Had an appointment at Barnes Hospital today. They are recommending that I try copaxone again. I had 5 IPIR's in the 4 1/2 months I was on it, but since interferons and tysabri are out ( allergic reactions, antibodies), she wants me to try it again. She also recommended I manually inject. So hopefully with the smaller needles and by manually injecting I may have less reactions. I have 2 or 3 new lesions in the past year so there is some progression. On a more positive note, she still thinks that my MS is relatively mild based on number and size of lesions and the fact that I did well during the physical exam.

If this does not work, she mentioned imuran as the next step. However, she also believes there will oral meds for ms in the "near" future.