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Linda Elsegood: Malcolm is going to read his story. Welcome, Malcolm!
Malcolm: Thank you Linda.
Arts, MS LDN story. 1988 to 2012. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, April 1988. I was very ill for two years after the initial attack. I couldn't walk straight and be actually partially blind for a few weeks.
I never thought I would recover and become independent again. I was very depressed and briefly considered suicide. I was hospitalized for over one month. And out of work for over four months. It took me many, many months to get back into the swing of things. I gradually pulled out of the attack with the help of much Ivy Solu-Medrol and oral Prednisone, which is all the doctors had to offer back then.
I made a full recovery and was symptom-free until around 1994. It was like I was never had MS. I was under the care of a neurologist, which in hindsight was a mistake. In 1994 is when I started seeing him again on a regular basis. I was originally diagnosed with a Relapsing-Remitting type of Ms.
But after a few years, the neurologist upgraded it to the next level called Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. In 1996 there was a very rough winter here in New York. It was a major blizzard followed by heavy snowfall after heavy snowfall. I work as a maintenance supervisor for a Real Estate company, and part of my job is to see that the snow is removed from their properties.
It was a very stressful winter for me, both mentally and physically. My Ms returned with a vengeance, and my Neurologist put me on Avonex, which I took for over three years self-injected. I eventually developed neutralizing antibodies against interfering on medicines, so my Neurologist put me on Copaxone, which I took for over three years.
You also had me on eight treatments of the Novantrone. I had many, many Ivy Solu-Medrol, Prednisone taper offs in between all of this. Nothing was holding the MS. He then wanted to put me on Betaseron, and I asked him why as I thought I was immune towards the Interferon.
He said:" Well, we have to try something." He also thought about putting me on Tysabri right before it started harming people and was pulled from the market. It was then I realized he was only experimenting on me and really didn't have any definite answers. I am 6,7 foot and weigh 240 pounds, but my eyes filled with tears in his office.
Fortunately, his nurse saw me and suggested I look into LDN even though the neurologist was against it. She also suggested pro-Karen, which I took for a few months. They've been on LDN since March 2005 and shudder to think where I'd be without it, among other things, it has helped my blurry vision and balance. Improved my bladder control and lessened to my fatigue and give me a general sense of wellbeing.
It has slowed the progression of my disease. My only regret is that I didn't start LDN sooner than I did. I am certain I wouldn't be dealing with the physical problems I now have. Besides taking 4.5 milligrams of LDN from Skip's pharmacy every night around 10:00 PM, I also take a variety of supplements which include a multivitamin, vitamin D3, Calcium citrate, a B complex vitamin, a B12 vitamin. He also takes 4-Aminopyridine, also known as Amphora, which helps with, walking and nerve transmission for Ms patients. And he also takes fish oil and magnesium L-Threonate and um. Glucosamine and that concludes his statement.
I try to avoid eating foods containing gluten, casein, sugar, corn, soy, legumes, red meat, eggs. The foods I tried to eat are fresh fish, fresh wild fish, organic chicken and turkey, brown rice, fresh raw, organic fruits and vegetables. I believe highly in the benefits of coconut oil, tart cherry juice, and stevia.
I walk as much as possible. Moderate stretching, deep breathing, lift light weights. I use toothpaste free of florid and two soap. I try to get to bed by 10:00 PM.
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