I hope this gets to the guy who needs it, and that it helps somewhat... Med Emerg Healthcare Solutions is the nursing agency in Ontario that oversee's the remicade program, and I'm sure, no matter...
Just keep your head high, and your bottom in a sitz bath! No kidding, I've been dealing with double draining fistulas for most of the last ten years, with a couple periods of remmision only. It is a...
It's seems to be hit and miss with the infusions. Sometimes I'll get that " chemical" feeling throughout my body after an infusion, and I can tell I've gotten a great dose, and other times, it seems...
Hey Phoebe, Your descript ion of your pain sounds exactly like mine. The majority of my ulcers are in my descending colon and this seems to be where the centre of most of my pain radiates from....
Hey Allison, You'll have a "loading" phase to begin with as mentioned above....a few infusions close together to get the remecade level up in your blood stream, then usually infuse every 6 or 8...
Hey Patty, My reactions were all post infusion, generally within about 12 hours after. I have had a good run of luck the last few months, with only the joint pain afterwards. I am still hoping that...
After 3 and a half years on Remecade which was working fine(closed both my fistulas almost right away), I decided to try to go off it due to some of the side effects. I was having sever joint pain...