Starting Cimzia in a few minutes!

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NurseK0721

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Posted 2/4/2016 9:21 PM (GMT 0)

Hi all,

I'm a fellow Crohn's Disease fighter that has tried many different medications without long term success! I am now starting on Cimzia as I'm in another rotten flare, but trying to stay positive. I received the medication this afternoon and will be injecting the first loading dose in a few minutes. Any advice, tips, positivity, etc would be appreciated. :)

73monte

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Posted 2/4/2016 11:31 PM (GMT 0)

Kayla,

Wish I could speak from experience. Unfortunately, I can only offer you moral support and prayers. Really hope this is the right medication for you, and it will bring about the results you're looking for. Have to stay positive!!! I'm sure things will go well!!!

Good luck, please keep posting updates as things start to improve.

Jen77

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Posted 2/5/2016 7:52 AM (GMT 0)

I was on it for a year, it did help me. My colonoscopy looked a lot better then before starting it. But it wasn't quite enough to put me in remission. Hopefully that won't be the case for you. I had no side effects from it though. My only tip would be to leave it out a good 20 minutes before injecting. For some reason that stuff is quite thick, and it would thin out a bit and go in easier if I put it out for 20 minutes. Hope it works wonders for you!

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