Hello! I'm very new here so I hope this is the right place to post this question! I recently moved to a new area and am still in the process of finding a neuro so I don't really have anyone to ask this question to.
I'm 23, and I was just diagnosed with MS in May. I started taking Avonex (the pen) shortly after, and I've been really happy with it, and I haven't had any more symptoms.
I've traveled out-of-state since the diagnosis, but that was only a short flight and trip. Since Avonex needs to be refrigerated, I have to take it in these bulky bags with ice packs which isn't really ideal for long-term traveling. My family is planning a trip to Australia/New Zealand next summer to visit relatives, and just for a nice vacation since we don't live near each other, and I'll be graduating next year so it would also be a gift to me. We would probably be gone for a couple months at least. I was really excited, but now I'm not sure if this is possible for me. The flight alone is around 13 hours (we'd be flying out of LAX), and the ice packs in the Avonex travel kit only last 10 supposedly.
So I'm just wondering if anyone here has experience traveling long-term with MS? Or if it's even possible? I was also thinking of switching medications to the pill form, but my last neuro strongly recommended the injections, and I've heard those side effects are pretty bad while I barely have any from Avonex.
I'm 23, and I was just diagnosed with MS in May. I started taking Avonex (the pen) shortly after, and I've been really happy with it, and I haven't had any more symptoms.
I've traveled out-of-state since the diagnosis, but that was only a short flight and trip. Since Avonex needs to be refrigerated, I have to take it in these bulky bags with ice packs which isn't really ideal for long-term traveling. My family is planning a trip to Australia/New Zealand next summer to visit relatives, and just for a nice vacation since we don't live near each other, and I'll be graduating next year so it would also be a gift to me. We would probably be gone for a couple months at least. I was really excited, but now I'm not sure if this is possible for me. The flight alone is around 13 hours (we'd be flying out of LAX), and the ice packs in the Avonex travel kit only last 10 supposedly.
So I'm just wondering if anyone here has experience traveling long-term with MS? Or if it's even possible? I was also thinking of switching medications to the pill form, but my last neuro strongly recommended the injections, and I've heard those side effects are pretty bad while I barely have any from Avonex.
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