HSCT for people with MS
It must have been about six months ago that I heard the term HSCT being seriously talked about at our Hayling Island MS group. I am certainly aware of some of the Disease Modifying Treatments (DMT’s) that are available for people with MS and I have watched the research with interest and curiosity over the years. In the last few years the number of wheelchair users within the MS community has lessened, which I’m convinced is down to the progression of research. Together with a regular exercise program and DMT’s a real difference is now being made. When I was first diagnosed my Neurologist was into his research, I was sent to Cambridge to discuss the possibility of going on Campath 1H which was one of the first Disease Modifying Drugs (DMT’s). I underwent a two hour consultation and was sent on my merry way. My Neurologist called me back a couple of months later and told me how disappointed he was because the decision had been made that my MS was not ‘bad enough’ to warra...