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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:00 am Post subject: why your CRAB?
trying to do research on the best CRAB, for my newly dx son. The DR. says we can help in the decision, but there are so many good and bad things about each one.
Please let me know what made you choose the one you use. And how do you feel about it. Side effects, the amount of times you use it. etc.
Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 111 Location: Chicago area
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:05 am Post subject:
Hi, Kristy. I am on the antibiotics for MS and doing well. MRI of my brain resembled encephalitis as well. Your son sad story reminded me what Sarah Longlands once wrote to me about the youngest of Dr Wheldon"s patients. A child who went from the smartest in his class to the dumbest one. The physicians were hopeless. He was able to regain all functions following the antibiotics therapy. He had the Chlamydia pneumoniae encephalitis. It might be helpful to get him tested first, before starting injections that only delay progress of the disease.
Barbara
Joined: Jul 11, 2004 Posts: 93 Location: Minnesota, USA
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject:
Kristy,
How old is you son? What symtoms? Did you get second and even third opinions from other doctors? Just asking cause sometimes I feal doctors use MS as a scapegoat when there are not sure. Toss the subject of trying LDN (low-dose naltrexone) at your doctor. Check out the web sit, www.lowdosenaltrexone.org
He/She will most likely shoot it down, as it hasn't been trialed or there just to ignorant to check it out.
Have a look at this site http://www.msdecisions.org.uk much of the content is UK biased but it might help you - there are some short videos of jabs, perhaps makes them less scary. Hope it helps you make your choice for your son.
My principle reason for choosing Betaferon wont help you I'm afraid. I'm 51, a long way up the age scale from your son. I'm diagnosed with RRMS. The stats for the progression of the disease in older men with late diagnosis, like me, are not good. Average time to a progressive condition is 6 years. Betaferon is the only DMD available in the UK for SP - hence my choice. (Averages of course are a mid-value with as much weight above as below - so I've not settled on 6 years )
Good luck to you and your family in whatever you decide.
Also I was chicken about the jabs and chose the shorter needle subcutaneous rather the intermuscular! _________________ John
I am what I am
Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Bedfordshire UK
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:34 am Post subject:
Hello Kristy,
As B. said, look in your private messages box, located near the top on the left hand side of every page and you will find my mail. Read it carefully and try to take it all in. Ask me any questions you have.
In the meantime, if you really want to start one of the CRABs, Avonex or Betaferon I would say are the ones to go for. John gave you one very good reason above, for kids of any age!
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Also I was chicken about the jabs and chose the shorter needle subcutaneous rather the intermuscular!
Only consider this if you insurance covers it, because they are very expensive. You don't want to bankrupt yourself unnecessarily and they only modify the disease by reducing the number of relapses.
Apart from that, diet is very important for everyone, not just people with MS, and Melody can talk endlessly about diet and supplements. In the other thread you started in this forum she mentions Vit D and omega 3 fish oil as being critical. She is right. Fish oil for ADHD as well as MS, so you are killing two birds with one stone here.
Try not to get too worked up about all this, your son will sense it and act accordingly. Think about everything said here and in Melody's postings and my Private Message.
Sarah _________________ An Itinerary in Light and Shadow
Completed Stratton/Wheldon antibiotic regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years. Still slowly improving with no exacerbation since starting. EDSS was 7, now 2 or often less.
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