My Tysabri Diary...

After my 4th infusion, I have not experienced any "significant" improvements yet this time around on Tysabri, and I believe its due to the accumulating disabilities I've suffered for 18 + months not having Tysabri's superior efficacy to protect me from all the relapses I was having (approx. once a month).

I'm much more disabled now than most who currently receive Tysabri, and therefore I also believe I will need many more infusions before I see "dramatic" improvements.

The thing is...from my perspective, I am thrilled for others that show improvements so fast, and thrilled when a patient makes the switch to Tysabri or starts their therapy with Tysabri because I know they will be happy they did, just as I was in early 2005.

Right here, right now, I have experienced some minor improvements (which are HUGE for me)....but I'm sooooo not disappointed or disheartened that I'm not receiving the miraculous results I once had...I am thrilled that Tysabri (for me) is doing exactly what it has been designed to do: "...to delay the accumulation of physical disability and reduce the frequency of clinical exacerbations."

I haven't had a relapse, no increased disability, nor any disease progression since 10/06 - Wooooooohooooooo!

In my book, Tysabri Equals Hope, always.

(((hugs)))
Love, Lauren
A very proud member of www.MSpatientsforchoice.org