October, oh how I love the weather and beautiful skies that October brings. It is seriously one of my favorite times of the year. The change of the colors everywhere you look reminds you that like in the Spring, you can start a new in life. Change is the way we evolve, learn, and grow in so many ways.
This month for me will be a change in my health routine for my MS. I have been on the same treatment for the past 9 years. And I am beyond grateful for the drug these past 9 years and how well it has done for me and my MS. However, the one rather serious issue with this drug I have been blessed to avoid, has now taken over and must be prevented to get any worse, so no more treatment of this drug anymore.
For the past 9 years, every month I have seen my nurse, Mary, who I have come to adore. We have gone through so much seeing each other that often for 9 years. I am super sad to not have that monthly date with her anymore that is for sure. For 9 years, I have had this two hour infusion that kept my MS stable and made me gain my fight back. My body always knew a week before that it was time for the treatment. My body had come to what I say addicted to it and wanted it every 4 weeks for sure. So to all of a sudden have to stop has been challenging. My body, mind, and spirit doesn’t really know what to feel or think some days, but I keep pushing forward the best I can. It is no joke to have your body “out of whack” like I like to call it but trying to get old medicine out of body before new has to be done.
So now onto a new treatment. When discussing this with my Dr. I told him, ” Just tell me what treatment to take to keep me an ABLE MOM as long as I can, and I will do just that.” I remember the look in his eyes (masks only let you see that now darn it) was like “Okay, well that answers that one and we don’t have to go over many options then.” So done and done. I say with confidence in God and in my Dr. that I will do what needs to be done to be ABLE as long as I can, so tell me what to do. God knows that is my goal in my MS journey and I know he is helping me do just that.
So now starts a new treatment that is every 6 months. That is so crazy to think only twice a year for a treatment after 9 years of every month and 4 years of every week. I think this will be a weird but good transition. This new treatment will be for 6+ hours a time, but again only two times a year. I am praying and trusting God and Dr.’s in this and pray it will be the answer to my next MS journey.
I hope you all have a wonderful month filled with fun times, hay rides, and lots of pumpkin everything!
Stay happy, kind, and well!
xo