ICD is something that I have had a lot of trouble with the past few years, especially when it came to my health. I had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 2012, but after that, I had a lot of trouble finding a doctor that really understood how to treat this disease. It had been around for as long as I can remember, but in more recent years, my diagnosis seemed to be becoming more and more elusive. Finally in January of 2015 I found Dr. Ben K.
Dr. Ben K. is a neurologist and neuroscientist who specializes in multiple sclerosis and related diseases (including what we now know as IcD). He does not use the term “chronic,” like other neurologists do. Instead he uses the term “chronic disease,” which makes it sound like it’s a part of normal life. The way Ben describes his diagnosis is “chronic progression of disease leading to permanent disability.
Ben is a member of the ICDS (Interdisciplinary Center for Disability Studies). ICDS is a private, non-profit research institute that conducts research at the intersection of medicine, social sciences, and education. ICDS is headquartered in Los Angeles but it also has offices in New York and Boston. ICD is one of the most prolific members of ICDS, which is why I was surprised to find one of its websites has such a high bounce rate.
Ben was never diagnosed with any form of “intermittent clonic” stroke, or even a “stroke” in the strictest sense of the word. He’s actually been diagnosed with a neuropathy, which is a condition where symptoms persist without a clear cause. A neuropathy can cause pain, numbness, and tingling in specific areas of the body.
The condition is also called multiple sclerosis, or MS. MS is the disease that was responsible for Ben’s life. He had it in the late teens or early twenties, but was unable to get any treatment until he was in his late thirties. In those years he developed a lot of other symptoms, including fatigue, balance issues, and bladder issues. He was also suffering from depression, but the only treatment was medication.
MS is also known as a relapsing-remitting form of the disease. The reason why it appears at certain times in life is because a person has symptoms for two or more years but then goes on to have a remission for another two years or so.
Basically, the whole reason why MS is so hard to treat is because it relapses so frequently. When a person has MS, his brain is incapable of making any new memories. When a relapse happens, the brain is unable to remember the previous episodes. In order to reduce the chances of having to deal with a relapse entirely, a person with MS often must have a multi-dose treatment at least 4 times per year.
There have been multiple treatments for MS and although they are effective, they can be very complicated to administer and can be very dangerous. Multiple sclerosis patients are often given a drug called interferon, which is made up of several different substances. They may be given it for up to six months at a time, and it’s available in a pill or liquid form. The pill usually lasts for 24 hours, but the liquid form lasts for about 2 weeks.
Interferon is basically an antiviral drug that is designed to keep a person’s immune system in check. It is taken to interrupt viruses, and it helps with things like cancer, as well as colds, the flu, and cold sores. Interferons are also used to treat multiple sclerosis, and this drug is also used to help other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and arthritis.
I am currently on Interferon and it is working great. But I’m also on a very low dose of my daily dose of prednisone (which doesn’t work as well for me). My doctor is recommending that I stop the meds and reduce the prednisone dose to once a day. Hopefully, if that works long enough, I will be able to stop taking it altogether.