I started out 5'8" 140 lbs ( female ), and after a couple of Remicade infusions I gained 15 lbs. I was switched to Humira, and gained another 25 lbs in 6 months, consuming less than 1000 calories a...
I would love to go - but question to those who have been: How were you able to afford it? When I contacted them, they wanted $30,000.00 (thirty thousand!) upon arrival, and that was just for initial...
I, too, find the connection between kleb and AS very interesting. My mum, who passed from AS complications, also had very high levels of kleb with kidney infections. I wish the researchers would do...
psAin Canada - your Rheumy is misinformed regarding Humira dosing. There are many patients - myself included - who are on weekly doses because bi-weekly dosing loses its effectiveness by the second...
Yes. It's not definitive, but there seems to be a strong correlation. Google "klebsiella ankylosing spondylitis". You can also ask at the forum at Spondylitis Association of America...
Frenchdude, Just to clarify ( and before our American friends get too envious ) - all provinces in Canada have different health plans. I am in Ontario and prescript ion medications are NOT covered....
Low dose Seroquel is often prescribed as a sleeping aid - off label use. Works well, no hangover, just take it and go straight to bed or it can give you a 'snack attack'. If you do feel like having a...
Both AS & Crohns run in my family - and I have both. Check out http://www.spondylitis.org for detailed spondy info. Apparently most Spondy patients have Crohns - either "silent" or active,...
Galileo? and regarding Humira, I just started weekly shots and it's helping. Remicade was a complete failure, and caused 20lb weight gain. Dx'd with Ankylosing Spondylitis & Crohns last year....