Originally Posted by lady_express_44

Sounds like good news almost all around, Joe. No antibodies, getting pre-treated with antihisitmines, a psuedo attack from the tooth (not a "real" attack) . . . and now you know that you are affected by infection the same as me and can be far more vigilant about that.

I hope they can get that port in before the next infusion too.

I have had 2 or 3 operations since the MS became a driving force in my life, and the only problem I've had is recovering from the anesthetic. Being a smoker, I used to be up and about within 15 min of any surgery, but now I find that I am too wiped out to care much. What used to take 2 or 3 days to recover from now takes a week . . . but I have never had a relapse. Since you and I seem to be on a similar path, I'd say you are going to be just fine. Just expect more recovery time ... but that's not too bad when we don't have to work.

Do we need our pancreas for anything . . . or is it like the gallbladder and tonsils that are not so necessary?

The cog fog should continue to improve over the coming months, at least if you follow the same pattern as I have. All up, it was about 18 months before I totally felt like "me" again . . . but the good news is that you shouldn't have to go through that type of TM attack again. Once is enough, eh? (Just don't ignore infection cause it can lead to a full blown attack next time!!).

Glad to hear things are looking up for you.

Cherie