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Linda Elsegood: I'd like to introduce Elizabeth from England, who has multiple sclerosis; welcome Elizabeth.
Elizabeth: Hello
Linda Elsegood: Could you tell us when you first started to notice MS. Symptoms?
Elizabeth: Well, I didn't that they were there, but I didn't really take any enough to support them. I think, um, they started after I had glandular fever in my when I was a teenager, but so I'm not particularly aware, so
I didn't think it was strange that I would fall over and, um, I had very bad headaches.
So I never thought it was strange. So it was my husband that took me to the doctors. He thought there was something wrong with me, and the doctor thought it was oxygen deprivation at birth.
That's why I was a bit wobbly, but I never thought I had any. Well, I certainly do recognize, and there was something wrong with me. And neither did my family. And so it was a complete surprise when I was diagnosed with MS, after a brain scan
Linda Elsegood: And what age were you at the time you had?
Elizabeth: 32. I'm 44 now 32.
Linda Elsegood: So how does that affect your mind being told you have MS.
Elizabeth: Well, It just made me, well, it had this effect on me of just going into complete denial and going back to work and working very hard and just kind of pretending.
I'm just going to carry on with my career because I had a very successful career. And I was a bit upset. I was just to do a job in Singapore, and when I was diagnosed, well, they wouldn't let me fly. So we struck into the hospital. So I was upset that I couldn't do this high profile job in Singapore.
Um, um, the people that I work with, um, after the diagnosis, they, they didn't really understand what it was. My boss gave me a very high powered project, which looking back probably wasn't the best thing today. And, and, and my father was very poorly at a time as well.
I'm an only child. So my family didn't really take much notice of the diagnosis because my father was a very serious man.
Linda Elsegood: what were your symptoms at the time you found LDN?
Elizabeth: Well, pain in the night, like, um, pain in my head as well.
Linda Elsegood: Um, when did you find out the end?
Linda Elsegood: Um, did you manage to get your own doctor to prescribe LDN?
Elizabeth: No. No, because my doctor, I talked to her about when she said that she wasn't able to do that.
Linda Elsegood: So once you started, did you have any introductory side effects? and how long did it take for you to notice that LDN was doing anything for you?
Elizabeth: let's say that's the primary thing, but I notice quite quickly, um, I'd say within. Within three, weeks of taking it.
Linda Elsegood: What about your other symptoms has LDN helped relieve any of those?
Elizabeth: So in terms of walking then still got problems in there. Like when I don't walk for a while, Um, had I seen a dramatic improvement.
So I don't have headaches. Like I used to have.
Linda Elsegood: Did you have any problems with your bladder?
Elizabeth: Yes. And yes. Optionally.
Linda Elsegood: fatigue,
Elizabeth: fatigue, um, goes in waves.
Linda Elsegood: So how would you feel, how would you say LDN has helped your quality of life?
Elizabeth: I wouldn't like to stop taking it, it's very good for me, LDN and really, I suppose the only true measure that I would be able to find this if I stopped taking it.
Linda Elsegood: Well, what would you say to other people who are contemplating trial at the end? That might be a little bit scared
Elizabeth. Well, I'd say you've got to try and to do the research and to look at all the testimonials. And then to make an informed choice. And I mean, I think politically the reason is nothing to do with the effectiveness of the drug, um, there's no money in it.
Linda Elsegood: Well, thank you very much for sharing your story with us, Elizabeth, and I hope you get all your problems sorted out soon.
Any questions or comments you may have, please contact us. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for joining us today. We really appreciated your company. Until next time, stay safe and keep well.