Category: Symptoms / Side Effects

Drugs, Dynamic Bracing Solutions, Fitness, Foot drop, Health and Wellness, Movement, Multiple Sclerosis, Smart Step Brace, Symptoms / Side Effects, Treatment Options, Yoga4 Comments

What I’ve Learned from my Eleven Year Shit Show

LindaBP

I spent the entire weekend documenting everything I’ve tried for my MS. Thank God for iCal, my Amazon order history and the “purchase” file I keep in my email app. I’m not surprised by the vast majority of medicines, therapies … Continue reading What I’ve Learned from my Eleven Year Shit Show

Drugs, Food, Health and Wellness, Movement, Multiple Sclerosis, Self Discovery, Symptoms / Side Effects, Treatment Options5 Comments

Living With MS: What I Wish I Had Been Told When I Was Diagnosed

LindaBP

If you’re newly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, I’m happy to give you my number with the understanding that you may never call me because: A) I’m a stranger B) You’ll probably spend the next 6 months scouring the internet and come across a plethora of amazing and downright dangerous suggestions that you’ll try before calling me or anyone else for that matter. I completely understand. When you have a disease that doesn’t have a cure, you tend to subsidize western medicine with non-traditional options as you search for answers. Now don’t get me wrong. I’ll happily pop the “MS Cure … Continue reading Living With MS: What I Wish I Had Been Told When I Was Diagnosed

Health and Wellness, Movement, Multiple Sclerosis, Symptoms / Side Effects, Treatment Options10 Comments

2017: Cautious Optimism Or Reckless Certainty?

LindaBP

A few months ago I was frustrated by my continued gait dysfunction. No matter which medications I’ve taken (Copaxone, Tysabri, Ampyra, Low Dose Naltrexone), therapies I’ve attempted (yoga, Feldenkrais, Anat Baniel Method, physical therapy, myofascial release, basic calisthenics), or medical … Continue reading 2017: Cautious Optimism Or Reckless Certainty?