Remicade Success on second go around

Bandit01

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Joined : Sep 2013

Posts : 70

Posted 9/12/2013 12:41 AM (GMT 0)

Has anyone had success with Remicade twice? I mean after it stops working once has anyone retried it with success later on, such as a few years? The Docs use to say no, now they say yes. I just don't know anyone who's had that success.

Smd729

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Joined : May 2013

Posts : 116

Posted 9/12/2013 12:53 AM (GMT 0)

You can get antibody testing to see if you would respond to it again. My gi told me that a lot of people respond positively the second time around but only if they do not have antibodies. It is a costly test. :(

novice

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Joined : Aug 2011

Posts : 299

Posted 9/12/2013 2:33 AM (GMT 0)

I was on remicade about 2+ years ago. I had my second infusion (for my second time around) last week.

You can get a blood test to see if you have anti bodies. Its expensive though...

and im not seeing much improvement as of yet with the remicade...

good luck to you

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