"Thriving with MS: Embracing Life's New Normal"- MS and Me2 Part II "The Meds"

 Blog 3: "Thriving with MS: Embracing Life's New Normal" Part II

Recap: Blog 2 talked about making life changes and adjustments in order to live with the disease; "The Vest". Todays about discovery also; discovering your medications ('MEDS") to help prolong your quality of life with the disease.

After taking the journey of trying to explain my symptoms, so many to put into words, I had to have an MRI (of my Brain and Spine), and a Spinal Tap in order to make the diagnosis. My next step in this process was to partake in the best practice "Meds" available, or as I've learned to say, "the trial-and-error meds".

Some meds are injections (frequency varies), some are pills and last, depending on how long it has taken for you to be diagnosed, and the severity of the symptoms, the last is intravenously. The crazy part about all of this is although you are looking to extend your quality of life, some "Meds" do just the opposite, you can't function normally.

I had to learn this the hard way, but once I finished the "Trial-and-Error" phase I finally found a medication that worked for me, a pill. No more shots, nor more figuring out where on my body to inject the meds, no more soreness, no more dreading the shot... I can take a pill (Almost Smiling).

Like I hinted to earlier, I was almost smiling. Almost because you still need to have blood drawn often to ensure that your liver is still functioning properly. Note: my meds come in a container that's labeled "Chemotherapy Drug".

So, with that being said, if you have to take "The Meds", which you should, choose what works best for your body at this time, but also be in understanding of the long term affects.

I'm here, signed...

"The Meds"