Dear Just, Glad to hear you fell well day 2 after infusion. On day after infusion, I'm feeling tired and achey. Keep trying to remind myself that's common. I love hearing from folks in long term...
So happy to hear good things about Remicade. Eight hrs after first infusion. Feeling just a little tired, but my gut feels pretty good! jp, glad you can control symptoms with diet. Wish it were like...
Hi All!I'm postig from the hosp as I get my first Remicade infusion. The first thing the nurse said was that she had one pt. who felt better before the first infusion was finished. Let's hope for...
Deat yourmajesty, sometimes waiting is the worst. While it is a last resort, many do well after surgery. Best to you...
The very best of wishes to NY! So good to hear of a success story. Nanners, be well....
Dear conmire, It boggles the mind that many people in the US think your system is a bad thing. Our prez floated a system that would allow everyone to purchase insurance and many decry it. They refer...
Make a cowboy hat? /community/emoticons/confused.gif maybe you want to buy one and bling it up w/ Victorian looking brooches and beads? Belt fabric: vynil in the outdoor section of your fabric store,...
Dear Fongers, I agree; I don't know how you cope w/kids and work. You are a hero. I'm semi-retired, and have been married 45 years and my dh sometimes still doesn't get it. Even tho he has been my...
JA, Good luck with Remi. I start first infusion Monday. Let's keep fingers crossed for each other. /community/emoticons/wink.gif ...
Welcome BBE, from another newbie. So true we are all different: Entocort was like taking nothing for me. Pred caused my adrenal glands to shut down! Yes, absolutely this is a great forum. So many...
Thanks, FunGuy. I read some of this earlier, but it was even more enlightening seeing the slides and heaing the Q&A....
Dear colitismom, I had a colectomy with re anastomosis in Dec. 2007. I had been doing well on mesalamine since the early 1980's. A colonoscopy detected pre cancerous cells. The standard procedure at...
Hello, Equestrian Mom, Thanks for the url for j-pouch. Found a great community and lots of info. I have actually done very well on Cipro since the surgery in 2007. I've minor flares that were...
Dear Equestrian Mom, Thanks for the tips. I will check them out. Actually I live between Dartmoth Hitchcock and Boston, so, yes, a second opinion is an option. I'm just not there yet. I want to see...
Thanks, All. I'm learning a great deal from the discussion. /community/emoticons/tongue.gif ...
Welcome, sweetskye. Several members have written to welcome me, so I'm paying it forward. Re Living without a colon. I had a procedure called re Anastomosis. The surgeon made a pouch out of a section...
Dear HabsHockeyFan, Sounds like a match made in heaven /community/emoticons/turn.gif ...
Thanks for the welcome, pmedic. My GI doc said that in his experience, Cimzia, Humira and Remicade all seemed to end up costing about the same. I chose Remicade because it's been around the longest...
Hello HabsHockeyFan. Thanks for the welcome. Hope you don't mind talking to a Bruins fan. /community/emoticons/cool.gif I'm happy that you are doing well. I'm not familiar with that med, but I'm...
Thanks, IAmTheWalrus , for posting that link. I found it very informative. One thing I learned aside from the info on risks and side effects of Remicade and other like drugs is "There’s something in...
Remicade infusions, particularly side effects and cost. I was diagnosed with UC in the dark ages, 1980. I did well on melsalamine until 2007 when a colonoscopy detected pre cancerous polyps. After...