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sugarskull
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Joined : May 2015
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Posted 7/5/2016 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
I had my first Entyvio infusion last Thursday 6/30 and my 2nd is next Thursday 7/14. My GI has not put in any orders for blood work yet. I'm going to call and ask them about
it.
But first, I wanted to ask the experts here - how often should my blood be tested while on Entyvio?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Typos
notsosicklygirl
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Posted 7/5/2016 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
I believe i had my blood tested at each appointment before they started my infusions. The loading doses were pretty close together and then after that every 6 weeks.
Contentprof
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Joined : May 2014
Posts : 412
Posted 7/6/2016 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
I'm no expert but want to report that I have blood work done right before every infusion - both CBC and metabolic panel.
The weird thing is they do the infusion before the lab results come back. But I ask them to print out results which are delivered by the end of the infusion, so that I can compare to prior numbers. Still puzzling over that...
Bull101
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Joined : Feb 2015
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Posted 7/6/2016 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
I don't get any special blood work for Entyvio. I had my blood tested for low hemoglobin but that was under my request.
iPoop
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Posted 7/6/2016 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
I'm curious. What exactly are they testing (name of test?) and what for (can something specific go wrong in blood?) entyvio. Other biologics don't require regular bloodwork...
notsosicklygirl
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Posted 7/6/2016 6:47 PM (GMT 0)
My GI was just running standard bloodwork. I think mine was mostly because my flare up was progressing - not so much for the entyvio.
sugarskull
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Posted 7/7/2016 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
I had assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that my response to Entyvio would need to be monitored with regular blood work, like it did when I started taking 6-MP. Waiting for my GI to call back though. Thanks for the responses!
Charlie3
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Joined : May 2013
Posts : 293
Posted 7/7/2016 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
I get blood work before every infusion of Entyvio
I get an infusion every 8 weeks and have been on Entyvio for 2 years now
I am very pleased with this drug
I also get Benydrel before the. ENtyvio
mkl11
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Posted 7/12/2016 1:48 AM (GMT 0)
Just chiming in: now that I am in remission I get bloodwork done at every other infusion, so every 16 weeks. My GI is pretty aggressive with monitoring but does not see the need for bloodwork with every infusion given what she's seen with this drug (and she had participated in trials, too). If anything felt off between infusions, though, I would ask for bloodwork.
AbigailRose
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Posted 7/14/2016 4:35 AM (GMT 0)
My GI has me do a Cbc and the white cell checks, every 4 weeks, but I also take 6mp with my entyvio
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