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One member of my family have multiple sclerosis...there is a cure??? please help me? |
One member of my family have multiple sclerosis...there is a cure??? please help me? You are a wonderful family member to be asking questions about MS when someone in your family has it. The better you understand what she/he is going through, the better you can help her/him help her/himself. The bottomline is that, unfortunately, there is no cure for MS. There are ways to "manage" the symptoms of MS. I've had MS for over 45 years. It was misdiagnosed for most of those years; then, it became a "diagnosis of exclusion" - they couldn't find anything else to "call it"!! Finally, in 1997, after my MRI and spinal tap, I received the clinical diagnosis of MS. OK: here are some facts about MS. 1) MS is an autoimmune disease where one's own immune system attacks the mylin sheath of the nerves, causing resulting "symptoms" in the part of the body "serviced" by those nerves. 2) There are 4 basic types of MS. The first 2 are what most people have, and is called Relapsing/Remitting (R/R) MS - in either the benign or more aggressive state. In this type of MS, the person will have what are called "exacerbations" - read attacks - and then be "ok" for extended periods of time. In most cases, an MRI and/or a spinal tap will show the lesions on the brain or spinal column; then, the doctors can aggressively treat the symptoms with medications like steriods and what we call the "ABC drugs" (Avonex, Beteserone, and Copaxine). The ABC drugs are shots of what is basically interferon. If caught early enough, these medical interventions have shown EXCELLENT progress in stopping the rate of progress of this disease. Interestingly enough, many people can experience one or two exacerbations and then go for decades with none!!! 3) The last two types are more difficult: primary progressive (PP) and secondary progressive. In secondary progressive (SP), you have people like me who started out with R/R, and then "progressed" into SP. In the case of PP or SP, the exacerbations are frequent, and become actual symptoms that do not go into remission like they did in R/R. Symptoms are like your friend's problems with sight and hearing. The ABC drugs and some others are being used to treat the PP type of MS; there are no current effective treatments to "stop the progression" of SP; we can only "manage the symptoms". For more information about the specific symptoms of MS, you can use any Internet search engine and plug in the words MS symptoms. You'll find TONS of information. For information from someone who has the disease, please check out my website: http://www.disabilitykey.com. I have 2 blogs there, each containing tons of information. AND, I'm an expert on applying for, and attaining disability insurances!! It is my passion and mission to assist others with disabilities, like your friend. Also, you might like to check out the "virtual village" for all types of Auto immune diseases - of which MS is one - called: http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com... I'm the MS Forum moderator there too. About 68% of the members are under the age of 35; about 25% are caregivers for someone with an AI disease. So, there's tons of info and a great place to ask questions and get support. Thank you for being a good family member. The best thing you can tell her is that the absolute most important thing impacting how MS effects someone is their attitude. If you take the attitude that MS is a chronic condition and that you can maximize your quality of life by learning all you can about your condition and your symptoms, and by working with your health care team to "manage" your symptoms, than you are already far ahead of others. My website provides tons of info about Chronic disease self management. Finally, finally, if your friend joins the local chapter of the National MS Assn., she'll find lots of assistance and the help of others "like her". Best of luck to your family member!!! Source(s): Personal and professional expertise and experience. http://www.disabilitykey.com http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com... there is NO cure, sorry. but it can be managed just like seizures, hypertension, diabetes. Living With Multiple Sclerosis - What Is MS? - The Four Main Types of MS - Managing MS - Standard Tests for MS - Living With MS - Coping With MS http://watchtower.org/library/g/2003/11/... Advanced Search http://watchtower.org/search/search_e.ht... (can be used to find future-modified URLs) I know not many cures but have hope on two...Hypnosis therapy.. I know one hypno therapist who cured a women. Write me if you need more info and Emotional Freedom Technique EFT. See source..good luck and keep courage. http://www.pieternel.com/eft.html... http://www.pieternel.com/health_care_art... No there is not a cure for MS. The symptoms can be treated and you can still live a very full life. Check out the National Multiple Sclerosis website. www.nmss.com Feel free to ask me anything about MS. I have it as well |
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