Tag Archives: MS

Dictation

November 13, 2015100 Word Story, Humor, Technologydictation, exacerbation, iPad, MS, Multiple Sclerosiscb

The Mrs has MS (Multiple Sclerosis), diagnosed over a decade ago. It is what it is. We deal with it.

I got an email from a former colleague who also happened to be the father of my son’s best friend from high school. He and his wife are staunch southern Baptists. “How was [the Mrs] doing?” he asked.

Using the dictation feature of my iPad, I dictated:

“OK, but she is currently suffering from an MS exacerbation.”

Just before hitting send, I decided to proofread the email and read the following:

“OK, but she is currently suffering from excess masturbation.”

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True story. When I tried to read it back to my wife, every time I got to “suffering from” I would begin laughing so hard I had to start over. It must have taken me a half dozen attempts before it could read it all the way through.

WP – 6 months

October 8, 2014About, Health, Newsautoimmune, diet, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pain, Wahls Protocol, WPcb

Six months into the Wahls Protocol Diet.

The Mrs is now baking, doing laundry, cleaning house, and generally overdoing it. Burning through spoons at an alarming rate, yet feeling generally good enough to be bored and wanting to accomplish things. Her pain level is down and she takes fewer meds and less pain meds.

Saw hematologist today. Her blood work is the best he has ever seen for her.

Confession: We fell off the wagon for a few weeks. The consequences (negative) were immediate in terms of weight gain, water bloat, malaise. But we are both back on again now.

Bottom Line: If you are suffering from any form of autoimmune disease, please please consider Wahls Protocol.

Spoon Theory

September 30, 2014Essay, Health, Opinion, Reblog, Social Issueschronic illness, explanation, Lupus, MS, spoonscb

In my reblogged post immediately before this, weggieboy referenced the Spoon Theory.

So sitting here in the ER with nothing else to do (if you have ever been in the ER, you know that it is not unlike Waiting for Godot), I read Spoon Theory and found it to be an excellent explanation of what it is like to live day-to-day with a chronic illness.

If you have a chronic illness and need to explain what it is like to others, or if you know someone with a chronic illness and want a better understanding of what they are dealing with, I recommend reading Spoon Theory.

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

WP41

June 7, 2014Health, Newsautoimmune disease, diet, mitochondria, MS, Mutiple Sclerosis, myelin, nutrition, Terry Wahls, Wahls Protocolcb

41 days of the Wahls Protocol Diet

The Mrs continues to get stronger. No wheelchair, walker, or cane for weeks now. Clarity of thought improved and improving. Morale and outlook improved and improving. Reduced need for pain medication. Slow and persistent weight loss. Clothes bought a month ago are too large.

As for me … Slow and persistent weight loss. Clothes bought a month ago are too large. Generally improved feelings of health. Easier to walk on bad knee.

No hunger pangs.

WP14

May 11, 2014Health, Newsautoimmune disease, diet, eating right, food as medicine, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, nutrition, Terry Wahls, Wahls Protocol, weight losscb

See WP0 and The Wahls Protocol

WP Day 14

In the last two weeks Mrs has lost 20 pounds, I have lost 4+ (I don’t know what the ‘+’ is because my scale would say ‘0-ld’ until I got down to its limit).

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WP11

May 8, 2014Health, Newsautoimmune disease, diet, eating right, food as medicine, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, nutrition, Terry Wahls, Wahls Protocol, weight losscb

So a week & a half ago Mrs and I started on the Wahls Protocol Diet (http://terrywahls.com/about-the-wahls-protocol/).

Basically lots (9 cups a day) of leafy greens, highly colored fruits and berries, nuts, seeds, other hi-omega3 things, non-starch vegies, meat, fish, chicken. Almost too much food to consume. No wheat. No milk products. No eggs. No hunger.

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WP7

May 4, 2014Essay, Health, News, Opinionautoimmune disease, diet, eating right, food as medicine, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, nutrition, Terry Wahls, Wahls Protocol, weight losscb

See WP0 and The Wahls Protocol

Seventh Day on the Wahls Protocol

Mrs and I have a combined weight loss of 8 – 10 pounds.

I suspect we are not eating enough, but we are stuffing ourselves and can only eat so much.

We need to eat more meat.

All in all we are feeling the same or better, loosing weight, allegedly getting better nutrition, and definitely not going hungry.

WP4

May 1, 2014Essay, Health, Opinion, Social Issuesautoimmune disease, diet, eating right, food as medicine, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, nutrition, Terry Wahls, Wahls Protocol, weight losscb

See WP0 and The Wahls Protocol

Wahls Protocol Day Four

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Me too.

Today is Day Four of the Mrs and me on The Wahls Protocol.

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WP0

April 27, 2014Essay, Health, Newsautoimmune disease, diet, mitochondria, MS, Mutiple Sclerosis, myelin, nutrition, Terry Wahls, Wahls Protocolcb

Wahls Protocol Day Zero

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Me too.

Today is Day Zero of the Mrs and me beginning The Wahls Protocol. No idea what I am talking about? Go back and read my post on The Wahls Protocol.

Terry Wahls is within a year in age of my wife and I. Like Jess, in The Nudist War, Terry Wahls has Multiple Sclerosis. No one … and I do mean no one … knows what causes MS. No one knows a cure for it. Treatments exist, but they are fraught with side effects, nasty organ destroying side effects.

Terry Wahls tackled her own MS by researching the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc. needed by our mitochondria. Within a year she went from lying on a reclining ‘zero-G’ chair to riding her bicycle. Seriously go back and watch the video.

As I said, Wahls is the same age as the Mrs. Her MS presented itself at about the same time as it did in the Mrs. When I said that no one knows the cause or cure for MS, I should have said that ‘officially’ no one knows the cause or cure. However I believe that Wahls has a clue, and it’s a clue that applies to ALL of us.

Today the Mrs and I went to Sprouts and bought all manner of fresh fruits, veggies, nuts, and seeds. We also went to our nearby JCPenney and purchased a Nutri Bullet. This is not an endorsement of Sprouts, JCPenney, or the Nutri Bullet. Just details. In fact the first Nutri Bullet failed to work right out of the box. A bad omen?

What do I expect to see if this actually works?
Feeling better
Loosing weight
Feeling better

I will update you from time to time with our progress.

The Wahls Protocol

April 25, 2014News, Opinion, Social Issues, The Nudist War, Videoautoimmune disease, diet, food as medicine, Jess, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, myelin, nutrition, paleo diet, Terry Wahls, Wahls, Wahls Protocolcb

From The Nudist War – Day 43
Jess was officially diagnosed with MS ten years ago, not long after she posted for the position at the CDC in Atlanta. She noticed that she had a “floater” in her left eye that didn’t go away. When she saw her Ophthalmologist he diagnosed her with optic neuritis, for which he prescribed a course of oral steroids to reduce the inflammation. “One thing you should know,” he told her, “there is a good chance that you have Multiple Sclerosis. Let me refer you to a Neurologist who specializes in MS treatment. She’s the best one in Atlanta.” After a CT scan, several MRIs and lumbar punctures, the diagnosis was in. “Ms. Munroe, I am so sorry to have to tell you this. The MRI analyses and spinal fluid tests both indicate positive for Multiple Sclerosis.”

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Maybe I should put Jess on this diet.

TNW – Day 44

March 2, 2014Fiction, Horror, HZV, The Nudist War, Zombiesalcohol, ATF, awakening, CDC, Eddy, Edmund, Edward, firearms, Galveston, H17N10, HZV, Ibuprofen, Interferon, Jess, Level 4, MAN, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, naked, nudist, Ondansetron, running, Seaside, shotgun, tobacco, who, World Health Organization, Zürich, zombies, Zscb

This is the fourth chapter.
Start at the beginning or read the previous chapter.

All people, places, and events are fictional … except when they aren’t.

The Nudist War – Day 44

He rounded the corner only to see Jess on the ground, covered in blood … As Eddy moved toward Jess, a crazed naked woman came running around the corner and lunged at him. Eddy didn’t wait for introductions. He unloaded two shotgun rounds into her, but she kept coming. A third shot to the face dropped her at his feet.

• • •

“Urrrrargghh glurrrppp … urrrrargghh wrrraccch.” The sound of vomiting came from the behind the restroom door.

“You okay in there?” Eddy asked. It was 4:00 AM. Dr. Edmund Hillary had been up since midnight after getting a much needed six hour nap. He had just come out of the lab to get some coffee and empty his bladder (not necessarily in that order).

“Urrrrargghh … yeah … urrrrargghh.” A few minutes later Jessica emerged wiping her face with a wet towel. “Need more Ondansetron.” she muttered and staggered over to the medicine cabinet. “May as well take more Ibuprofen while I’m here.” She opened both bottles taking a pill from each and washing them down with a swig from a freshly opened water bottle. “I’m going back to bed,” she muttered and headed back to her cot. Eddy was used to this by now. The main side effect of the Interferon was nausea and vomiting, hence the Ondansetron.

“External power is back up,” he said. … No reply … “I’ll tell her later,” he thought.

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TNW – Day 43

February 23, 2014Fiction, Horror, HZV, The Nudist War, ZombiesApocalypse, Atlanta, CDC, CT scan, DNA, Eddy, Edmund, Edward, floater, Galveston, H17N10, HZV, Ibuprofen, Interferon, Jess, Level 4, lumbar puncture, MRI, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Ondansetron, optic neuritis, Zombie Apocalypse, zombies, Zscb

This is the third chapter.
Start at the beginning or read the previous chapter.

All people, places, and events are fictional … except when they aren’t.

The Nudist War – Day 43

A novel influenza virus has been discovered in several bats from Guatemala. This virus is highly divergent in sequence from other known influenza A viruses, and has thereby designated as a new influenza subtype of H17N10. Nothing is known about the capability of H17N10 to cause human infections or its putative pandemic potential.

~ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, February 2012

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The room slowly came into focus. Jessica rolled over on the cot and hit the intercom button. “How long have I been asleep?” Silence. Once again, louder and with more authority. “Yo! … Edward! … How long have I been asleep?”

“Hold your horses! I’m starting another run,” replied a voice through the speaker, “… and how many times do I have to tell you? … It’s EDMUND, not Edward!” Pause. “You’ve been asleep just over twenty-four hours.”

“Thanks, Eddy.” Jess rolled onto her back and stared up at the ceiling. She knew well and true that his name was Edmund, but she loved pushing his buttons. Calling him Edward was a sure way to do it. This had been going on ever since Edmund joined her team two months ago, not long before the first reported case of HZV. Back then she had a team of over two dozen scientists and technicians working under her. Now it was just the two of them rattling around in the empty complex.

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Day 43

July 15, 2013Day 42, Fiction, Horror, HZV, ZombiesEddy, Edmund Hillary, HZV, Ibuprofen, Interferon, Jess, MS, Ondansetron, zombies, Zscb

This is an archival version. Please visit The Nudist War for the current version.

https://contrafactual.com/the-nudist-war/

This was the original second chapter of the Nudist War. I am leaving it here for historical reference. The current version may be found at:
https://contrafactual.com/2014/02/09/the-nudist-war/

All people, places, and events are fictional … except when they aren’t.

– Day 43 –

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That which is not true, but could be true under certain conditions.

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