Re: MRI before and in middle of LDN taking

[Guest guest]

Yes,

Many on the chat site were checking with MRI's before and monitoring with

new MRI's to see if LDN was keeping people from progressing with MS. Many

were having no changes for the first time (lack of progression), when always

before they were having more new lesions every time they would get a new MRI

prior to LDN.

Some would have lesions get smaller or almost disappear.

Others would have some new lesions or their lesions would get a bit larger.

But usually they would stay on because their symptoms would be so much

better.

My husband has one large lesion on his spine. The doctors could not specify

that he had one on his brain, but they saw a speck on his brain. After

being on LDN for after 4 months, he had a new MRI done. The Nero stated

that the speck was looking a bit more like a tiny lesion. She does not know

he is on LDN and has been wanting him to get onto one of the interferon's.

So we are not really sure he had progression. He was going to get a new MRI

done every 6 months, but it had depressed him, so we decided since he is

doing so exceptionally well with his symptoms that he would not give up LDN

anyways. So he is going to avoid doing the MRI's for a while.

Another important thing is that some people with MS has tons of lesions and

some have very few. It is kind of strange but the amount of lesions or the

location of the lesions do not seem to correlate necessarily with symptoms.

However I would say that it seems that when the eyes are effected it usually

means the lesions are in a certain part of the brain and not on the spine.

Hope this helps

Aletha

[low dose naltrexone] MRI before and in middle of LDN taking

> Hello everybody!

>

> Has anybody had MRI done before the beginning of LDN taking, and

> another one after some LDN taking?

> If someone had made such MRI, I would be appreciated for any info to

> my e-mail address ldn@...

>

> Thank you in advance

>

> Slawek

> http://www.LDN.org.pl/

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Quality of life is everything. I only

speak from the world of cancer, but learning to accept the fact that tumors can

exist inside your body literally for 20 or 30 years without terminating life is

an important lesson. You can frequently contain tumors. They are there, they are

ugly, and the doctors want to remove them. So what? If you can do the things

you want, if you feel reasonably good, if you are able to think rationally and

get around, ask yourself the question, “what do you really expect to

happen” or maybe more importantly, “What do I have to gain?”

If they can promise (and I use the word

quite liberally here) that they can make things go away and the percentage of

success is relatively great and the trade off of is minimal, it is something to

consider. But if there are no good fixes, and you in turn fixate upon the

concept that the MRI or CT scan shows “more” or “different”

rather than focusing on the good qualities of your life, then what was gained?

If there is definite degradation, you

cannot ignore it. If things are status quo and that is an acceptable

condition, what difference does the MRI or CT make? It will change nothing and

perhaps add greatly to the stress that in turn exacerbates the very situation

you are trying to cope with.

Bruce Guilmette, Ph.D.

Survive Cancer Foundation, Inc.

http://www.survivecancer.net

From:

low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of Aletha Wittmann

Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005

9:27 PM

To:

low dose naltrexone

Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone]

MRI before and in middle of LDN taking

Yes,

Many on the chat site were checking with MRI's

before and monitoring with

new MRI's to see if LDN was keeping people from

progressing with MS. Many

were having no changes for the first time (lack of

progression), when always

before they were having more new lesions every

time they would get a new MRI

prior to LDN.

Some would have lesions get smaller or almost

disappear.

Others would have some new lesions or their

lesions would get a bit larger.

But usually they would stay on because their

symptoms would be so much

better.

My husband has one large lesion on his

spine. The doctors could not specify

that he had one on his brain, but they saw a speck

on his brain. After

being on LDN for after 4 months, he had a new MRI

done. The Nero stated

that the speck was looking a bit more like a tiny

lesion. She does not know

he is on LDN and has been wanting him to get onto

one of the interferon's.

So we are not really sure he had

progression. He was going to get a new MRI

done every 6 months, but it had depressed him, so

we decided since he is

doing so exceptionally well with his symptoms that

he would not give up LDN

anyways. So he is going to avoid doing the

MRI's for a while.

Another important thing is that some people with

MS has tons of lesions and

some have very few. It is kind of strange

but the amount of lesions or the

location of the lesions do not seem to correlate

necessarily with symptoms.

However I would say that it seems that when the

eyes are effected it usually

means the lesions are in a certain part of the

brain and not on the spine.

Hope this helps

Aletha

[low dose naltrexone] MRI before and in

middle of LDN taking

> Hello everybody!

>

> Has anybody had MRI done before the beginning

of LDN taking, and

> another one after some LDN taking?

> If someone had made such MRI, I would be

appreciated for any info to

> my e-mail address ldn@...

>

> Thank you in advance

>

> Slawek

> http://www.LDN.org.pl/

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello

Thank you for response.

Our neurologists don`t believe in LDN. They want to read findings the

MRI scans and they want to compare the scans.

For people suffering from multiple sclerosis it doesn`t matter.

For them most important is when their symptoms are diminishing.

You are right claiming that quality of life is everything.

Greetings from Poland,

Slawek

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