2011: The MS Year in Review

By Lisa Emrich, Health Guide Friday, December 30, 2011

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What a wonderful year here at HealthCentral.com and at MS Central! Our excellent patient experts and contributors have written many great posts and have asked several thought-provoking questions throughout the year. I want to thank Vicki, Amy, Cathy, Dan and Jennifer, Dr. Kantor,...

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Michaelbgerber

12/30/11 4:06pm

Lisa - you and the whole team at MS Central really do make a big difference. I tell everyone that I know that is dealing with MS about you and the site. You consistently deliver one fantastic, understandable articles one after another. They are always well thought out and easy to understand. I consider MS Central to be the best resource for all of us living with MS.

May the new year bring you good health, love and family, and 100 more opportunities to make a difference in the world around you.

Michael

Lisa Emrich, Health Guide

1/ 5/12 12:13pm

Michael,

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that we have this corner of the internet to learn more about MS, to support each other, but more importantly to learn about ourselves. That's what I do every time I put myself out there.

Sometimes after 3.5 years of writing here at HealthCentral, I wonder what topics we haven't discussed. But there is never an end to subjects related to life and living with MS as we continue on this path. (I need to remember that new community members might need/want to discuss "older" topics in addition to news and research.)

Thank you for your contributions. Your perspective is always enlightening!

Rhonda

1/ 5/12 11:12am

How can you leave out CCSVI? You were the reason I found out about it in 2009. Did you ever pursue treatment? Have you followed all of the new research? Have you read the thousands of testimonials? I find it hard to believe that this entire year you did not find it important to discuss CCSVI with your MS audience. I feel you have done a great disservice to your readers.

Lisa Emrich, Health Guide

1/ 5/12 12:23pm

Rhonda,

You are completely right! I didn't realize that CCSVI had not been discussed until I was compiling this collection of posts/links. So much is going on in terms of research related to CCSVI that it would take some time to collect the up-to-date data and news. That is something I make an effort to do. Thank you for reminding me.

As far as seeking treatment for myself, I haven't done so (yet). I did sign up to participate in a study in Buffalo but was not chosen. What about you? What is your experience with CCSVI? Where do you keep up with the latest news and testimonials?

Thanks, Rhonda, for bringing this to my attention. BTW, what other topics would you like to read about here? I'm always open to suggestions. :)

zell

1/13/12 8:47am

Lisa, After reading about CCSVI right here, I began to research it with vigor. (which was difficult with the amount of faigue and cog fog I had) The theory made a lot of sense to me. I did not know if treating CCSVI would help my MS, but I believed that living with these blockages was not good for my body and I wanted to see if I had them. I went to Stanford in 2009 and Dr. Dake diagnosed me with 90% blockages in both jugular veins. I was treated and the improvements in my MS and my health have been amazing. I was treated a second time at Vascular Access Center by Dr. McGuckin in April of this year. There were several additional blockages found. My original treatment was great, but there has been so much more learned since 2009. I almost forget I have MS now. My kids are thrilled to have a more active and clear headed mom! The best information on CCSVI is on CCSVI.org. All of the research is available there and so much more. I look forward to reading more about CCSVI here. Thanks.

2011: The MS Year in Review

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