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KDGO, I have been taking copaxone now for almost a month and I'm finding it to be somewhat of a nuisance but I am going to give it a chance to show me if it will help my MS. (which can take anywhere from 6-9 months so I was told) I have no issues with the actual injections themselves, the needles ar...

I am also new to copaxone(about 3 weeks), but have heard that you are not supposed to inject the same needle twice due to greater chance of infection......I have not confirmed that with SS, but I'm sure they will say not to do it as they have to adhere to the FDA regulations and so on. I too have st...

Hi dnsmith19, We all have been in your shoes......diagnosis is different for everyone as far as how they take it. I thought I would reply to your post seeing as how I dealt with it the same way as it seems you are. I cried and cried for weeks, but I think it's like grieving really....just part of th...

hey there, first of all welcome....I am quite new myself :) I hope you find the knowledge in this forum helpful....I sure have!! My first symptom was a bout of optic neuritis, followed approximately one year later by numbness and tingling in my left leg and what they call an "ms hug" numbn...

Hi All, I was diagnosed with rrms June of last year (2009) I have recently started Copaxone (3 weeks) and all my neuro ever suggested for me was 4000 units of D3 and 1300mg of calcium daily........I have read through some threads on supplements,as well as checked out some links that members have pos...

I too would like to offer mine if anyone needs it also. I only began my injections 3 weeks ago, but refuse to use it! Manual injection works so much better for me

Hey whyrwehere! thanks for the reply, sorry for the delayed reply from me!! Been busy organizing a Halloween Party for the kids :) The Cellulitis cleared up after the 3rd day of antibiotics (YAY). Me and the docs are thinking that it was probably due to the fact that I had been on steroids when I be...

I have read quite a bit about tysabri, enough to know that it scares the he-double hockeysticks out of me! I hope it is working for your daughter though I am going to try and persevere with the Copaxone and hope it goes in my favor!

Thanks again and I hope your daughter is doing well

Hi Drury,

Thanks for the reply

I talked to the nurse at the MS clinic today also and she advised me to keep taking it for now as well since I am on the antibiotics, no bad signs for today's injection SO FAR. Is your daughter on a different med now?? If so how's that going??

welcome! I myself only joined this forum a short time ago, but have found it to be a place that I fit in! I love the advice and learning of other's experiences! I am a 26 y/o female from Canada, diagnosed July 2009.

Hope you find the forums as useful as I do!

NHE, thanks for the link! I saw my gp today after I noticed my site from yesterday acting up in the same way as the one on my leg that was positively confirmed as cellulitis.............and the result is MORE CELLULITIS! :( He does not figure it to be an allergic reaction YET, but is basing it on th...

Man oh man, I have done nothing but be positive since I started my copaxone injections on the 7th of October, but Friday night I noticed a quarter sized red lump on my left outer thigh where I had done my injection at 8:30 that morning. I wasn't too concerned about it and figured I'd sleep on it and...

Yay! Thank the lord for copaxone assistance, it's weird that before I started taking the drug they only offered to help me cover some of the costs but now that I've started taking it they are going to ship me a 3 month supply at no cost to me until my coverage kicks in! Thank goodness for some good ...

I still have it really bad unfortunately but it is showing signs of improvement, I can feel a dull ache in my tooth, and of course have no health insurance, but currently looking for a dentist to check it out, but I have also been reading about Lymes disease and am really considering talkting to my ...

I am relating completely to that! I was walking to pick my daughter up from school on Monday and accompanying the facial numbness and slurring my balance is off quite a bit, and I actually had a police officer pull over and ask if I'd had a few. I was so insulted and felt like blowing up, but after ...