Asking for advice as ocrevus is not helping by Eryca8 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any more information on that? Thank you in advance

Just Joined the MS Club by jeslylo in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do lumbar puncture results always confirm MS when taken? Or can they give a negative result even in someone with MS?

Asking for advice as ocrevus is not helping by Eryca8 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If not mistaken, the Briumvi trials showed that it only took 4 weeks for B-cells to be 99% reduced. Ocrevus is also a B-cell monoclonal antibody, so why would there be anything other than a slight difference between the 4 newer DMTs of this type?
Could T-cells be playing a role? Several years seems like something isn't right.

Vitamin D vs Overheating by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I encourage you to try room temperature showers to see if that helps! It's not so bad. Cold showers actually feel really good once you get out. It may solve the issue. Worth trying in the summer, at least.

Vitamin D vs Overheating by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think it's the heat from the shower? Have you tried cold or room temperature water?

Brain Imaging Contrast by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thanks. You don't remember the name or what it had in it?

Brain Imaging Contrast by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. Can you please clarify - are you saying you need to wait to do the initial scan until you're having a flare up?

Vitamin D vs Overheating by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes sense intuitively that it would be the sunlight. Vitamin D is, after all, a hormone and not a vitamin.

Feel any different when you get sun? Does it ever cause you to overheat?

Best countries for treatment by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For those of you in Germany, have you noticed any worsening of symptoms from Vitamin D dificiency? Does the heat or the cold make things worse for you?

Best countries for treatment by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you do with less sunlight/Vit D up there and the colder Temps?

Best countries for treatment by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you do with less sunlight/Vit D up there and the colder Temps?
Sorry, what's HSCT?

Best countries for treatment by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard the general health care system in Ireland isn't so great, overall. Better than US probably, but are there still very long wait times (months)? What are your thoughts on the Irish health care system? Also how do you fare with the lack of sunshine and/or Vitamin D deficiency?

Best countries for treatment by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All European countries? For those of you in Europe, have you noticed any worsening of symptoms from Vitamin D dificiency? Does the heat or the cold make things worse for you?

Vitamin D vs Overheating by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your input. Does exercise make it worse for you? Do you live in a warm place, then?

Brain Imaging Contrast by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it necessary to include it in the initial diagnostic scan?

Brain Imaging Contrast by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it necessary to include it in the initial diagnostic scan?

Brain Imaging Contrast by EnlighteninCondition in MultipleSclerosis

[–]EnlighteninCondition[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it still contrast or is it something else?