History and 24-MONTH UPDATE

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Hi All,

My 24-month update was due on the 23rd of June; however, I will also

include pre-LDN and how LDN has helped me to this point.

After a second opinion, I was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting MS

in October 2001. I was not affected by MS symptoms, at that time,

except for a slight slur in my speech that came and went

periodically. After diagnosis, I started Avonex in January of

2002. While I was on Avonex for two years, I was fairly symptom

free except for the day after my shot in which I was wiped out and

in bed. After being on Avonex for two years, my health began to

deteriorate significantly causing me to loose my job in January of

2004. I stopped driving and was wheelchair bound in February of

that same year. Some of my symptoms included: deteriorating vision

which caused me to be declared legally blind, chronic fatigue, poor

balance, bladder urgency and frequency, severe muscle spasms and

foggy brain. Because of the serious decline in my health and

functioning, my doctor took me off Avonex and put me on Rebif which

I started in April 2004. At this same time, my doctor left the

practice and I was transferred to a new doctor.

In April 2004, I began to search the internet because I wanted to

find what others were doing for MS symptoms with success. The first

information I found involved individuals with MS who used bee stings

as treatment in Florida. Not only was the treatment too far, but

their success rate was questionable. Next, I found information on a

drug called Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). When I asked my new doctor

about it, her only word was " no " . I had read enough information

to cause me to find a doctor who would say, " Yes " . In early June of

2004, I found a doctor who did a phone consultation and prescribed

LDN.

On June 23, 2004, I took my very first dose of LDN and was out of my

wheelchair three days later. While gaining strength in my legs

because of being confined to the wheelchair for 5 months, I used the

walls for balance to get from one room to the next. I could not

support myself very long so I could not stand in the kitchen and

cook meals. I ate a lot of frozen meals cooked in the microwave

during my symptom improvement. As time passed, my energy level

boosted and I genuinely felt well for the first time in two years.

Also, my walking gradually improved to the point where I only needed

a cane outside. Most of my other symptoms improved within months

except for my eyesight and bladder urgency.

During 2005, I started water aerobics to continue my strength

building. Additionally, at home I was using the Total Trainer and

an exercise bike three times a week. I also noticed that my

eyesight was improving. I went to an eye specialist in December who

examined me and found that I was no longer " legally blind " , and was

cleared to drive during daylight hours.

Since December of 2005, I have started physical therapy two times a

week as a support to my other treatment. I believe all of my

improvements are directly a result of using LDN religiously. I will

continue to use it until someone finds a cure for MS.