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pambh65

Hi from Canada

Hello, name is Anne, have had MS since xmastime 2013 Merry Xmas to me hey! My profile pic is from NYE this year, it's the best i have looked all year. I am in the process of stopping Copaxone because it doesn't seem to be doing anything good for me. I am tired of the painful needles and was only able to do my belly so it is quite lumpy thanks to copax! I have been offered Mavenclad, turned it down cuz of side effects listed. Who wants to chance Shingles and herpes? Nope. I think i am going to try Aubagio. Not too excited about it but we will see after my next MRI in a few weeks if they will put me on it. The best I ever felt was 4 years ago when i was on nothing, but things were different, better, back then so not expecting to repeat history. I also have osteo and depression and generally feel like shit these days. I live alone, kids are young adults, dont see very often and must admit it does scare me to be alone with this damn disease, but no one wants to date a sick girl and can't say i blame them. So unless i am lucky to find someone who can look beyond their own selfishness, i guess its just me. Will update later. Glad to be here and hope to make some friends.
@EdmontonAlberta

@pambh65 Canada is only 9,000 km's coast to coast. Could you be a wee bit more specific? Oh, and Hi... ;-)

@Mlgilber1

The risk for herpes is only if you already have herpes. The medication could then cause a herpes flare up. They do have a shingles non live vaccine now that is supposed to be pretty good. I’m on Ocrevus and it’s an immunosuppressant so a couple months after my infusion I did get shingles which is painful, but I hadn’t had the vaccine.