Joellelee, Cheryl, Wiz, Vic, Barb, RW, starfish and hotfoot,

Thank you all for your replies, opinions and well-wishes. I must say I am pleasantly surprised.

In my mind what I thought I would hear is all the great things about Tysabri and maybe sway me to that side.

I am so thrilled you were all so honest. I am going today for the full body check, OH JOY! But its probably due anyways and I have a few "spots" I want checked. They don't look like Melanoma but just want to know what they are.

When I had my second MRI they were actually "ruling out melananoma of the brain" and when I learned I had MS it was somewhat of a relief. The only two persons I ever knew with melanoma died from it traveling to the brain so MS seemed like a walk in the park back then, now I wish I could walk that park but oh well I'm alive to camp in the park and ride my scooter around it.

And the suggestions for the every other day Copaxone sound like winners. I had cut way back on the injections, probably about every third-fourth day but have been back on them daily for about a week now. If I start having the IPIRs again I think I will try the every other day routine.

I was telling my SHG friends last night that I am very thankful for them but I did tell them that the daily check in here has been my lifeline! And once again some great friends here threw out a lifesaver to me and I will be forever grateful.

And if anyone has the opposite opinion of these I'm very willing to listen.