September 23, 2005
Scleroderma - Scaryderma!
I'm kinda bummin' today. The misconceptions about this "illness" are like a never ending tide. I heard from someone whos sister is just about on her death bed with scleroderma. She refers to it as "end stage" - like it's cancer. I'm sure that's what the Drs. are telling her. People, this is AUTO immune. Self-caused. PART of what you are. It doesn't metastasise, it sprouts from your own cells, malfunctioning. It's not like the Blob, coming up behind you and engulfing your whole body. It comes from inside YOU. OK - my theory - the meds that help the most in this have only been recently discovered. They are just the tip of the iceberg. The substance Nitric Oxide is inside your cells and it controlls your blood vessels and muscles and who knows what else. There is some as yet undermined process in that Nitric Oxide that has gone haywire in Scleroderma. Some researchers say it is a matter of too much and some say it is too little. Either way, the best drug for it right now is Viagra, a Nitric Oxide enhancer. It also has the least side effects. But be careful trying to obtain it from your insurance company! It is easier for 70 year old men to get it for their sex life than for a 30 year old woman to get it to save her fingers, lungs and maybe even her life. TODAYS LESSON: If you have sclero and your Dr. hasn't offered you VIAGRA - ASK HIM FOR IT!
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