Originally Posted by Riverwild

Glad to hear you got it checked out!

Tysabri or no Tysabri, never wait when something like this happens. An infection is bad enough, but when it's on your face, ear, etc, it's in close proximity to your brain and there are a LOT of blood vessels there and the infection can spread very quickly if it gets into the bloodstream.

I have all my docs and my dentist on notice that if something is wrong, I need to be seen THAT day or ASAP (the next day). If they cannot accomodate me, I will find someone who will. So far it's worked. The eye doc saw me immediately when I started my journey with MS with the optic neuritis. He was the one who said MS and he was right. The dentist is the one who took care of my broken tooth the day it broke and told me to call no matter what my problem is and he would fit me in. A few weeks later I had an abcess on the same tooth and again I was in two hours later, prescription was issued and a followup scheduled. My regular doc is the same way. My neuro wants a call ANYTIME there is any change, real or imagined, and told the old man to call if he has to because I am stubborn and insist nothing is wrong...

Try to sit down for a few minutes and talk to your healthcare team and let them know about MS/Tysabri/etc. and what you may be dealing with. Ask them if they will be there when you need them. I found that talking to them made all the difference in the world when it came to calling when I had a problem.