with me. Well, those snot filled people can now laugh at me. Since Multiple Sclerosis appears to [...]

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Tags: Newly Diagnosed

Da Nile ain’t just a river in Egypt

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I received my MRI last week but it did not include the report. That is of course the best part! The reports are filled with wonderful medical knowledge which you can look up on google and feel insanely smart. So I called first thing on Monday and in my mailbox today was [...]

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Tags: MRI · Nutrition

Treatment

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

There are currently six treatment options for MS, also called disease modifying agents/drugs. Since MS researchers don’t like pills (or they just like to torture us), all six medications involved needles. Ok technically, they have not found a way to deliver the treatment that works as well as injections but there are clinical [...]

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Tags: Treatment

Reactions

June 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments

I clearly have no problem with people knowing I have MS. I mean, I can put a face on MS that might be different than what you might expect so it’s surprising to everyone I tell. The reactions of others have been interesting to say the least. The reaction to it is [...]

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Tags: Newly Diagnosed