Just need a bit of advice from the experts...you.
My timeline so you know the progression:
March 2010 was skiing spring break (killed the mountain!), came home and two weeks later had anemia, followed by rapid a downhill slide ever since - no remission at all. EDDS is 6.0-6.5 now. Diagnosed April 23 2011.
The neurologist wants to start Copaxone, and if that does not work do Tysabri. My reservation is that (from my research) Copaxone takes 6-8 months to start working; Tysabri takes 2-3 months. I fear I do not have 6-8 months to wait for a medication to begin taking effect. Who knows where I will be by then given the rapid progression.
Is it reasonable to ask the doctor to consider Tysabri as the first line in my case? I am do not address issues well with physicians, but my gut instinct is telling me this is the route I need to take. Advice please?
My timeline so you know the progression:
March 2010 was skiing spring break (killed the mountain!), came home and two weeks later had anemia, followed by rapid a downhill slide ever since - no remission at all. EDDS is 6.0-6.5 now. Diagnosed April 23 2011.
The neurologist wants to start Copaxone, and if that does not work do Tysabri. My reservation is that (from my research) Copaxone takes 6-8 months to start working; Tysabri takes 2-3 months. I fear I do not have 6-8 months to wait for a medication to begin taking effect. Who knows where I will be by then given the rapid progression.
Is it reasonable to ask the doctor to consider Tysabri as the first line in my case? I am do not address issues well with physicians, but my gut instinct is telling me this is the route I need to take. Advice please?
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