Are you going to get vaccinated voluntarily?
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If my doctor tells me it's safe for me with having chemo I most certainly will.
shareWait, I had no idea you were having chemo sslssg!
I’m really sorry to hear that, I know what a battle that can be. I hope you’re coping ok, sending you all the love and strength in the world.
It's not cancer it's MS, but it's a similar treatment which is chemotherapy. Wipe out the immune system and see if it grows back and stops attacking me. It's just a really crappy time to have no immunity. Especially when you see people every day say things like "Only old people and people with chronic conditions die from coivd" like, wow, my life means nothing to you? Thanks
share😞 MS is no walk in the park either. I didn’t know that chemo was a treatment for MS though. My words still stand though, it’s tough to hear someone you like is battling any disease or condition.
Yeah, people can be unthoughtful and selfish at the best of times. That’s what makes me mad about conspiracy theorists underplaying the severity or impact of the virus here. They don’t stop for a second to think about the impact it has on people who are suffering other conditions, or even just the restrictions it puts on your day to day life. I’m sure it gets you down.
I have an autoimmune disease psoriasis and the modern biologic treatments like Stelara do an excellent job of controlling it. Do they offer anything like that for MS?
shareI know someone who takes Stelara for Crohn's. They did try it with MS but it wasn't effective.
There are many, many different treatments for MS, and different countries will start with different treatments. Here in Canada I had to have failed on at least 2 other types of DMDs (disease modifying drugs) or have an aggressive progression, to start on the Alemtuzumab, but in the UK that can be your first form of treatment.
Very sorry about your condition, sslssg. You are one of my favorites on here. Keep your eye on the positive outcome.
I hear that intense daily physical activity is good for keeping symptoms at bay. Is this true?
Doctors have different opinions on the intensity of exercise, but I do keep as active as I can. When pools are open I swim at least 4 days a week. I also walk, dance, and I'm getting back into running. I want to still be able to keep hiking or years to come. :)
shareExcellent. Praying for ya.
In the meantime, bald/short hair + fit body = red hot sexy. So silver linings exist.
So sad to hear that you have cancer. I pray and hope you will go into remission soon...
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Anyway, voluntarily is a relative term. I'm in a small country, it's hard to lean out of a window without crossing a border - and I'm sure that at least one of our neighbors will demand some kind of immunization sooner or later.
Na.. Maybe, maybe if a nurse goes door-to-door or something, but it's not worth the effort - who knows what kind of side effects we'll read about years from now.
My parents took Zantac for heartburn, and now people are getting cancer by the shitloads, so much they not only discontinued it, but there are class-action lawsuits, commercials all day long (lawyers), so I can only IMAGINE the side effects (long term, maybe short-term) from something as strong as a vaccine for Coronavirus.
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shareof course i am, whenever it's available to me.
shareYou bet I am.
shareYes. The sooner we get this pandemic under control, the better.
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