antibodies??

[bentvalve]

has anyone on ty been asked to do a test to see if your system has built immunity to the ty?

my insurance would not pay for it..kinda funny.. this was my 1st "clean" mri, and i am now having issues?

i have had several flairs..who knows.. i am on my 14th infusion and i am jc+..not sure what is next.i have been on copaxone,and avonex..

don

[Bliss]

Hi. I'm on betaseron and I had to have a blood test for antibodies last year. It was not covered by our insurance either. No one at the lab I went to seemed to know anything about this kind of test.

[0485c10]

I don't know anything about insurance and the antibody test..didn't really understand what you wrote. you have had several flair while on tysabri but you have had you first clean mri...

don't really understand, but i remebered your post when i saw this article..in the archives of neurolog.thoughyt of you post.

in it it says that people diagnosed with RRMS but with a suboptimal response to tysabri should be tested for Neuromitis Optica which has a specific test...
tested positive for antibodies to aquaporin 4.

http://archneur.ama-assn.org/cgi/con...upType=volpage

[bentvalve]

soory, basically it stopped the progression.but, the flairs i dont understand? i was wondering if working as hard as i was was causing the flairs?? don

[Grace53a]

Some of my MS friends have had the NAb lab test (for neutralizing antibodies in response to Tysabri). Those who were positive stopped taking it.

Grace

[LZMOM]

I believe the antibodies test is paid for by the company that makes Ty! I have never seen the charge on my insurance and have had it 2 times. Check with your DR.

[hunterd]

has anyone on ty been asked to do a test to see if your system has built immunity to the ty?

my insurance would not pay for it..kinda funny.. this was my 1st "clean" mri, and i am now having issues?

i have had several flairs..who knows.. i am on my 14th infusion and i am jc+..not sure what is next.i have been on copaxone,and avonex..

don

i had the test done don, and it was +. the neuro had me stop the ty. i also have antibodies to avonex, copaxone. my neuro (an ms specialist) has me getting IVIG transfusions and taking copaxone. my latest mri was "stable", no changes and nothing active. not sure about the bloodwork and who paid for it (5 yearss ago).