March 4, 2011 by Jan
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Hi Julie
I am/was on the eculizimab trial out of the Mayo at Rochester, MN with Dr
Pittock. It is a 1 yr trial so my last follow up 15 month appt is this
Wed. Before treatment I was constantly having feelings of an attack onset and
had 3 increasing debilitating attacks in the year prior to the trial--i.e.
2009. I always felt like I was going to have an attack at any minute-
had banding, burning, etc all the time. I had very limited
walking. I had my first treatment Dec 2009 and last one Dec
2010.
Since I started the infusions I have not had any attacks or felt like
I was going to have an attack. I have been able to regain some of my
lost strength and most of the pain has gone away. It is soooo wonderful
not to be constantly feeling like an attack is eminent . I lived my life
in fear of an attack.
I am also able to lie for a few minutes on my left side which is my "bad"
side of my attacks before it all goes numb. Also I don't wince from
someone touching me like I'm burning, like getting a gym floor burn. I was
unable to go grocery shopping or to the store before treatments- I now can go
grocery shopping walking with a cart as long as my hubby goes and helps
checkout and bag.
I had very few side effects. I am so very thankful that I was chosen
to be in the study and feel that it saved me from being so much weaker and
disabled.
Jan-Mich
In a message dated 3/1/2011 9:01:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
julie.schultz76@gmail.com writes:
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Who here is on that? How is it going? What side effects are
you having? I'm thinking about joining it.
Julie
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