Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Travel Challenges with MS - Pt. 1
Travel challenges with MS
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Aug 27, 20152 min read
Falling Fiasco
Some time this past June…not sure exactly when (and too lazy to try and figure out exact dates) I fell…HARD…on our tiled bathroom floor....
Jun 8, 20153 min read
The Shoes on the Other Foot
I love shoes!...what woman doesn't? Shoe stores are like candy stores for women...so many shoes, so many colours, so many...
May 22, 20141 min read
Retroviruses & MS
I came across this research paper which looks at the association of a specific retrovirus to a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) which...
Feb 2, 20141 min read
Diet and Excitotoxins
One of the first things they want you to do on the Yasko Protocol is to look at your diet. Basically they want you to think about going...
Jan 20, 20141 min read
Functional Medicine...so that’s what I’m doing!
Functional Medicine...so that’s what I’m doing! https://lifebydesignnotdiagnosis.com/?p=77 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:27:00 +0000 monica.braun65...
Jan 19, 20142 min read
MTHFR Mutations and the Case for Genetic Testing
Last year I ran across a program aimed specifically for MS, called the Beat MS Program. I briefly blogged about it (It's Been Awhile)....
Apr 22, 20132 min read
It's Been Awhile
Wow, I either have been really busy or I just didn't feel like posting or I felt I didn't have anything important to say. Hmmm...I think...
Jun 7, 20121 min read
What a Relief!
I never thought I would hear myself say the following words and be happy about it:"I Just Have MS!" but that is now the case. I found out...
May 10, 20122 min read
Neuromyelitis Optica
I saw my neurologist yesterday for the results of my spinal MRI. Not only do I have a lesion on my spinal cord (damn!) it is a very...
Apr 30, 20122 min read
Legs Don't Fail Me Now!
I’ve been having some issues with spasticity in my legs. It seems to be getting worse???? Very frustrating since everything else seems...
Apr 21, 20122 min read
Horse Chestnut for CVI (Chronic Venous Insufficiency)
While I'm waiting for the results of my spinal MRI, I thought I would look into alternative ways to treat CVI. I haven't been tested for...
Apr 2, 20121 min read
Introducing My "Off-Road" Fitness Walker!
I came home today from work to a FedEx delivery...my new rollator which I am now referring to as my fitness walker! LOL That's what Tracy...
Feb 9, 20123 min read
I Miss Driving! and the Case for Assisted Mobility Devices...am I really going there?!
I'm one really frustrated MSer right now! The worsening of my symptoms that has plagued me since mid-November doesn't seem to want to...
Jan 8, 20122 min read
New Year, New Goals
Well, the New Year hasn't gotten off on the best foot...especially considering that it's the foot that is causing a lot of my present...
Dec 19, 20112 min read
Liberation procedure update
OK...so I went in on the 15th of December to have the 'liberation procedure' done at the Vascular Access Center in Seattle. Dr. McGuckin...
Dec 14, 20111 min read
May-Thurner Syndrome
When I was speaking with the intake nurse from Vascular Access Center and relaying to her my MS symptoms, she asked me if I had ever been...
Nov 17, 20112 min read
TCM Intervention
I was feeling really frustrated this past week, as I was beginning to think that I may be having a relapse? Haven't had one since the...
Jun 30, 20112 min read
Do you Voodoo?
Well, it's been quite some time since my last blog entry. But as I like to say, "Better late than never!" The Bioness trial was a bust....
Apr 6, 20113 min read
Just Call Me the Bionic Woman
I finally made an appointment to see my physiotherapist...it only took me 8 months after my angioplasty to do it. I was hoping that I...
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