tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696716815798431890.post6087594767335886821..comments2023-10-12T06:24:39.378-07:00Comments on MS My Way: Nonchalant!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696716815798431890.post-88721383407556187482007-10-26T09:37:00.000-07:002007-10-26T09:37:00.000-07:00Yep, I've had that experience. They're so used to ...Yep, I've had that experience. They're so used to seeing MSers that I think they sometimes forget that it's new and scary and a big UNKNOWN for those of us newly diagnosed. <BR/><BR/>Someone commented on my blog once that the only useful thing about a neurologist for MS patients is the diagnosis. After that they're a pain in the rump. :)<BR/><BR/>But as for the Avonex: yes, you'll need to be on it for a month before they do blood/urine tests. Then every 3 months thereafter to be sure your liver is behaving itself. Also, you'll probably need to have another MRI of your brain after you've been on Avonex a year - as sort of a baseline. (At least, that's what they did with me...)LindseyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01854324007177738140noreply@blogger.com