Multiple Sclerosis and Tysabri

I had a chat with a multiple sclerosis drug rep the other day that was a little alarming. The rep mentioned the little known fact that once you have Tysabri in your body -- even just one time as a multiple sclerosis treatment, you can never have chemotherapy drugs. This information is hard to find but it just reminds me that we have to really wait until we know about a drug before we jump on the bandwagon.

Those of us with multiple sclerosis are so desperate for a better disease modifying drug that we'll try anything. I know that I know I am. I was going to participate in a test with an oral version of Tysabri. The information about Tysabri and chemotherapy drugs is scary. The more progressive forms of multiple sclerosis rely on the chemo drugs as a treatment. Not to mention the issue of what if I ever got cancer? What would I do to fight the cancer?

I learned a very valuable lesson. The responsibility is on me for whatever I put in my body. I have to take this very seriously especially because I do have multiple sclerosis.