Monday, October 21, 2024

Embrace the Journey, A Curated Blog: The Grand Experiment

 

Traveling will be easy!
No meds, no problem! Right? After 25 years of taking meds, it feels really strange. The purpose of the meds is to slow progression of the disease and reduce the symptoms. 


 

Every six months I get blood tests. My lymphocyte count had been too low so he cut the dosage in half. A year later, the most recent blood work indicated that cutting the dosage didn't help. I said, “What do we do now?”



“I want you to stop taking the drug, today. Let’s do a six month holiday from the meds. Before you come back for your next visit, do an MRI and another blood work-up. We’ll discuss what to do from that point. Also, new drugs are going to be available next year that reportedly have less impact on the immune system.”

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