I ask for your prayers..

Well guys, I just got the results back from my test.

The MRI tested positive for MS..

I was so looking forward to coming home and telling all of you that everything is alright..... but it's not.

I can hardly believe this is true... the Dr. said I would have to test the waters and see what I am capable of, and then he said "you should have plenty of good years ahead of you", that was quite crushing because I took it to mean that things are going to get pretty bad eventually....

So I guess my journey is going to be cut short, I will leave you all with what I have accomplished so far...

I started out about two years ago...

This was when I set out to get lean and big... I knew nothing about anything back then..



Look at how small I was, check out those tiny arms!


This was taken a month ago.. I have lost some size since then because I haven't been able to be in the weight room...



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I wanted to be over 200 pounds and a lot leaner... damnit.

I don't want to let this destroy my lifting career completely! I will have to see how lifting affects my symptoms.... but I want to continue!

Thanks for all of your support guys, I love you all for it!
 
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Hey RWS,

Obviously not the news you or we were hoping for....

Stay strong, the lifting may help to keep some of the lousier aspects of MS at bay. Don't lose the faith (I know it's easy for ME to say that).

I'll keep you in my thoughts and, in the infrequent times that I do pray, my prayers.
 
I'm really sorry about your diagnosis. Don't give up and never stop fighting. There's a lot that you can do to keep the disease at bay so you can enjoy a long and fulfilling life.
 
Dude thats rough, Dont forget that medical science is always evolving and we never know when there might be a breakthrough.

Hope your holding up man

Kia Kaha (Be strong)
 
realworksuks said:
Well guys, I just got the results back from my test.

The MRI tested positive for MS..

I was so looking forward to coming home and telling all of you that everything is alright..... but it's not.

I can hardly believe this is true... the Dr. said I would have to test the waters and see what I am capable of, and then he said "you should have plenty of good years ahead of you", that was quite crushing because I took it to mean that things are going to get pretty bad eventually....

So I guess my journey is going to be cut short, I will leave you all with what I have accomplished so far...

I started out about two years ago...

This was when I set out to get lean and big... I knew nothing about anything back then..



Look at how small I was, check out those tiny arms!


This was taken a month ago.. I have lost some size since then because I haven't been able to be in the weight room...



and




I wanted to be over 200 pounds and a lot leaner... damnit.

I don't want to let this destroy my lifting career completely! I will have to see how lifting affects my symptoms.... but I want to continue!

Thanks for all of your support guys, I love you all for it!
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Wow, I'm speechless. But ya know, I think I know how you feel when I was told in January that I had to have open heart surgery to replace my ascending aorta before it blew out and killed me (presumably within the next 3 - 5 years).

You have probably already found this site, but it has good info on MS and a page for the newly diagnosed, like you.



I really wish you the best.

30 years ago, a person who had a dilatated aorta, as I did, was told to quit your job and live a sedentary life for as long as you hold out, probably less than 5 years. Now, persons with that problem can have surgery to repair it and go on to do 3 triathlons over the next 6 months.

I am hoping they make progress in MS research that allows you to live as normal a life as possible.

Good luck and keep us posted. I want to hear how you're doing.
 
Can reverse hyper extensions help alleviate some problems? Every time I hear about spine problems I immediately think of reverse hypers.
 
I'm really bummed out for you, RWS. That sucks. But now you know what you have, and you can start to deal with it and take an active role in managing your symptoms.

If I were you I would keep working out as much as possible.

Do not give up hope. The UofC is trying very hard to find a cure:
(if this link doesn't work, use this : -- go down to "Development/Plasticity/Repair" and get a pdf of the first article -- "White Matter Plasticity and Enhanced Remyelination in the Maternal CNS")

I know you are probably feeling as though the rug has been pulled out from underneath your feet. And in a way it has. I've got a few things wrong with me, and although none of my medical issues are neurological, a couple could have been quite debilitating. I'm very stubborn and I do everything I can to take control of my life because I don't like being a passenger in life. At the very least, I want to be in the driver's seat for as long as possible.

And always remember that you are not alone.
 
That sucks RWS! I was also thinking you could come on here and say that it was just a virus. You've gotta stay strong, though I can't imagine how you must feel now.

Stay strong and come in here and vent whenever you feel like it!

And Lei, I doubt reverse hypers would help with this issue, unfortunately.
 
i'm sorry to hear this as well. just like everyone else is saying, you must try to stay positive even though it may be hard to. i hope everything will be ok and keep us posted.
 
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Hey RWS......Sorry to hear that you got bad news :(

I agree with what everyone has been saying, stay strong.....

As ILM said, they are always making advances in the medical community...

Hang in there and take care of yourself....
 
realworksuks said:
I don't want to let this destroy my lifting career completely! I will have to see how lifting affects my symptoms.... but I want to continue!
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Really sorry to hear the news but that’s a great attitude to take and I hope you stick with lifting. With any luck the effort you put into keeping in shape will help you stay in good condition for longer
 
I'm really sad to hear this :(

As others have said, you have heart, you've worked hard for your progress and the attitude you choose to have towards this will make all the difference...

Keep doing what you love bro!

We are always here for you
 
Yo guys, thanks everyone for your support, you guys are the greatest!

You guys are right though, I plan on being strong through this and just making the best of it... not just sit here and think "well I guess life is over now" or anything like that.. hah.

**** happens... what else can you do besides just take it in and make the best of it?

I plan to kick this diseases ass...! I am going in to test the waters tonight... but instead of strapping 70 pounds to myself while doing pullups I think I'll just stick to bodyweight for now... heh.
 
realworksuks said:
Yo guys, thanks everyone for your support, you guys are the greatest!

You guys are right though, I plan on being strong through this and just making the best of it... not just sit here and think "well I guess life is over now" or anything like that.. hah.

**** happens... what else can you do besides just take it in and make the best of it?

I plan to kick this diseases ass...! I am going in to test the waters tonight... but instead of strapping 70 pounds to myself while doing pullups I think I'll just stick to bodyweight for now... heh.
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GET SOME!! Dood, you're making me go back to the gym with that quote! You will kick it's ass, I have no doubt.
 
RWS, is there any reason to train less hard than you can? I mean, did your doc say anything about that? Like if you can do a 300lbs deadlift single, should you not do it? can lifting very heavy somehow make the MS worse?

Just wondering.
 
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RWS, is there any reason to train less hard than you can? I mean, did your doc say anything about that? Like if you can do a 300lbs deadlift single, should you not do it? can lifting very heavy somehow make the MS worse?

Just wondering.
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Hey, well my dr. told me to test the waters and figure out what I can do without getting symptoms (numbness right now). So, if I can deadlift 300 pounds and not get numb then it's ok... if I do it and get numb, though, it will make the disease progress faster.

So! I went to the gym yesterday and it appears my strength is reset back to where it was about 2 years ago... ha, well not quite that bad, but...

When I was benching, this burning and weakness was spreading hardcore into my forearm and hand. I was benching 135 and it really felt more like 195...! But, it's still early, I am just starting to make some changes now (like cutting out aspartame for one!), but I am hoping that the symptoms will go away and that I can build myself back up again. Plus, it might just be a loss of strength cuz I haven't been in the gym for 2 weeks... who knows... but I am hopeful.


Anyway, either way, if I can't get huge, I am going to AT LEAST get ripped.
 
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leg day went pretty well today actually, I was leg pressing 6 plates with no symptoms... I am seeing a pattern here, as long as I don't have to grip things really hard I am generally OK.

So leg press went ok, stiff leg deadlifts was not working, calf raises was good, and leg curls didn't work out.

Thanks for that video man, that was hopeful.
 
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