Currently, the conventional methods for treating Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are bleak. Not much can be done, other than providing care while the disease progresses. Eventually, many people with MS become incapacitated. MS leaves people negotiating their lives in a wheelchair or worse, completely bedridden and dependent. I was in my late twenties at the time of my diagnosis, and this was not the forecast I wanted for the rest of my life.

The neurologist I was seeing recommended that I begin weekly Interferon injections. The cost for four injections was $1,600.00. When I came back from Europe, it was suggested that the injections be increased to three times a week, making this treatment financially difficult. I also started having some serious side effects, including hallucinations, fever, and feeling like I had the flu all the time. Despite the poor outcomes, I continued this treatment for three months.

A dear friend then told about an unusual therapy for MS that has produced some amazing results: bee venom. To be more precise, she told me that the treatment involves allowing bees to deliberately sting you. Considering my options, I chose to investigate this rather unique method.

The first course of action was to find out if there would be an allergic reaction. My friend showed me how to give my first sting. My body did not show an allergy to the bee venom, so I began delivering my first bee sting treatments. It is advisable to start off slowly. I began with six bee stings at a time, increasing slowly to 20 to 30 stings, three times a week.

I was astonished when after the first several sessions my body started waking up. In three weeks, I could walk down a flight of stairs. As I continued, I felt better and better, and maintained the bee sting treatments for a total of eight months. Now, after six years, I am living proof that it truly works! I am active again, and an advocate for this amazing, yet unconventional healing tool.

Bee Venom Therapy (BVT), otherwise known as Apitherapy, is really quite simple. First, it is important to check for an allergic reaction. For some people, bee stings can be fatal and this treatment is not an option. If the body shows reasonable tolerance, however, then the bees can be placed on acupoints along meridian lines, scars, or trigger points and allowed to sting. The bee stingers are left in place for 10 to 15 minutes before removing. The treatment session can consist of 20 to 40 stings, and should be done several times a week. The course of treatment also includes a vegetarian diet free of gluten and a few added vitamin supplements. I also used Bach Flower Remedy’s and visualization techniques to help my body to remember a state of wellness.

No one seems to know why BVT works. Science has yet to produce proof. However, an increasing number of people with MS are turning to this unconventional approach and having miraculous results. BVT is also being used to treat Lupus, sciatica, low back pain, tennis elbow, and more. It is believed the bee venom stimulates the body to heal itself.

BVT is not for everyone. And you won’t find BVT available at your local hospital. For one thing, BVT is relatively inexpensive and does not contribute to commercialized medical practices. It also requires a personal commitment and repeated follow through. In addition, many people (including myself) adopt a strict diet and use positive images of healing to prompt the body and mind back to health. It takes work. In my case, it was worth it.

BVT (Apitherapy) has been described as far back as the days of Hippocrates, Aristotle, and even the Bible. You can obtain more information from The American Apitherapy Society (www.apitherapy.org or 1-800-823-3460) or from books such as Bee Venom Therapy (by Bodog Beck, MD; D. Appleton Century Co; New York, NY; 1935) Bee In Balance (by Amber Rose L.Ac., L.C.S.W; Starpoint Enterprizes, Bethesda, MD; 1994); How Well Are You Willing To Bee? (by Pat Wagner; Wildes Printing, White Plains, MD; 1997); and Health And The Honeybee (by Charles Mraz; Queen City Publishing, Burlington, VT; 1994).

The point is, if your immune system is compromised, and the methods you are currently using are not effective, bee aware that there are other options.