UPDATE::: I GOT MY CIMZIA INJECTION YESTERDAY. I WAS TERRIFIED AS I DID NOT HAVE THE NURSE COME OUT WITH INSTRUCTIONS SOOOO HUBBY AND FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS FROM THE WEBSITE AND DID IT. THIS IS WHAT...
I start today with 400 mg then in 2 weeks another 400 mg then week 4 400 mg - after that it is 400 mg once a month if all goes well - that will be the maintenance drug to hopefully keep me in...
Well- I have waited for over a week for home health to come give me and my husband directions- but because my GI forgot to sign the orders, it has been held up. During this time I am getting worse...
I have always been on some kind of meds - the last 10 years remecaid every 8 weeks. I had a few flares (nothing major) mostly due to stress (family deaths) But overall the infusions worked for me-...
Thank you all for the questions I had regarding Cimzia. The Pharmacy is sending me the medication to be delivered on Thursday. I am nervous about my husband administering the medicine to me. I think...
I had 3 girls and with each was very sick. The first one I was hospitalized for dehydration from vomiting so much (lost 15 lbs) I was never put on steroids until my 3rd child at age 37. OB and GI...
Has anyone ever gone to a pain management dr for their CD pain? My primary dr is suggesting it as the pain gets so bad sometimes percocet can only take the edge off. I thought my primary dr was a...
I graduated from college (undergrad) in 1990- I was DX with CD 6 months after college during my first year as a teacher. My GI told me I should think of changing careers as it was too stressful and...
Is anyone else taking Cymzia? Not sure if I want to go on this. I had been on Remecaid for 10 years and although things are fine off Remecaid for the first time our back up plan is this new drug that...
Thank you all so much for the grateful insight. We (drs) have a back up plan - if things even look like a flare I will do on cimzia- I am being careful and do believe in maintenance drugs but almost...
I first joined this site in 2000 when I was going through a difficult time with my crohns. I found this site (at the time was small) but very helpful particularly talking to others about problems...
I was in the same position as you with the remecaid. I had been on it for 10 years!!! The joint pain got worse after years of taking it. Now that after 2 colonoscopies in 2 years both indicating "no...