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I started on Copaxone. It was great at first, no side effects. I developed injection site reactions and basically ran out of places to inject. This does not happen to everyone! I then went on once a week Avonex. The first 3 to 4 weeks were hellish because of the severe flu symptoms. However, if you inject faithfully the…
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September: Join the local Y so I can swim until my injury heals. Fill out Food and Exercise Diary faithfully. Remember to breathe so 7th grade doesn't give me a coronary. School starts tomorrow and it has already been painful!
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I see you have no replies as of yet! Thought I'd lend some moral support. I have SP MS. After my diagnosis in 2005, I did everything wrong! When something I used to be able to do easily became hard, I got scared and stopped doing it. I can see from your post that you will not be letting fear get the best of you! Feel free…
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Daisy ~ NE US, 40's, married Just used Wikipedia to figure out what to call myself. Apparently I am a mostly cisgender woman with a pansexual orientation who practices monogamy. But I really prefer the term queer. So queer it is! Finally able to focus on my health after years being in the "sandwich" generation - caring for…
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5'4", lost 17 before joining, set a goal of 30 more. But I plan on eating Pad Thai tonight and no one can stop me. I'm not very inspirational!
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I am so glad you posted! I have Multiple Sclerosis which has affected my ability to walk. I also have a very low heart rate so between the two I don't go much over 100 when exercising. I have already lost 17 pounds with diet alone before I joined the site. I would like to lose 30 more. I know it is possible to lose weight…
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Hi, Malika! My name is Daisy. I am 46 and have secondary progressive ms. I am so glad you told your story. I just joined MFP today. I put in a modest goal of 20 minutes of exercise 5x a week. I don't know what the heck I will be doing for 20 minutes! I am struggling with a back problem much less serious than yours. So you…
