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Welcome to the party. (You have my condolences.) Ignore the double last-name bot. 😝 This place is real. I'm having my Ocrevus infusion tomorrow. It's not bad, twice a year. First time takes longer while they test your tolerance. Maybe 5 hrs? If you're in the US they'll probably give you Tylenol and Benadryl to combat the most common allergic side effects: Itchy skin, skin rash, hives, flushing, headache, fatigue, fever, dizziness, nausea, fast heart rate, and throat irritation or coughing. It's like an allergy attack, mine is my throat getting constricting like an asthma attack or strep throat. ( It is literally shutting down some of your immune cells and some of the others cells freak out a bit) If it happens SPEAK UP they'll just stop the infusion and give you more Benadryl and wait a half hour before they start again. Benadryl will make you sleepy, don't expect to get any work done. Plan to watch a couple movies, read or listen to podcasts. And bring snacks! It is boring and cold and while they may have some options it's better to at least bring a protein bar and water. Bring a jacket or blanket ( they probably have blankets but nesting with comfortable things makes it less scary. ) Anyway, I've been on it 3? Yrs and they have me on a faster drip so it only takes maybe 3 hrs. The Benadryl hangover means I just go home to sleep it off. Plan a whole day off and just chill. *Yes, they legally want someone to drive you home and for you to wait an hour after the infusion before you can leave ( and that's best the first time) but at least in Wisconsin you can sign a liability waiver to leave when you're done. Results may vary. To me, infusion is easier than a daily pill ( I'm on too many that have interactions with a lot of them) or monthly injections. I have to take a Xanax when I go because I freak out over the blood draws and the fiddling with setting up the IV. Other than the IV setup it's pretty painless. The stupid IV beeping every 15 minutes for flow checks means you can't just sleep through it all but it's kinda funny to just sit there passively dozing while bio-engineered ninjas kick your rampaging dinosaur immune cells butts and puts them in time out for six months. Look up "the crap gap." It's a thing I don't have, but it's a recognized thing ( basically the ocrevus wearing off too soon and old symptoms returning a month or so before your next scheduled infusion.) It the US the drug company has co-pay program to drastically reduce "market price." 🤮 It works for me and I haven't had a real relapse in 4 yrs.