Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The FDA is my friend!

Guess what! The FDA approved a pill! A PILL! Like, not a needle.

(Of course, it has so many possible side-effects that may result in my being turned into a frog with a liver disease and depression, BUT!!!)

The pill is called Gilenya. There are others in the works, but this is the first one that's FDA approved. The biggest draw-back is that it's an immune-suppressant, which basically means that while it helps me with the whole body-attacking-itself thing, it could make me more susceptible to other diseases. So I guess the whole "talk to your doctor about Gilenya" thing is in my future. But it's there, and it's the future, and it's not a needle.

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