Folks.... Please don't misunderstand me. I am NOT advocating that everyone run down and switch from your current MS protocol to Cladribine or the Novartis AG oral medication. As with any treatment option, this is a decision that is between YOU and your doctor. However, this is the first time that any of us will have a real OPTION in the type of treatment we receive. Having an option is significant. If safe and effective, it will also be a significant breakthrough.
Frankly, I think it's long overdue that we have options in our treatment. I'm glad to see research moving in a direction to try to provide less invasive forms of treatments. It means that they are working!!
I am excited to see the direction the research is taking, not only in this but some of the vaccines, etc. It's also the first time in 10 years that my doctor has indicated that this is one we need to watch because in his opinion, it will be as effective as what I'm on now. As indicated above, if it also turns out to not only be as effective, but also as safe as the current therapy, then it is a viable treatment option.
I think that the statistics were that only 36% of the MS patients in the US receive treatment. Many people simply cannot stomach taking the shots. Maybe an alternative treatment will help those people.
I personally know someone who stopped their shots two weeks ago because they simply could not handle taking one more shot and living with the horrific side effects that their "treatment" gave them. I have a girlfriend who stopped taking shots 3 years ago after 10 years on the shots. My aunt has been in a wheelchair from MS for over 40 years now. She's quit taking treatment and is no longer waiting for the cure. It won't come in her lifetime.
For those of us living with MS, we all know the potential consequences of discontinuing treatment. Yet, I can't blame/condemn those who have stopped. The treatment is not easy either physically or mentally, especially when it drags on for years. Perhaps either the Cladribine or the Novatris oral medication will provide an answer for many.
Again, as with any treatment, it is a decision between YOU and your doctor. Only you can decide what is right for you.
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Folks.... Please don't misunderstand me. I am NOT advocating that everyone run down and switch from your current MS protocol to Cladribine or the Novartis AG oral medication. As with any treatment option, this is a decision that is between YOU and your doctor. However, this is the first time that any of us will have a real OPTION in the type of treatment we receive. Having an option is significant. If safe and effective, it will also be a significant breakthrough.
Frankly, I think it's long overdue that we have options in our treatment. I'm glad to see research moving in a direction to try to provide less invasive forms of treatments. It means that they are working!!
I am excited to see the direction the research is taking, not only in this but some of the vaccines, etc. It's also the first time in 10 years that my doctor has indicated that this is one we need to watch because in his opinion, it will be as effective as what I'm on now. As indicated above, if it also turns out to not only be as effective, but also as safe as the current therapy, then it is a viable treatment option.
I think that the statistics were that only 36% of the MS patients in the US receive treatment. Many people simply cannot stomach taking the shots. Maybe an alternative treatment will help those people.
I personally know someone who stopped their shots two weeks ago because they simply could not handle taking one more shot and living with the horrific side effects that their "treatment" gave them. I have a girlfriend who stopped taking shots 3 years ago after 10 years on the shots. My aunt has been in a wheelchair from MS for over 40 years now. She's quit taking treatment and is no longer waiting for the cure. It won't come in her lifetime.
For those of us living with MS, we all know the potential consequences of discontinuing treatment. Yet, I can't blame/condemn those who have stopped. The treatment is not easy either physically or mentally, especially when it drags on for years. Perhaps either the Cladribine or the Novatris oral medication will provide an answer for many.
Again, as with any treatment, it is a decision between YOU and your doctor. Only you can decide what is right for you.
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