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Well I had the 5 day IV shape ones 3 times since January because I was treated by 3 different docs in 3 different countrires who could not communicate with each other.... The good thing is that I did not gain 1 single gram due to the strict diet I was put on. I had a heavy relapse a big month ago an...

mmpetunia thanks for your advise.
I am new so I have a lot to learn along the way.
With a lot of goodwill and hope for the next day.
I have a wife and an one year old son to take care of.

Sure I know that it is different for each individual and I dont expect a fixed deadline, just some comments from people who experienced this for me to know what to expect. Some people said 4-8 weeks others more others less. So if I hear that what I am facing after 4 weeks since the first cortisone I...

I also had it for a while, it was really annoying to the point that my wife moved out of the bedroom!!!
But it went away after a few weeks....

It took my neurologist 8 months after my first symptoms, 2 lumbar puncures, endless blood tests and 4 MRIs to dignose me with MS on September 04. My last and more serious relapse was last August. I was given the IV 5 day shape of cortisone followed by 20 days of tapering. Its been now close to 4 wee...

This is actually a very good question I am trying to figure out myself. I had 5 sessions of intravenous conrtizone, (after an MRI showed an attack) followed by three weeks of tapering. It's been close to a month since I started with the IV cortizone now but the symptoms remain: Pain in the waist, sp...