Posted 5/8/2015 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
I am brand new to this site and my first post on here. I have had symptoms of Crohn's since about 10, actually diagnosed in 1999, had an ileocolectomy in 2009 after symptoms were unresponsive to treatments and development of an ileocolic fistula developed. I started on Remicade in 2008/09, last year I developed immunity to it. In October I started Humira, it worked pretty quickly and very well, until December, I developed a head to toe rash, my hair fell out(about 70% of my hair), and was deemed allergic to Humira. I have not been on any treatments since then, but recently put a halt to all the treatments my dermatologist was putting me thru and decided to start back at the route of the problem-Crohn's disease. My GI is planning on starting me on Cimzia in the next couple weeks. My first question is has anybody else had this reaction to Humira? Second, has anybody tried Cimzia? If so, what type of turn out did you have? What should I expect from it? I'm grasping at straws trying to make it day to day with life and don't know how much longer I can wait without treatment and don't know if I should be excited? Scared? Worried about starting this new treatment? Any advice, tips, etc would be greatly appreciated!