by Jayjonat » Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:15 pm
I completely agree with Felly and Treez, about not taking much comfort in the Mayo Clinic study. Although I went 27 yrs. between major relapses, MS is just too damned unpredictable to bet the odds, and we are fortunate to have some meds out there which apparently do help in reducing those odds. So I'm dealing with Copaxone, vitamins, & a dietary regimen, because the alternative of doing nothing just doesn't make sense to me. I was just doing a diet & vitamin thing, and was holding out on Copaxone, though my neuro. had recommended, until a family friend brought me to my senses-- she asked me why would I not take it, and subject my wife and kids, aged 8 & 13, to potentially deal with my becoming severely disabled. Marriage and parenting are not always the easiest roles, even without dealing with a disability.
I am extremely lucky, in having no observable physical symptoms, other than perhaps some short term memory loss. I want to do everything I can to keep things that way. Looking forward to Antegren in '05 and Aimspro, at some future point, but I will be doing my daily Copaxone thing until the other meds come along.
Jay in L.A.