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Timothy L. Vollmer, MD
Department of Neurology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Professor
Co-Director of the RMMSC at Anschutz Medical Center
Medical Director-Rocky Mountain MS Center
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Brian R. Apatoff, MD, PhD
Multiple Sclerosis Institute
Center for Neurological Disorders
Associate Professor Neurology and Neuroscience,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Clinical Attending in Neurology,
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
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Everyone I've heard of
that's on Tysabri is doing
very well right now.
Lauren Parrot
Columnist
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I'm Barfing Next Time I
Hear: "You Don't Look
Sick"
Beth Dean
Columnist &
Copaxone Editor
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Dreams: My Journey with
Multiple Sclerosis
Kristie Salerno Kent
Columnist
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I'm Not Taking My MS
Meds & Getting Worse!
Jeannine Everett
Columnist &
Tecfidera Editor
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No More Shots
Due to Aubagio!
Jennifer Bannon
Columnist &
Aubagio Editor
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Medicine Damaged My
Hair Until I Started Doing
This...
Anne Robbs
Editor & Columnist
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My Stem Cell Journey
Judi Lecoq
Columnist
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Medical Marijuana
Gave Me My Life Back
April Barbosa
Columnist & Poet
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My Current Poison is
Paxil! It Makes Me Feel
Dried Up! I Can't Cry.
Angela Groves
Columnist
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MS put me out of work:
Finally, a job again as a
columnist!
Tony Bodmer
Columnist
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Migranes + MS =
1 Unhappy Camper
Cindi Hopper
Columnist
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What It Feels Like
To Be Me
Katrina Ann Taylor
Columnist
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Being a columnist is my
dream! How often in life
do people get their
dreams to come true?
Cheri Lee
Columnist
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Here's Why I Love
Avonex
Yvonne Decellis
Columnist
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Don't Judge Me & My
MS
Valorie Diamond
Columnist
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After misdiagnoses I was
fortunate enough to find
Dr. Timothy Vollmer!
Heather Johnson
Columnist
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I'm So Excited Because
I Just Started
Tecdifera
Judy Kazakawich
Tecdifera Columnist
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I've Had 47 Surgeries
and Amputation of My
Right Leg! Plus MS
Megan Jones
Columnist
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I Live In Bonny Scottland
Where the Ducks Love It,
As There Is Rain, Rain, Rain
Mayjay Dunn
Columnist
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I Love to Write! It's one
thing I can do with
my MS!
Kerry Pittmann-Galcik
Columnist
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I have been on
copaxone since 2001
Berlena Spencer Staton
Columnist
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The Monster is Attacking
Me Again! I'm Taking
Steroids For My Flare
Patti McArthur
Columnist
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How To Reduce The Side
Effects of Avonex And
Other Interferons
Toni Perry
Columnist
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Before MS, I spent
nearly all day out in
the sun!
Carrol Stearns
Columnist
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I checked in to the
hospital & I won't be
checking out soon!
Frank Williams
Columnist & Poet
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My Neuro Wants
Me On Tecfidern
Eva Saporito
Columnist
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This Is My 1st Column, It's About Being In A Trial For Alemtuzumab (Campath)
DeAnn Burgess
Columnist
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This Pill Got Rid of
Our Migraines
Anne Brockett
& Daughters
Columnists
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My Relationship With
My Boyfriend Was
Fine Until I Got MS
Daina Gurien
Columnist
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Here's the Most Important Advice You'll Ever Get
About MS
Tina Dempsey
Columnist
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DAMN STEROIDS!
By 4 Weeks I Gained
40 lbs
Tina Castle
Columnist
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1 Year Ago My
Daughter
Committed Suicide!
Cindi Rill
Columnist
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The Ex: To Call or
Not to Call?
Terri Spats
News Editor
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These are the last 100 posts I've made on my MySpace page...
LOST MY MEDICAID, MY JOB...SUFFERED WITH PROGRESSIVE MS EVERYDAY FOR 2 YEARS
I WANT OUT: I’ve been dealing with DEEP DEPRESSION-my grandmas death-my grandpas alzheimers....
after being a member of the ambulance for 12 years, Im taking the EMT course! Wish me luck!
My MS has been going haywire because my roommate & best friends ex wife is a vindictive person
I just wanted to share that I had my first shot today and it seems to have went well
"Tidying the House Soothes Mental Distress by 24%"
The MySpace Archives Do not work...
I'm Feeling Defeated-I just started a new job-Since starting I have fatigue & migraine headaches
I finally have mom in a good way-she doesnt have to feel bad anymore like shes an inconvenience
"The Perfect Gift" - Christina
I’ve started a new relationship & I’m paying the price: 1 night out=2 days of being a vegetable
(Tysabri-Pot-Vitamins) The pain has lessoned so much that I’m dancing again..I had energy -Tina
I got a new job stan - Amber
(UPDATE).....I’m just asking for hugs, prayers, or some words of encouragment.
(BREAKING NEWS) "Copaxone Significantly Reduced Annual Relapse Rates & Stabilized Disease
I’m getting pretty depressed-I broke up with my girlfriend..could it be the MS medicines I take
this past Saturday I was apart of my very first MS Walk.
does anyone take Rebif & Tysabri both? & how do you feel about it? anyone heard of Devics Synd
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME...I will not let MS, or being Single stand in my way..GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!!
Thanks Stan & everyone for the hugs & thoughts-It means a lot-It's good to know I'm not alone
(BREAKING NEWS: NEW MS DRUG FOR WOMEN ONLY) "Study uses hormones to treat multiple sclerosis"
(UPDATE)....The Blog averages about 1,000 visitors each day....BUT
INTERESTING STUDY ON ALCOHOL & MISSED DOSES OF MS MEDS - stan
i just made the dance team!!!
(CINDI'S DR UPDATE)...I don't know what to do anymore...I just wanna give up and say screw it!!
I would like to know if you would add me I have had M. S. since 86 was dg in 97
The muscle relaxant has taken the edge of the predisone so I'm not itchy anymore
I've seen improvement with Tysabri but Physical Therapy has helped immensely
"Physician battling multiple sclerosis shares her story" -Minneapolis Star Tribune
Have any of the angels mentioned loosing taste buds? I'm loosing mine & I wondered if it's MS
I would like to share the benefits of cranberry juice with you & our friends
I have heard wonderful things about your page Stan...I was only diagnosed in January
But im scared-i dont understand how life can be so cruel to a child!!!!!
Molly's poem might help you: convince those they love most that MS isn't all in your head
BECAUSE OF YOU & THIS SITE & THE ANGELS, I FEEL I CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD & MAKE IT THROUGH....
I did it..Yesterday I walked the MS Walk..I walked the entire 5.5 miles -Nena
They told me I need to start chemo-I am very scared and depressed about the thought of that!
Stan, We Might Have Some Good News! Diagnosed Joe with MS might have made a mistake
WOW...You gave our Friends 238 Hugs/Kudos yesterday - stan
THIS IS NOT ABOUT MS...BUT IT IS ABOUT THE COMPANY THAT MAKES TYSABRI...
I’m just asking for hugs, prayers, or some words of encouragment.
it has been 35 days since I had a Tysabri infusion and can I tell and feel the difference..
Fatigue is really being a bother-I'd like to know if any angels have had a sleep study
I wanted to ask the angels to please remember my daddy,,He is going to a MS clinic
THIS IS A GOOD VIDEO ON GIVING AN AVONEX INJECTION...send me yours & I'll post them too - stan
DO YOU HAVE A "NEURO-NIGHTMARE STORY"; LIKE DARA'S???
(News) MS & HEAT
Many Angels have asked me to have hats designed...so...here’s the initial design:
I saw my nero. She gave me 2 thumbs up -Susan
(UPDATE 2)...I asked John to leave...he has never been very supportive in my MS
Why is it that when you have MS and you can't work people think your lazy?
I would like to let the angles know i need a support system, i don't have any friends with MS
I just got diagnosed with MS on March 28th -Sidonia
I'm not doing good Stan..I'm having digestion and migraines do to emotional & physical stress
Update ~ Is Leona’s Doctor crazy or am I? I THOUGHT IT WAS A MEDICAL FACT THAT MS CAN CAUSE PAIN -stan
I've had MS since I was 14-it sucks! I don't feel like any of my friends & family understand me
My ongoing issue is keeping the optic nerve from causing problems-My memory is good some days..
BREAKING NEWS...(but is it laughable or important): "Man-cow hybrid embryo creates row"
Stan I am going crazy-I ask for something to help with pain-she says wait till next appt
Jason broke up with me because of the MS-i hate myself-Im sad-depressed-MS ruins everything
I just wanted to thank you for posting a blog about Hannah
I'm disappointed..I wanted to do the MS Walk..I have a Tysabri infusion the morning of the walk
Wonderful Words of Wisdom from Kimberly
(UPDATE)...Could anyone who's on Copaxone let me know when they started feeling better from it?
I went to my pcp & brought up the neuro issue=thanks to all the angels that keep pushing me
we are also planning our last baby..She said even after the 1st dose Novatrone can cause Cancer
a bit about my journey to my MS dx -Jessica
"Managing Work and MS: an employment teleconference series throughout April"
Our Ohio Angel needs congrats...plus good-luck-finding-job-prayers....STAN
I think I should give up on people,so I wont have to worry about disappointment or loosing them
"I accept...I fear...I reject...I hope..." - MEGAN
I just got done with a 3-day SoluMedrol run..I managed to pull an ’April Fools’ on the MonSter
My grandfather died in his sleep last night..I’m so sad..I’m really gonna miss him! -LISA
(UPDATE)......My grandmother passed away this a.m. - TINA
I’m wondering if any of the Angels have experienced these symptoms while on Lexapro:
(NEWS) "Fatigue in MS" - Eileen
I started smoking pot-NOW I’M ABLE TO DO THINGS: I’ve been walking around the lake-and NO PAIN!
:-) HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!
i need a hug..IM SO TIRED OF PEOPLE JUDGING MY ILLNESS BY HOW I LOOK-i want to give up but...
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FDA: Possible Association Between Use Of Singulair...And Suicide
It’s a girl!! I am going to be a grandma - Laura
today i feel really lost and alone..ive been experiencing things with my body i keep to myself
STAN CHECK THIS OUT: "Gene sweeps yield discoveries" - LISA
my mom has ms..i have a very hard time dealing with it bc i can’t stand 2 c her in so much pain
I am terrified! Appointment with the Pulmonologist tomorrow..So please keep me in your thoughts
I thought that some of you might like to know that Tysabri website has been revamped -Lauren
Hope you’re having a GREAT weekend...I am now that my leg is working again;)
I need some hugs and listening ears of those who truly understand what MS is
Im doing ok but find myself at home feeling somewhat sorry for myself ,,,,,
I still have pneumonia and getting worse..
SAD & SCAREY STUDY-Most Patients arent going to Neuros & are getting the wrong treatment
My life is over-what do you do when you find out you have been cheated on???
Im ready to give up-Lots of prayers is what I’m asking for from the wonderful MS angels
You invite it (Avonex depression) in like an old friend-let it stay a while then kick it out
the nuero looked at my mri...he wants to pull me off my rebif and put me on tysabri
"Free Hoyer Lift with sling-Nothing is wrong with it, just needed to get a portable one"
"The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance" =SARAH
Update ~ im sad-i need help-i need advise-i need support-ive been crying for days-now im scared
I’m curious if anyone else has experienced weight loss with MS - Misty
I am begging your Angels to pray...I’m was getting worse everyday.
My MS Video Stan: "I am a soldier" - MEG
I deal with chronic everything! Chronic-depression,chronic-fatigue, chronic-life! hahahahahaha
I was DXed 3 1/2 years ago. my wife is one of your friends so I thought I should join - Joe
Important Social Security /Disability Info. - Cindi
she wrote "This patient have no fatiuge at this time." Oh bullhockey!!!
The cat’s outta’ the bag - eRsILiA
I’m asking for some hugs, positive thoughts and some major prayers sent my way please
...the angels have helped me so much!!! - Christina
Ive lost 54 pounds-I’d like to start running-the fact that I have MS makes me determined to try
After reading Sheena’s story of discrimination, I felt compelled to tell my story as well - Kim
Our Friend Pie plans to go off meds & "start trying for a kid" soon
Hannah needs our hugs right this second & her Mom needs our support - stan
Do any of the Angels have depression...Bipolar etc & still take one of the drugs for FATIGUE???
I have been EXTREMELY ILL with the MS funk and had to seek more intensive help -Jay
(AVONEX PROBS) I have an appt with my neuro in the morning to discuss another treatment -Cindi
I am so scared! I had my disability dr appointment..I started crying in the appt - Mandi
jealousy is such a waste of a human emotion-i don’t understand it-especially in relationships
"Fatigue in MS" (from the National MS Society)
"What is normal" - MEG
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL MY WONDERFUL ANGELS
I need hugs & prayers-I found out a short time ago that I have MS-Im having a hard time dealing
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