Post by Archief on Feb 7, 2014 12:20:16 GMT
(archief van oude forum oms.yourbb.nl)
libello
Geplaatst: 16 sep 2013, 16:01
bron: www.overcomingmultiplesclerosis.org/Community/What-Others-Say/
libello
Geplaatst: 16 sep 2013, 16:01
Citaat:
My MS Story
2008 was the most challenging year of my 36 years. I began having blurred vision in my left eye which my ophthalmologist couldn’t find any cause for and, as he informed me, it resolved within a few weeks. Then the pins and needles started, firstly in my feet then up through my legs to the bottom half of my back. The fact that it lasted a few months and became more intense over the course of the day worried my wife enough to make an appointment for me to see my GP. An MRI, lumbar puncture and a few other tests later and it became pretty clear. Two days before my 34th birthday my neurologist informed me that I had MS.
My world came crashing down around me. At that time I knew of only two people with MS, both confined to wheelchairs unable to perform even the most basic of daily functions. I wondered how long before I ended up the same, how long I had to play with my two very young children.
I began Tysabri infusions a month later and given the best of hope with this medication but the odds still did not satisfy me. I was unable to accept the diagnosis and feared for my future. In November 2008 a work colleague told me about a doctor who she heard on ABC radio. This doctor had MS and was talking about the effect of diet on MS. I found the transcript of the radio program and discovered George Jelenik. This led me to the “taking control” website and the book. I began reading the book but put it down because I found the first chapter about George and his mum too confronting – it was too close to home.
When I found the courage to pick it up again a short time later it I read it from cover to cover within a day and decided then and there that this was the hope I had been looking for. In early 2009 I cut dairy and meat from my diet (apart from chicken breast and kangaroo meat). My wife and I attended the MS retreat in August 2009 at the Gawler Foundation. The whole experience was amazing. We met about 30 other people struggling like I was with MS. I was worried about meeting other MS sufferers because it scared me to death but most of them were just like me, scared and angry but very positive. There was varying degrees of disability but even those few people with more severe disability, their courage and resilience was inspirational to me.
As soon as I got home I decided that I needed to adopt George’s recommendations whole heartedly – and I did. Almost 12 months on and I can say that I have never felt this good in my entire life. My new diet has not been the “drastic” change that I had anticipated. I exercise regularly. Meditation has become a part of my daily routine to help me unwind and focus on staying healthy. I had my first MRI in two years recently - no new lesions and no progression of the old lesions.
It is very difficult for me to say that I am grateful that I have MS because I would much rather not have it. But having MS and more importantly the diet and lifestyle changes have made me realize how quickly your life can change and helped me appreciate those things that are really important - my wonderful family and friends and my health!
- Anthony
Jun 2010
Adelaide SA
My MS Story
2008 was the most challenging year of my 36 years. I began having blurred vision in my left eye which my ophthalmologist couldn’t find any cause for and, as he informed me, it resolved within a few weeks. Then the pins and needles started, firstly in my feet then up through my legs to the bottom half of my back. The fact that it lasted a few months and became more intense over the course of the day worried my wife enough to make an appointment for me to see my GP. An MRI, lumbar puncture and a few other tests later and it became pretty clear. Two days before my 34th birthday my neurologist informed me that I had MS.
My world came crashing down around me. At that time I knew of only two people with MS, both confined to wheelchairs unable to perform even the most basic of daily functions. I wondered how long before I ended up the same, how long I had to play with my two very young children.
I began Tysabri infusions a month later and given the best of hope with this medication but the odds still did not satisfy me. I was unable to accept the diagnosis and feared for my future. In November 2008 a work colleague told me about a doctor who she heard on ABC radio. This doctor had MS and was talking about the effect of diet on MS. I found the transcript of the radio program and discovered George Jelenik. This led me to the “taking control” website and the book. I began reading the book but put it down because I found the first chapter about George and his mum too confronting – it was too close to home.
When I found the courage to pick it up again a short time later it I read it from cover to cover within a day and decided then and there that this was the hope I had been looking for. In early 2009 I cut dairy and meat from my diet (apart from chicken breast and kangaroo meat). My wife and I attended the MS retreat in August 2009 at the Gawler Foundation. The whole experience was amazing. We met about 30 other people struggling like I was with MS. I was worried about meeting other MS sufferers because it scared me to death but most of them were just like me, scared and angry but very positive. There was varying degrees of disability but even those few people with more severe disability, their courage and resilience was inspirational to me.
As soon as I got home I decided that I needed to adopt George’s recommendations whole heartedly – and I did. Almost 12 months on and I can say that I have never felt this good in my entire life. My new diet has not been the “drastic” change that I had anticipated. I exercise regularly. Meditation has become a part of my daily routine to help me unwind and focus on staying healthy. I had my first MRI in two years recently - no new lesions and no progression of the old lesions.
It is very difficult for me to say that I am grateful that I have MS because I would much rather not have it. But having MS and more importantly the diet and lifestyle changes have made me realize how quickly your life can change and helped me appreciate those things that are really important - my wonderful family and friends and my health!
- Anthony
Jun 2010
Adelaide SA
bron: www.overcomingmultiplesclerosis.org/Community/What-Others-Say/