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May 2008, Issue 104

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

My Hiatus from my MS Medication - The Pros and Cons - a valuable lesson learned....

My Hiatus from my MS Medication - The Pros and Cons

Why I did it, and how it affected me...

At first I thought I deserved a break from using it. After all, it had been longer than a year (thankfully) since having a bad exacerbation. But most importantly (at the time that I began the hiatus) was that I was tired of my injection sites looking as they had been. Many of you know, the puffy and bruised looking, tender, or hardened skin reaction that can often be found from those doing sub-cutaneous injections.

How often do you, my ms peers, hear or read or know first hand of these skin reactions?

How often do you hear from a peer, who (like me) is now admitting of the temporary halt of his or her medication?

How often do you read or see this admittance in writing?

I do hope that at least some of you, will reply to this story by leaving your comments for me and others to read...

I know that my doctor will not be happy to hear that I stopped taking my medication when I did. He might be hearing of it first-hand, as I know that he reads my e-Newsletters and might even now be reading what I post to this blog.

I know that my own family will not be happy to read what I did. My wife has known since the beginning and has been on my a-- about it...

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My Hiatus from my MS Medication - The Pros and Cons - a valuable lesson learned....

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