Problem with Events on AJAX-heavy page

ready()
{
    // count the number of groups that this user has, adding the ids to a list
    if( count < 50 )
    {
        runAjax();
    }
    else
    {
        // this calls the ajax request on groups of 50 ids
        // it pauses briefly after each request by using setTimeout to call the next
        runAjaxRecursively();
    }
}

// run the HTTPRequest
$.ajax({
    async: true,
    type: "POST",
    url: "emailcatcount.asp?idList="+idList,
    data: "idList="+idList,
    dataType: "html",
    success: function(html) { // blah blah blah }
});