I'm just home from my infusion, and I thought I'd let you know how it went!

It was a rough Ty day! Normally, one little poke and the line is in and good to go. The nurse let the first one roll around on her til I told her to stop. Try #2 was a no good, Try #3 was a no go. Try #4 with a little patience finally got her in.

Then she didn't realize they had delivered the medicine, so I was almost an hour before I even started the drip.

I kept the heating pad on me the entire time, even putting it on the line as it went in hoping to keep it warm. My bp was up a little today. Started out temp of 98.1. Midway through 98.3, bp horrible. Did the shakes and stretches at the same five minute mark post med as usual. Stood up about 5 minutes into the shakes, that seems to help slow em down. I probably only had about 15-20 bad minutes instead of 30 this time.

Got a headache this time, so I will pre-medicate next time with the Aleve when I first go in. I haven't had the headaches, or flu-like aches I'm kind of feeling now.

She took my temp again close to the time to go, it was 100.4! So dang it, she took my heating pad away

I went to the bathroom, she took out the iv thingy, took my temp again and it was down to 99.2 so she let me go home.

Now what?

Is the antibody bloodwork hard to get like the Rebif was (special procedure, not really hard)? Or can I just go to my regular blood place if the neuro decides I need it?