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Shaky Jay, Something seems not right in your post. Did your neuro tell you specifically that you had PML and then sent you home! Or did your neuro tell you that you had the 'rebound effect' and maybe used the word IRIS? It seems strange to me, as a former longterm user of Tysabri, and a close reade...

ShakyJay, I'm saddened to hear about the change in your status in getting PML. I realize that you must be in a state of shock from the news and the rapid decline in your health. However, I hope that you can stay focused to follow your doctor's guidelines so that you can recover to a more stable sta...

So I just returned from my Neuro out in Colorado, and it is official... I have the "rare" brain infection. I have only been on Tysabri for a little over a year. I had no idea about the rebound effect, this was never told to me before starting. I knew about the odds of the the PML and I was...

FORCE yourself into daily excersize. Whatever it is you are able to do, just do it, regularly. You will have more energy during the day and sleep better at night. If I miss it for a few days, I can feel my body exhaustion starting to kick back in. I have to agree with this...Although it is hard som...

Welcome!! Lots of good info here.

Yeah I am trying to buy a house now, this renting thing does not make sense anymore, and they have shot my credit to heck over the past year...so I don't know what to do. I didn't think that bankruptcy took care of federal loans? But even if it did I think that I need to get a house before even look...

Those of you that run, do you struggle with spasticity? I have painful spasticity and work hard at keeping it under control. I tried running this week, just a little then walked mostly. Want to start a running plan for myself, but not sure the spasticity mixes well with that idea. Went and saw my n...

Ah...so that's what I was looking for, thanks gothic!!

Yeah I have not had a drop of alcohol in over 8months and have completely changed my eating habits and working out habits, I know that all this is great, but it still defers from the fact that I have 90g in debt for something that I can't do. This was something that I went through about 4 years ago,...

i think you could still be a chef depending on your signs symptoms and progression to date, and also whether you are open to some of the diet and lifestyle changes that help so many with ms. alternately what about doing something along the lines of dietitian/nutritionist, or food journalism? what i...

Welcome to the site!

So I am not going to go into too many details, but I will give a brief overview of my problems, hopefully someone can help with my problem. I went to culinary school down in Texas, graduated with honors got offered a great job making a great salary, packed my bags went to graduation, three days late...

So I know that I have been hit or miss on the forums here, honestly it is my fault, and I have no one to blame but myself. But I just wanted to share a little story to some of those and hopefully give some of those who need a little encouragement. About six months ago (January) I switched neurologis...

Thanks lynda, I guess that I am just frustrated at the whole situation...I hate feeling helpless and not knowing what to do to resolve the problem. I think that I am going to rest today, as the steroid treatment made me kind of exhausted for some reason. I know that there is a great debate on steroi...

I was on the swank diet and lived by it religously for about a year. I think that it helped, but I still had a relapse while I was on it. Now I just watch what I eat, limit my red meat intake, and supplement it with vitamins. I think all these things are great but it does answer the original questio...