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my sister (24) was diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis in 2010, responded to steroid. now she suffered sudden & complete loss of vision in her left eye. she has been put on SOLUMEDROL. please suggest any available treatment modalities world over ? chances of return of vision ??

I find a source online that says in 2008 Avonex was Rs 9,000 per vial. Please call your Multiple Sclerosis Society of India (MSSI) and see what advice they can share. People on avonex have very good luck with slowing their disease, I hope you will do well on it, too!

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MS Life 2012, the lifestyle event for people affected with multiple sclerosis (MS), held on the 14th and 15th April in Manchester" and the MS society will help with the cost of travel. The deadline to apply is March 30. You can read the details here: http://www.patient-experience.com/index.

Hi, there, and Welcome! I can't believe this got by without anybody answering. My apologies! Seizures! Wow! Scary!! They're not completely unheard of in MS, though, as we're twice as likely to get them as the general population. But that's 5-6% as compared to 3% of the general population. I snagged this from the MS Foundation site: One of the less common problems associated with MS is seizures.

Hi Gwendolyn, The numbness and sharp,stabbing pain in your legs are actually part of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a nervous system disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects the nerve cells. This damage slows down or blocks messages between the brain and the body, leading to the symptoms of MS.

Insurers say the new system keeps everyone’s premiums down at a time when some of the most innovative and promising new treatments for conditions like cancer and rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis can cost $100,000 and more a year. But the result is that patients may have to spend more for a drug than they pay for their mortgages, more, in some cases, than their monthly incomes. The system, often called Tier 4, began in earnest with Medicare drug plans and spread rapidly.

org/brochures and you can get many publications from The Basic Facts, The History of Multiple Sclerosis, to publications on Newly Diagnosed, Employment issues, Staying Well, Managing Specific Issues, Managing Major changes, And the list goes on and on.

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