tysabri and ccsvi
I'm about to start tysabri in march but also considering ccsvi. Can you do both simultaneously? Anyone got any advice or experience?
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Well, one is a medication and the other is a physical surgical procedure, so you could consider there should be no interaction. But, how would you know which was giving you any benefit? Would it be wise to start on the Tysabri for a few months to see how it goes. Then you would have a benchmark if you wanted to make a sizeable investment in CCSVI. CCSVI does not work for everybody. Hope this helps.
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