Humira tomorrow

Good luck! I was nervous when I started Simponi too but it's actually nothing to be scared about. The injections hurt more than I was expecting but apart from that it wasn't a big deal, and I saw improvements fairly quickly. Hope this is what finally works for you!

I hope it works well for you!

I didn't think simponi shots hurt much at all and I'm a wimp. Hopefully humira is easy and helps you.

What time are you going?

guten tag chrissey - i think that means hope it doesn't hurt too much !

Omg you guys just got my loading doses, I totally cried lol. It hurt!!! I'm like panicked but trying to stay calm. Those are gnarley for sure but let's hope it works and no bad side effects! Whew I need a drink lol jk

The thiings we do for UC!!!! I really hope you start seeing great results soon from the shots. Is it one shot every other week from now on? That's not too bad. 4 must have been rough!

Yes notsosickly!

Dr a- haha well the only Prob I have is I don't have tons of cushion I guess not as much as I thought. The nurse said if I weighed more it wouldn't be as bad. Lol weird thing to say. I feel like I could try my belly but kinda nervous to haha

Pb- eek yeah I hope I can get it right! I was too scared to try one today. I'm hoping next time I have the guts lol

Hey Chrissysoul. Good luck with humira. I was on it for 7 years and felt great. I found if I did some deep breathing ( like Lamaze type of breathing) it helped me. Yes the injections have a tendency to sting ..ouch! but the goal is to get you in remission.The stinging pain doesn't last very long. I would try to reason with the classic line : no pain...no gain. Definitely using it at room temperature was beneficial. Also having a positive attitude along with positive imagery is helpful too!!

Chrissysoul, this past August I began to flare. The reason is that my disease progressed & the Humira at the dose I was taking it, couldn't keep it under control. Sometimes patients can develop antibodies to a drug therefore it would no longer be effective. This was not the story with me. Some Drs. said I should increase the dose of Humira to an injection every week (my dosage & the protocol I was on was 1 injection every other week ). Then some Drs. felt I should take the option of Entyvio. Entyvio was my decision after consulting with some very reputable Drs. here in New York where I live.
In 2007 when I started Humira, It really turned my disease around & gave me my life back. I wish the same for you.

To be honest I thought I was really doing well. I was totally asymptomatic going about my life. I had my annual colonoscopies. They did show improvement in some areas but there were some areas that showed inflammation. At some point my Dr. wanted to add 6MP ( I was already on Humira ).I was not receptive to him on this point. In hindsight, maybe if I had taken his advice maybe I would not have flared this past August. I guess I will never know.
I did learn a lesson though. Sometimes we cant be our own pilot. We have to let the pilot ( our DR.) fly the plane. We however must be very informed passengers along the way.
Getting back to your question, I was feeling great but at end of July I started having throbby pain . I thought at first I might have a UTI. Those tests were negative. Then my blood tests showed High white count, anemia, very high sed rate etc. Cat scan confirmed yes my Crohns/colitis was roaring its ugly head. Also I was bleeding a lot by this time.
Chrissysoul I hope that Humira helps you & gives you a very long run of feeling well. I had 7 years of which I am very grateful for.
With all this said, one must remember,to date we have no cure. Hopefully we are getting closer to a cure.
Wishing you all the best....

I hate that too Chrissy. It's so unfair. Even if you have a stretch without symptoms, it doesn't mean you're "Better". What if we are older and this rears it's ugly head? I Hate the thought of coping with UC symptoms for life.