Choosing an MS Therapy Part 1/4

Intended for people who have discussed starting a disease-modifying therapy with their doctor, this video program produced by the MS Society of Canada offers balanced information about current treatment options. It includes a discussion with leading experts involved in multiple sclerosis (MS) care, as well as interviews with people who have faced the big question of whether they should start treatment. The program explains how the medications work, what to expect from treatment, and the benefits and challenges of starting and staying on therapy. It is designed to be used by the person with MS whose doctor has suggested that they start a disease modifying therapy and who need to make a treatment decision.

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Education

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• MS
• Multiple
• Sclerosis
• Society
• of
• Canada
• Therapy
• Treatment
• Medication
• Medicine

[xMIKEBROWN30x]

I have also had the ballooning, and I have not felt this good in 3 years. I am very fortunate that I have not had to resort to injecting those poisonous drugs into my body. The MS drugs are harmful, not a venoplasty which has been shown to have minimal risks and almost no complications. How long have the MS drugs been around for? What has been reported? I've never heard of a venoplasty causing flu like symptoms, or a reaction in the puncture site, or PML developing.

[vislandgirl]

I chose angioplasty and was successfully treated for 7 narrow and constricted locations in my veins July 7, 2010. I have gone off all medications (that's $30,000 a year!) and am feeling great!