When to Consider Changing Treatments

By Lisa Emrich, Health Guide Sunday, November 20, 2011
As soon as you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, you had many decisions to make. One of those was whether to use a disease-modifying drug and, subsequently, which one to use. You did your research, talked to friends and family, read online forums, and worked with your neurologist to choose an a...
Evaluating the Progression of MS: Physical Disability
11/22/11 7:04am

Hi Lisa,

How timely of you to post this subject. My regular neuro is sick (long term) and I've been switched to the other MS neuro in our area. After 9 years on Betaferon, we agreed together that it's time for a change. Since I've also used Copaxone (for 1.5 yrs after dx), we agreed that it's time to try Tysabri.

 

In the meantime I'm doing all the tests necessary (blood, MRIs) before being accepted as a Tysabri patient. Hopefully it won't take too long. My liver enzymes are really tired of being so high and my wbc would like to go back to normal. 

 

Here's to moving on Wink.

 

Peace & Serenity,

Maris

 

 


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By Lisa Emrich, Health Guide— Last Modified: 03/31/12, First Published: 11/20/11