My Tysabri Diary...

I had my 6th dose of Tysabri last Wednesday - 3/21/07

It usually takes a couple of days after the infusion for me to feel it's full effects, and just 3 days later, I feel stronger already. My legs feel stronger and I have increased my p.t. repetitions by one for my legs (i.e., I am up to 10 stretching reps of the long leg tendon that runs down the back of the leg, behind the knee - per leg, 3x's a day, plus 10 leg presses from a sitting position in my w/c 3 x's a day) and I feel the constant urge to wiggle my toes, which I can still do on both feet.

Absolutely zero side effects, and with each infusion of Tysabri that I receive, I have renewed hope of walking once again and I will never give up that hope!

And ultimately, even if I never walk again, I won't be sad because I know Tysabri is working as it is performing (for me) exactly the way it was designed to do...from theTysabri Label: "TYSABRI® is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis to delay the accumulation of physical disability and reduce the frequency of clinical exacerbations."

I am on the most superior and efficious MS treatment available to us in over a decade. For this reason, I can celebrate and be grateful that my Quality of Life has improved.

I still haven't had a relapse or any disease progression (that I can tell of anyway) since re-starting Tysabri in Oct. 06 - that's 6 months now - pretty amazing considering I was having a relapse with accumulating disabilities approximately once a month prior to my Tysabri therapy - Woooohooooo!!!

(((hugs)))
Love, Lauren :)
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