Yesterday was my last mitoxantrone treatment. Yippee! It means I'll be mostly useless for the next few days, but this is the last time. That made today the first day of my Copaxone treatment. I'll be on this for the rest of my life, or until something new comes along. This is a daily injection, and Ele is quite looking forward to torturing me. Because of my drug allergies, the company managing the drug wanted the first injection done by a doctor who could then monitor me. I think he went too deep and fast; my arm hurt like hell for a few hours. It's better now, but cripes! It didn't help that the doctor had never heard of the drug before, and needed to look it up. Tomorrow, the nurse will come and train Ele and I on how to do it ourselves. I think we'll stick to the autoject 2 injector, as there should be much less chance of error and pain.. We also met today with Dr. Blevins for our 6-month follow-up, and his RN Pauline to make sure we have all of the next steps ready. I'll have another muga scan next week, and a full blood test every three months for a year. After the first year, I'll need the same blood work done every six months for four years. This is all to ensure that the mitox treatments haven't had other adverse effects. Rainer