1/10/2014

Was my birthday...how did I spend my birthday? Being poked, prodded, blinded and stuck at the MSCA!

Since my titer levels are too high and I cannot go back on Tysabri, I went in to be evaluated to start Gilenya...sigh.

I saw a doctor in the Internal Medicine department. He:

• listened to my heart
• put the stethoscope on my back while I took deep breaths
• shone a BRIGHT BRIGHT light in my eye and looked into it
• asked me to follow the light with my eyes (not my head) 
• and an EKG. 

I guess he was happy with what he saw because he partially approved me. 

"Why partial?" you say. Because they needed blood (to test for? I haven't a clue). Anyhoo, so I went to the chick for her to draw blood. Well, she stuck the right arm and...at some point, I said to her,"would we  actually see the blood in that tubing (i was hoping it was a new type of opaque tubing so we couldn't see thru it and my blood was actually flowing)?" The answer was yes. 3 drops of blood came out. Did I mention she had to draw SIX VIALS?!?! Sheesh! She went into the left arm and blood in ah bungahlation - go figure. 

Anyhoo so the next step is to wait for those results and then (of course) there is a waiting period (doc couldn't tell me how long cuz he is not a MS doctor) between the 2 drugs. I'm going to do as much as I can so that once the waiting period is up, I can get started on Gilly!

happy birthday to me!