So I went to see the doctor I talked about and it was a great visit. He was very supportive of my need to stop taking the drugs and he said he doesn't recommend staying on these drugs for longer then a year and half anyway because our bodes build resistance to them. He reviewed my last two MRI's saying that things remained the same and stable and I should come back to him in six months to do my next MRI to see how I am doing off the drugs. The last MRI I did was a year ago.
I haven't seen this doctor for 2 and a half years. He was my original doctor, but after I had my last big relapse two and half years ago, I had gone to another doctor for another opinion and he suggested I start a medication. Something I didn't necessarily want to do but I was too weak hearted and scared so I gave in and started the drug therapy. Despite the fact that I don't think medication is the answer for MS, I am happy I experienced MS taking the meds. It has made me more commited to my health. I eat better then ever, I am commited to taking my vitamins and I have started excersizing again.
The hardship of having to commit to first giving myself injections 3 times a week on Rebif was the most challenging time of the disease. The side effects took away any energy that I had and took away from the quality of my life. When I finally said I enough, the doctor asked me to try Avonex which would have fewer side effects and only be injected once a week. So I went on Avonex for the next 18 months. The side effects were much less and more tolerable. I only felt body weakeness the day of the injection and it did not last long. However, I do feel these drugs increased my anxiety and temperament.
Now that I am drug free I'm so excited about life! Now I know if I lose my temper with my kids it is because of my own weakness and not from any negative influence form a drug! I am committed more then ever to myself. The holistic aproach will be my medication. I will cleanse my thoughts by listening to James Allen on a daily basis, my spirit by praying, my body by eating great foods and excersizing. With the will of God, I will purify my character more each day and enjoy life knowing that I am relying on myself not a drug for my health.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Making Decisions
I have finally made the decision to stop medication. May 20th was my last injection. Two days before my 31st birthday. I have been feeling tingling in my arms and legs on and off for the past week or so but I have had that while on the medication so I am not worried. I feel strong and positive and ready to take on the world. I take my vitamins on a regular basis, I eat well and I'm going to join the gym soon.
What incouraged me to finally make this decision was when I called up the neurologist I used to visit before my current doctor. I explained to him I have been on the drugs for more then 2 and half years and I was ready to take a break. I was never dependent on drugs for five years before i started them and I don't want to be on them now. He was the first doctor who said what I wanted to hear. He said it would be fine to stop. It just took a doctor to tell me that and I finally felt I could do it! NO FEAR! That is the most important part. I could get off the drug with complete confidence. With the will of God, I am going to be better then ever before. My body will do its own healing with my support to my immune system. I believe in the miracle of my body and I know it is capable of unraveling my MS.
What incouraged me to finally make this decision was when I called up the neurologist I used to visit before my current doctor. I explained to him I have been on the drugs for more then 2 and half years and I was ready to take a break. I was never dependent on drugs for five years before i started them and I don't want to be on them now. He was the first doctor who said what I wanted to hear. He said it would be fine to stop. It just took a doctor to tell me that and I finally felt I could do it! NO FEAR! That is the most important part. I could get off the drug with complete confidence. With the will of God, I am going to be better then ever before. My body will do its own healing with my support to my immune system. I believe in the miracle of my body and I know it is capable of unraveling my MS.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Results of My CT Scan (Angiography)
Well I went by the lab and got my results for my ct scan. I was very disappointed to find that everything was normal. I was expecting to find a blockage in the veins in my neck, but according to the results all is normal. I was incredibly let down by the results. It's strange how I felt so let down. I so desperately wanted to find a narrowing of the veins. I sill don't understand how this could be if Zamboni said that all MS patients have this blockage. I will make an appointment soon to see the vascular surgeon about the results. I just wonder why the doctor himself said he saw there was a blockage on the right side of my neck and then the results show that things are normal. There are a lot of unanswered question's. With the will of God, I will get the right answers.
Monday, January 11, 2010
My Quest to Test Zamboni's Findings
Well I haven't written in a bit over a month and a lot has happened since then. First, my daughter's birthday, my housekeeper left back to her home country and I am awaiting my new housekeeper who is arriving later then I expected. It's been tough on me without the extra help. I feel my sleep has been very disturbed and I have felt very low on energy, but i still feel 2010 is going to be an incredible year! I feel it will be a year of change. So despite my lack of good sleep and energy levels, I am hopeful. When the new housekeeper comes i will settle back into my life and start working on my business again. Right now my life is all about my kids.
At the beginning of the month I went to see my Neurologist about Zamboni's findings. As I had expected, he dismissed it. I sat there while he read the entire article and then he gave me unclear reasons why it didn't make sense. I told him I would see a Vascular surgeon about it and he recommended one to me.
So on December 30, I went to see a Vascular surgeon about Zamboni's findings. I was very excited to see what the doctor had to say. After I explained to him I have MS and showed him the article explaining Zamboni's findings, He found it interesting and checked my neck veins in a machine in his office. He was pretty surprised when he did in fact find that the vein on the right side of my neck was indeed narrowing. He decided to let me take an angio ct scan neck and brain. I did that about a week ago. It was a strange procedure. I had an injection which made my body feel a bit heated at one point and for some reason I was very nervous doing this test. Then i laid down and my brain and neck were put under a machine which did the proper testing. The whole procedure took about 30 minutes and it costed double the cost of the usual MRI. Thank God for insurance! The results should be out in a weeks time. I hope, with the will of God, I am on the path to great health.
At the beginning of the month I went to see my Neurologist about Zamboni's findings. As I had expected, he dismissed it. I sat there while he read the entire article and then he gave me unclear reasons why it didn't make sense. I told him I would see a Vascular surgeon about it and he recommended one to me.
So on December 30, I went to see a Vascular surgeon about Zamboni's findings. I was very excited to see what the doctor had to say. After I explained to him I have MS and showed him the article explaining Zamboni's findings, He found it interesting and checked my neck veins in a machine in his office. He was pretty surprised when he did in fact find that the vein on the right side of my neck was indeed narrowing. He decided to let me take an angio ct scan neck and brain. I did that about a week ago. It was a strange procedure. I had an injection which made my body feel a bit heated at one point and for some reason I was very nervous doing this test. Then i laid down and my brain and neck were put under a machine which did the proper testing. The whole procedure took about 30 minutes and it costed double the cost of the usual MRI. Thank God for insurance! The results should be out in a weeks time. I hope, with the will of God, I am on the path to great health.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Excited About Dr. Zamboni's Findings!
I was send an attachment about a former Vascular Surgeon in Italy who has found an incredible finding that could halt MS progression and could also help with many of the symptoms. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091120/W5_liberation_091121/20091121?s_name=W5
Check this link out to hear the entire story, but basically he believes that MS is actually originally a Vascular disease. He found that in all the MS patients he tested, they all had narrowing, twisting or outright blockage of the veins that are supposed to flush blood from the brain. He checked these veins in healthy people, and found none of these malformations. He also did not find these blockages in those with other neurological conditions.
"Not only was the blood not flowing out of the brain, it was "refluxing" reversing and flowing back upwards. Zamboni believes that as the blood moves into the brain, pressure builds in the veins, forcing blood into the brain's grey matter where it sets off a host of reactions, possibly explaining the symptoms MS."
I have read a lot about Zamboni on the Internet and feel this is it. The most exciting part is that there is actually an easy procedure to open up the veins and let the blood flow freely. I am going to see my neurologist soon so I can get him to give me an MRV (Magnetic Resonance Venography) and a Doppler ultrasound for the neck. I want to see that I have this narrowing that the doctor is talking about. I still believe in diet and lifestyle, but if there is a narrowing, and it can be fixed, that can only make the blood circulation in the body better and in turn making us feel better! With the will of God, this doctor is onto the biggest discovery for curing MS.
Check this link out to hear the entire story, but basically he believes that MS is actually originally a Vascular disease. He found that in all the MS patients he tested, they all had narrowing, twisting or outright blockage of the veins that are supposed to flush blood from the brain. He checked these veins in healthy people, and found none of these malformations. He also did not find these blockages in those with other neurological conditions.
"Not only was the blood not flowing out of the brain, it was "refluxing" reversing and flowing back upwards. Zamboni believes that as the blood moves into the brain, pressure builds in the veins, forcing blood into the brain's grey matter where it sets off a host of reactions, possibly explaining the symptoms MS."
I have read a lot about Zamboni on the Internet and feel this is it. The most exciting part is that there is actually an easy procedure to open up the veins and let the blood flow freely. I am going to see my neurologist soon so I can get him to give me an MRV (Magnetic Resonance Venography) and a Doppler ultrasound for the neck. I want to see that I have this narrowing that the doctor is talking about. I still believe in diet and lifestyle, but if there is a narrowing, and it can be fixed, that can only make the blood circulation in the body better and in turn making us feel better! With the will of God, this doctor is onto the biggest discovery for curing MS.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
New Outlook on Life
To be honest, I am not doing too well the past few weeks. Feel tired and my legs go heavy at times and my energy levels were not very stable. My mood would get really low at times and as usual I would think of quitting my medication. I would also mention to those loved ones around me that I was tired and not doing well.
I have decided to shift my way of thinking. Number one, I will not think of stopping the medication anymore unless I find my MRI's are getting worse. Because that idea should i or shouldn't I quit has really taken its tole on me. I am too weak to make that decision to quit so I might as well stay on it willingly. I have been on Avonex for more then ten months and I'm going to stick to it. Second of all, I won't complain or mention to people or to myself that I am extremely tired at times, I will take advantage of those moments and just rest and read and learn more from my great books. I must take every event that comes into my life with ease and complete submission, and that is what I am aiming to do. Third of all, I won't let MS get in my way of my dreams in achieving my business. I have been letting MS stop me from working harder and achieving more and I won't let that happen with the will of God. I am reading a book right now called Think and Grow Rich and i feel it's going to make a profound impact on my life.
I have decided to shift my way of thinking. Number one, I will not think of stopping the medication anymore unless I find my MRI's are getting worse. Because that idea should i or shouldn't I quit has really taken its tole on me. I am too weak to make that decision to quit so I might as well stay on it willingly. I have been on Avonex for more then ten months and I'm going to stick to it. Second of all, I won't complain or mention to people or to myself that I am extremely tired at times, I will take advantage of those moments and just rest and read and learn more from my great books. I must take every event that comes into my life with ease and complete submission, and that is what I am aiming to do. Third of all, I won't let MS get in my way of my dreams in achieving my business. I have been letting MS stop me from working harder and achieving more and I won't let that happen with the will of God. I am reading a book right now called Think and Grow Rich and i feel it's going to make a profound impact on my life.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Business Update
It's been a while since I wrote on my blog. I've come back from my vacation and have been enjoying the summer months and it's almost time for my children to start school again.
My health is good. I have my days when I am more agitated then others, but I am very happy because I have fasted this month of Ramadan. I did not fast the days I take my shots since I feel I need panadol to help with the joint pain. I am very happy that i was at least able to fast most of the month compared to last year. When I was on Rebif it was impossible.
On another note, today I got great feedback about the products that I make for my business. It was very positive and very promising. I know I have a treasure in my hands and with the will of God, I will make a difference in people's lives.
My health is good. I have my days when I am more agitated then others, but I am very happy because I have fasted this month of Ramadan. I did not fast the days I take my shots since I feel I need panadol to help with the joint pain. I am very happy that i was at least able to fast most of the month compared to last year. When I was on Rebif it was impossible.
On another note, today I got great feedback about the products that I make for my business. It was very positive and very promising. I know I have a treasure in my hands and with the will of God, I will make a difference in people's lives.
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