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Originally Posted by Natalie8
Question for you Tysabri veterans:
I'm supposed to get infusion #8 on Monday. Yesterday I developed a garden variety cold (low grade fever, mild cough, sore throat, congestion). Can I still get the infusion? I know it's best not to have one with heavy duty infections but what about a simple cold?
If you can believe it, I haven't had a cold in 10 years. I think my immune system has been in overdrive.  |
I believe that you haven't had a cold in that time! I am one of those people, who just don't get sick, and when I do it's either over in a few hours or it knocks me on my butt!
Whether you get the infusion or not is up to your doctor. When you tell the staff, they will call the doc. Some docs say no problem, and some say let the illness pass, depends on the doc.
I have an abscessed widom tooth. It started Friday night and Saturday I called my dentist and he prescribed amoxicillin 875 mg. BID.
I called the neuro and asked if I would have any problems, since I just had my infusion. His reply was "Do you want to get rid of the infection? TAKE it!"
And yes, not only did they both call me back on a Saturday, but the dentist called in the scrip and told me to stop by on Monday morning when I get out of work and he will check me out and schedule the extraction!
It already feels better, the derned throbbing has stopped and the pressure has lessened. This after only three of those horse sized pills!
I think my body is hyperdriving the infection off!
You may not even have symptoms of that cold by the time you get to infusion Monday!
