My wife got things straightened out with the doctors. There was a miscommunication between the neurologist office and my primary care physician. We went back down to the hospital last night and got the x-rays and had even more blood work.
I guess they are being extra cautious because once I start the new drug I will be unable to take any immunization during that time. MS is considered an autoimmune disease and the new drug must somehow attack part of my immune system. I guess this is why I cannot receive an immunization during that time. Seemed kind of weird though that no one ever suggested I get immunized for pneumonia or shingles before this.
Now we wait for what I really can't say. Some of the blood work was to prove I am immune to the childhood illnesses we were immunized against before kindergarten. I don't expect much new info about this for a while. I think the next step will be shingles and pneumonia vaccine. Then the 6 week wait.
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