IV Steroid drips versus pill form steroids while on LDN

January 6, 2011

While in the hospital for my 1st serious MS attack in Spring 2008 I was given 1

IV bag a day for 3 days to stop my attack & speed healing... & after a month's in

& out of hospital physical rehabilitation was eventually back to walking

without assistance. I still had numbness & tingling in my hands & feet. I went

on Rebif per my doctors recommendation. After reaching full dose Rebif, I

developed a second attack in the Fall of 2008. I had decided to try LDN just

prior to this & my Neurologist & doctors refused to allow me LDN. I eventually

found a doctor in another state who...after receiving my MRIs & medical

records... & a phone consult...prescribed me steroids in pill form to stop my

attack & I quit Rebif cold turkey & began LDN at full dose at the same time.

Yeah, I know. It's not advised. I stopped seeing my neurologist. I'm uninsured

but have found a hospital willing to work with me regarding payments. I have

been MS attack free since. I have had no bad affects from LDN. I love it, as a

matter of fact, and am an advocate for it. My issue is that I have not regained

my ability to walk without a walker. I wonder if I could find a doctor to

prescribe me an IV drip of steroids...would my mobility improve as it did the

first time around. Does anyone have any thoughts about that. I realize steroids

are not healthy for the body...but I would be willing to take several more IV

treatments if I could be free of my walker. From what my neurologist

showed/explained to me...most of my scars occur in my spine rather than in my

brain & when it has occurred in my brain it is mostly happening in my white

matter. I suppose that means that scars in the spine tend to be more permanent

(for those on LDN) than those that occur in the brain? I currently have no

doctor... & guess I would have to go to a hospital for the IV steroids, I assume.

Anyone have any other idea. I exercise every day, meditate, practice yoga nidra,

am a vegan (I eat organic whenever I can & take lots of supplements including

GABA, Omega Oils & Vit D) & practice kundalini yoga. I have no fatigue. Apart

from tingling from the waist down(mostly in my feet), tingling in my hands,

moderate difficulty urinating & eventual muscular fatigue after standing for a

duration...I feel great. Any suggestion/response would be appreciated. I'm at my

ropes end as to what to do to walk again without assistance.

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