Up until last year, I was sure I was a tough east coast girl who could defend and stand up for myself. I was faced with all kinds of adverse situations, judgements and other issues I was able to face on my own.
Nothing was as nerve wracking and infuriating as the entire 6 months I have spent with little support fighting my doctors.
It all started with my mother coming into town to see my doctors. I live in Colorado and she lives in Florida. She never showed interest before, in fact she ignored my MS all together. So I was excited she was coming to learn about my disease.
I have been on Copaxone since I was diagnosed in 2008. I have had no new lesions or exacerbations since then. I was fine where I was.
Mom and I spent most of her trip at the different docs I see. When I got to my neurologist she told me I needed to be on a more aggressive treatment. She recommended Tysabri. I cringed. Why did she want me to switch? Because they wanted me on the most aggressive treatment on the market.
I told her I would think about it.
Find out where my moment of pause to think took me in my next post.
Nothing was as nerve wracking and infuriating as the entire 6 months I have spent with little support fighting my doctors.
It all started with my mother coming into town to see my doctors. I live in Colorado and she lives in Florida. She never showed interest before, in fact she ignored my MS all together. So I was excited she was coming to learn about my disease.
I have been on Copaxone since I was diagnosed in 2008. I have had no new lesions or exacerbations since then. I was fine where I was.
Mom and I spent most of her trip at the different docs I see. When I got to my neurologist she told me I needed to be on a more aggressive treatment. She recommended Tysabri. I cringed. Why did she want me to switch? Because they wanted me on the most aggressive treatment on the market.
I told her I would think about it.
Find out where my moment of pause to think took me in my next post.
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