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Members rallied around someone preparing for their first Ocrevus infusion for SPMS, offering warm reassurance and practical tips to ease any... Read more
The infusions are a non event , nothing to stress over , just make sure you bring stuff to entertain yourself with , it is a boring 6 hours or so , ie book,laptop something
Ocrevus is one of the MOST POPULAR "Disease Modifying Treatments" (DMT drugs) out there. It's popular because it works!
Ocrevus basically pioneered the "kill the B-cells" of the body's immune system strategy. This has proven to be so successful that several other drugs have copied that "kill the B-cells" strategy (pills and injections). That strategy is effective in stopping new MS attacks.
Ocrevus is easy to take. You do 2 "1/2 dose" infusions to start, just to see if you have any side effects (most have no problems).
Then after that you just do an infusion every 6 months -- a piece of cake! Within 2-3 (or so) days of the infusion, Ocrevus wipes out something like 90%+ of your body's B-cells of your immune/white blood cell system. This stops MS attacks but doesn't open you up to cancers or other bad things.
Then your body spends the next 6 months rebuilding your B-cells, and you have another infusion.
Ocrevus *will* make you more susceptible to colds and flus though! (COVID-19 too.) So be aware of that and try to avoid that.
Dr Mary my prayers are with you
You will go well dear friend
Be positive in thought
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Hugs sent your way.. May God shower you with blessing today.
Agreed Rick