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SusieC

Swapping Tysabri in UK to Europe?

Hi all, Trying to get info again, as I didn't explain myself well last time... 🙈 Does anyone know how/whether you can easily shift healthcare from the UK to Europe? What is involved? I get a Ty infusion every month - no intention to change - so it's not a case of me just carrying tablets etc... I imagine it is a huge pain in the arse but I don't know... Appreciate any experiences! Cheers.
St Austell, United Kingdom
@mngonewild

I wish I could be of some value. All I can do is wish you the best of luck and getting this sorted out and taken care of.

@doyles2

Hi there,I’m in a non-eu state in continental Europe but have looked into this when I was thinking of moving to my home country (an EU state). If it’s an EU state you’re moving to then once you’re legally working or a legally registered student then you should be covered by the state health system as soon as you’re paying taxes or contributing to mandatory health insurance (depending on the country). The details will depend on the country - in some places it will be completely free and in others you might need to pay a bit - it’s not uniform across the member states so check this. If you have an EU citizenship in addition to your UK one then it should be smoother (in that you don’t need to get your immigration papers sorted as well as everything else) but you should otherwise be treated the same as a local. Your main challenge is the time taken to get yourself in front of a neurologist in the country you move to so that your meds can be prescribed and administered - there’s a shortage of MS specialists everywhere. To speed things up, you might consider getting an official translation of doctor’s reports, MRI reports, proof of receipt of tysabri etc before you leave your home country. also researching whether the city you are moving to has MS specialists (if they don’t, try an email or phone call to the local MS society to see if they can provide advice). I can’t remember what the wash out period is for tysabri but check with your neuro if you can safely go a few months without it in case this gives you more space to play with after you make the move. For more info you can get a lot of what you need to know from the local MS society or from whichever government department deals with migration. Good luck.

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