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    Disease Modifying Drugs and MS

    If you don’t have MS, or are newly diagnosed, you may be thinking – what in the world is a disease modifying drug? They’re also known as DMT’s, or disease modifying therapies.  In the past, these drugs were used only for RRMS to help modify disease activity. Specifically, DMD’s have…

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    9 Weeks on Rebif

    This should be a relatively short update, like my last one about Rebif. I’ve been on it for 9 weeks now! My last update was at the one month mark – I’ve been on the full 44mcg dose for awhile now, and new side effects results in a new post.…

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    One Month on Rebif

    This is post going to be fairly short and sweet. In my previous post about Rebif, I went over a lot of the basics about it. Today is going to be a quick update on how the past two weeks, and titration up, have been treating me. I just completed…

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    One Week on Rebif

    When I was first diagnosed, I struggled to find first hand introductory experiences with DMD’s. Just a month into my ms journey, I started on Plegridy.  For a year, I was so sick. I mean, really sick. I couldn’t eat, I had the chills and shakes almost 2/7, and my…

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    One Year on Plegridy

    This month marks one full year that I’ve been on Plegridy. It’s an Interferon beta-1a used to treat Relapse Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. I inject it subcutaneously every 14 days. The last year has gone by quickly, but I’ll never forget it. When I first started Plegridy, I was just chomping…

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    Sundays

    Sunday’s are a big day in my household. Every Sunday is our little “prep” day. We usually prep some lunches, get the laundry finished up, try to tidy up the house, and I’ll redo my pill organizer for the week. Every other Sunday, however, is an injection day, which is…