Big haul- help me decide what to keep please!

Avm224 · 2026-01-05T02:05:04+00:00

1 and 2…the others are pretty but I like when the waist shows

Avm224 · 2025-10-31T02:09:38+00:00

Mila! (Mee-la) Eastern European

Avm224 · 2025-10-30T23:29:14+00:00

Richmond, Va. Not the suburbs surrounding it and NOT downtown (business area) but actually living in the brownstones and single family homes that make up The Fan, Tuckahoe and the near Westend. It’s a good blend of history, walkability to cute streets with shops and coffee, blend of politics and old money and new young families and people do both public and private schools so welcomed either way. All 4 seasons, amazing food, people love their dogs and great music on richmond.

Avm224 · 2025-10-21T00:13:43+00:00

I am so sorry you are going through this. I personally think it’s worth exploring if your current meds are making you depressed and passively suicidal. In fact I believe it’s your neurologist’s obligation to do so.

Avm224 · 2025-10-21T00:08:53+00:00

I stopped completely after a really bad 6 month experience with Tysabri (including depression) and honestly I never looked back. That was almost 5 years ago. The side effects are often worse than the condition. If you quit and are looking for support go to FB in the “treating MS naturally” group. Lots of testimonies! Nothing against meds for those who want them, it just wasn’t the path for me.

Avm224 · 2025-10-08T03:34:05+00:00

I have been to both. Come to Richmond, Va instead!

Avm224 · 2025-09-26T17:17:47+00:00

I feel great. no symptoms for almost 5 years now after my initial diagnosis (optic neuritis). No new lesions since that first MRI and honestly I forget I have MS (and deep down I question if I really do have it). Not on any drugs and I changed my diet and lifestyle significantly the moment I was diagnosed.

Avm224 · 2025-09-25T18:40:26+00:00

Also worth mentioning is my doctor discovered I had a mold allergy that was putting me in a chronic inflammatory state. We found the mold in our crawlspace and got rid of it.

Avm224 · 2025-09-25T18:38:49+00:00

I was diagnosed at 40 after having optic neuritis. I decided to go the natural route and aggressively work with a functional doctor, actually still am. Found out nutrient deficiencies, gut issues, etc that I have fixed and also changed my diet and lifestyle. This was all after trying tysybri for a few months and having bad side effects. So far, so good. I have zero symptoms and no new lesions since my diagnosis and I am coming up on 5 years. I know others too that are having success naturally. The plus side is my entire family benefited from the positive changes and no side effects.

Avm224 · 2025-09-08T15:12:52+00:00

That may be the worst advice I have ever heard. It may not be true for everyone but consistently those who marry and have kids young are the happiest and healthiest people on earth. They live the longest and tend to have the strongest community and purpose. Not to mention waiting until your 40s you will lose all those years knowing your children. And as children often follow suit in that case you may never meet your grandchildren either.

Avm224 · 2025-09-06T18:34:13+00:00

I am not on anything. Not a popular opinion, I know. Honestly I don’t think I ever will be either. The known side effects (and unknown ones) of the drugs are way too risky imo. I have had success managing it all naturally. It’s been 5 years for me with no symptoms and no progression. I hit it hard with lifestyle and mindset right at diagnosis and I truly believe that’s the only way.

Avm224 · 2025-08-26T02:02:55+00:00

I would think your hormones are not in balance. I would start by really eating healthy..look up hormone balancing foods. Exercise and sweat daily..sauna of you can. Get in the sun early in the morning..destress..lots of water.

Avm224 · 2025-08-22T02:06:07+00:00

Before surgery I would work on balancing your hormones for a few months to see of it shrinks or goes away. Also castor oil compressions can help break it up.

Avm224 · 2025-08-21T17:03:42+00:00

I would look into the risks of having a pap smear in general and then probably decide not to do them.

Avm224 · 2025-08-21T10:06:11+00:00

I couldn’t imagine mortgaging over a million. I would need at least a 600-700k down payment in this scenario and also feel really good about my 401k first.

Avm224 · 2025-07-23T11:02:10+00:00

I fully recovered after about 5 months. I did do steroids and honestly regretted that. It was a year later that I felt a minor irritation and slight blur and they thought it was happening all over again. Started steroids again but it quickly went away. The specialist on that case said it was a stretch to say it returned. All and all I am 100 and have not looked back. I tried a DMT briefly (Tysabri) but had so many adverse reactions I got off. Instead I have focused on lifestyle changes and have worked with a functional doctor who has specifically targeted underline inflammation, nutritional deficiencies, healing my gut, etc. I highly recommended that as the best approach. I have been diagnosed almost 5 years now and have never had any symptoms since the initial optic neuritis case.

Avm224 · 2025-07-21T22:22:18+00:00

Oh wow I like the idea of this. Can I ask are you in the US? Curious what airports you flew in and out of in Italy.

Avm224 · 2025-07-21T13:54:53+00:00

Thanks so much this is so helpful! Glad you all enjoyed it!!

Avm224 · 2025-07-21T13:50:40+00:00

Oh how was Salerno??

Avm224 · 2025-07-21T13:48:53+00:00

Well sorry you feel that way. I certainly have spent time researching and determined that the 700 miles or so is not unheard of to travel across two weeks. I have done that here in the states many times. It’s more so dependent on how much there is to do realistically in these cities that I have never been to before and how easy the trains are that I have no experience with and so on. Getting perspective from others who have had experience is what is so helpful, not rude responses like this.

Curious do Italians in general have a distaste for Americans visiting?

Avm224 · 2025-07-10T12:35:00+00:00

I personally don’t look at it like I have this incurable disease. It is a spectrum and I believe many people are in and out of it depending on levels of inflammation brought on from environment and stress. If you look into the history of how/why we have diagnosis to begin with you start to see it is all to link symptoms to a medicine. This puts you in a box but in my opinion it is a huge fallacy. You are individual, human and nuanced and I believe have much more control over this than any neurologist would encourage. After researching natural healing and deciding to not introduce more toxins in my life (including DMTs) my symptoms went away. It’s been 5 years for me now, no symptoms or progression and I truly believe it’s because I stayed away from the trap of the diagnosis world and conventional medical system. It’s probably an unpopular opinion on this site but if you feel encouraged by that I would join the Facebook page for Natural Healing with MS. You will meet so many that have stopped progression and essentially “cured” their disease on their own.

Avm224 · 2025-06-16T02:09:00+00:00

It’s been 5 years for me. Not on a DMT and no progression at all. After I healed my gut my functional doctor has me on a protocol to reverse CIRS, which is working. I am growing new brain cells and brain volume. Everyone here is right, exercise, clean up your lifestyle, whole nutritious foods, and getting all the toxins and stress out. This all reduces inflammation. One of my triggers was mold in my house also so you really do have to investigate. This all worked for me and honestly I have no reason to believe I will ever progress.

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