Phil and Macy

Phil and Macy

Friday, June 9, 2017

Ocrevus update

I sure thought getting this new MS drug would be fairly straightforward. Silly me, got a call from the doctor yesterday and now I need to get a chest x-ray, tuberculosis test, blood work to prove I'm immune to smallpox, measles and mumps. I guess it doesn't count that I had these immunizations when I was a kid. I also need to get any immunization for pneumonia and one for shingles. Then I have to wait 6 weeks after these new immunizations before I can get the new infusion of MS drugs. Of course, the chest x-ray will be the most difficult. When I had one in the hospital a few years ago I was fortunate that the x-ray machine could be made to work while I was in my wheelchair. Nothing comes easy I guess.

1 comment:

  1. It will all be worth it if the drug leads to improvement! Here's hoping!

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