Veena Kinni, MD (Multiple-sclerosis Defeater)

I was supposed to start my next 100 days, but I have had a very bumpy road! So the past few months have been downhill. I keep bursting into tears wondering WHY ME?!!This sucks, I’m a 41 year old lady post-menopausal, wearing diapers, not walking, can barely brush my teeth, can’t swallow without choking… and …
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So my 100 Day Goal FAILED! But whatever, it took 11 missions before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon! That’s what I’m going to do too..well not exactly 😋 I’m going to WALK (just not on the moon). I hereby introduce WOW Missions  WOW stands for walking over wheels  So on WOW 1 Mission-I accomplished …
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It’s Day 10…ahh time is flying by! I’m figuring out how to get out of this wheelchair by using what makes sense in my own silly head and with the Neubie device  🤪  I’m basically thinking about my newborn nephew! The poor guy is currently lying on his back and staring at the ceiling…but soon …
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So this might be a ridiculous goal but I’m publishing it to get motivated and make it happen. 😋 I’m starting this goal today and each week I’ll tell you what exercises I do to get out of my wheelchair First I will tell you everything I did before starting this … Step 1: Acceptance This does …
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So I saw an urology PA for my bladder and one thing she said stuck with me…why are you NORMALIZING everything? Hehehe so why do I normalize things? I just want to enjoy life no matter what 😀 If I didn’t normalize things, I would go crazy! I mean I agree there is a fine …
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So I’ve been doing okay! But generally everything has been going on a downwards trend. I’ve decided I’m going to fix myself! I am not giving up until I get myself out of this wheelchair! But in the meantime… So every day I come up with a new theory:  I just figured out that a …
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I was slowly pushing my walker along and making my way to the bathroom, when I overheard my husband on the phon“It hasn’t been working for two weeks now!” he insisted. 🤔 Hmmm true I haven’t been walking properly for two weeks . “It’s done this before but then it started working again.”  Well , …
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Good news! It worked! Three weeks in the hospital, being bombarded with chemotherapeutic drugs, getting blood transfusions and losing all my hair was worth it! I’m no longer on any medications for my MS and it’s been a year and half and my MRI shows no new lesions. Okay now for the bad news… I …
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!I’m one year old today! 😯🥳I had my stem cell transplant Feb 1, 2021 and now it’s been 1 year!! I decided to google 1 year old milestones of babies, and I’m definitely on track… GrowthYour baby’s weight has likely tripled since birth. Thankfully this didn’t happen…😋 But I did gain some …
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I passed! 😀 It’s hard to believe this treatment journey has come to an end! I just had my 6 month checkup and I passed(the treatment portion) according to the bone marrow transplant and neurology teams🥳 What does this mean? 1. Blood counts– they have all returned to normal. No transfusions necessary!  2. White blood …
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