Hi people! It may be a little early to post any progress notes, but I said I'd keep you all updated. I did 2 loading doses last Wed, then 2 more last Thursday, & I have 2 more to do next Thursday. Then I go to 1 dose biweekly. Things are good- I felt sort of crappy this past Mon. & Tues., but it never materialized into any real illness- thankfully! Just very run-down, tired, a bit "chesty" (my term for chest congestion). For a day or so I swore I developed TB, paranoid freak that I am. But apparently not. I still have urgency, but I don't see much blood or mucous. I'm still having weird on-again/off-again days. One day I go to the bathroom 7-8 times, then the next day or so I go 1-3 times. Which is more annoying than anything, as there's no telling when one of my on-again days will occur! Generally they occur on a busy workday....
. I could compare how I feel currently to how one feels after a "good" Remicade infusion- the inflammation has definitely lessened, I don't have any tenesmus so to speak, I haven't had a bm at night in ages. So hopefully with this new tnf-blocker, my body will take a while to make any anti-bodies to it. I have had insomnia big time- someone asked about
the connection between Humira & insomnia about
a week ago, & I didn't respond as it was too early to tell. But, I go to bed, wake up every few hours, then jump up wide awake around 5:00-5:30am. It's like I just don't need the sleep. After a few days of this though, I'm exhausted & sleep for 10 hours. It's not like pred insomnia, I'm not racing around like a lunatic, I just can't sleep much, or too deeply. So to sum it up, so far so good!