Hello... so i just wanted to wrte in because i have been on remicade for almost two years... i recieved my treatment today and i dont want to get off the couch... ths will last for the weekend and by...
Hello everyone... I havent been on in awhile and i just knew i could come to you guys for some advice..so just as a refresher... I am 26 years old, have had crohns since i was 21 and got diagnosed...
Hello i am 25 years old and hve been on tons of these meds... I have been on these 3 also and my dr started me with 6mp.. but htat caused a very quick elevation in my liver count and had to be taken...
Hello I wanted share my experience. Three weeks ago I went to my dentist and they said my gums were terrible and needed a deep cleaning and i need crowns for my first 4 front teeth because the enamal...
Entocort was my savior for a very long time... Prednisone along with remicade are my miracle drugs. but prednisone has so many side effects... Im in nursing school and learning all about them and...
hello.. i am 25 years old and have had Crohns for 4 years now.. i have tried almost everything ... as to what your asking i have also taken both and am in LOVE with remicade... I tried humira first...
hello... i seen this post and had to jump on... for the past 2 1/2 months my liver tests have been elevated... my ast and alt were 101... my counts have been slowly increasing and they thnk it might...
hello everyone.... I was wondering if anyone has started at a low dose of remicade and then had it increased.... i think i was getting 5 mg andnow im getting 7.5.... i dont know if that sounds right...
i know right now no words can really make you feel better but i just wanted to say that you are an inspiration... I too am 24 and i hate that i feel that crohns has taken my youth away....and i am...
hello .. i am 24 years old and like my hubby says im a cheap date... lol.... with one glass of wine, i am a happy camper... with crohns i def dont drink the way i thought i would years ago... If i am...
sounds like a terrible experiance.... i hope you find some way of coping until the 21st.....stay strong.....
hang in there! hope you get better soon and surgery isnt needed!!! stay strong......
Im sorry that your going through all this... I kinda know what you mean... I was 21 when i was diagnosed and i was a newly wed with a newborn and i never pictured myself not being able to enjoy my...
good luck..hope all goes well......
HEllo so i was due for my first 8week dose of REmicade last sat but due to an infection that my wisdom tooth caused I couldnt get it... i have been in a flare all week and my dr finally feels that...
thank you very much.......
Hello so i am 24 years old and i have been a very happy camper since oct..I started remi then and it has been my miracle drug..... i was due for my first 8 week infusion sat but had a wisdom tooth...
i have a few spots but they could be masquito bites and im just stressing.......
hello everyone so i am on remicade and my 3 year old daughter is on prednisone and i know that these meds lower our immunity my question is can we contract them easier??...
Hello while i was on humira i got a white bubble rash on my chest and neck... they even got filled with some fluid, the derm said it was fungal but due to the Humira suppressing my immune system....
hello... i just finished my loading doses and i must say i LOVE remi.... I have had crohns for 3 years now, and went through 5 different drs..I finally found one who started with the lower meds and...
that happened to me my first time I did it and it actually happened in front of my dr and he said that it happens and that a person usually gets most of the meds even if some comes out.... It has...
hello everyone! so i finally recieved my first Remi infusion.... I got it on friday and it went smoothly... I slept through the whole thing... :) the only thing is that on sat i was sooooo tired..I...
wow... I have to thank you all for responding!! Since i have been so emotional lately, you can bet I am crying my eyes out right now... I am so appreciative of you all! and this site. I really needed...
you two have just made me cry! i think i have been trying to stay strong lately for my fam but you two have just gave me the comfort that i needed... desperately needed. so thank you from the bottom...
Hello everyone sorry to sound like such a baby but I am very nervous and alittle scared for my first infusion. I go in next friday and I feel i cant really tell my fam bam how i really feel about it...
Hello everyone. So i am on Humira right now and I have been experiancing pain after i eat and about 4 or 5 trips to the restroom through out the day... I am also on entocort and my dr really wants to...
i am right with you with the soda... I seem to get a tummy ache right after... I know not to drink dark sodas because of the caffeine but as for the fuzzy ones i do manage to get sick right after...
he does think it helps but he is worried that i am still dependant on the entocort... he said i should be able to be on humira and not need the enotocort.... but you give me hope that one day i can...
i dont know.. i dont have a therm.. but it feels like i am breathing hot air.... and my throat hurts when i swallow and my chest feels alittle tight but i thought i could just be getting the cold my...
I am sorry to use 911 as the subject but i am a very paranoid person and that with crohns is not a good mix! ok so for a month or alittle more i have started to develope these white perfect circle...
clonehead: I have been on Humira since march... I have been on weekly doses almost immediatly because every two weeks wasnt good enough... I have been back on entocort for a couple of months and it...
Thank you all again.. i just got back from my appt and my dr did say for him, that he has a certain order he uses the meds in..but it does sound like he feels Humira is stronger than REmi... But now...
hello everyone .. So let me update you on my current meds.. I am on asacol HD, canasa, Entocort and Humira.... I was doing ok for awhile but when my dr took me off the entocort I flared really bad......
hello everyone thank you for the replys.... Maybe i did get confused but your info has been very helpful... my dr does say though that remi is one step lower than humira.... the way he stages it is...
hello so i am currently taking entocort, humira, asacol hd and canasa for my crohns... I dont feel as great as i think i should be... i have really bad mornings and i get tummy aches after i eat... I...
VIXEN:thank you... i havent tried an anti histamine...NANNERs:yes i do leave it out for 30 but i have not tried icing it... the injection itself hurts terrible and not only because i am a big baby...
Hello my dr has me on a fiber free and dairy free diet... I love cereal and was dying without my milk but i found something called Rice Dream "rice milk" and wow its the same thing! i love it......
Hello everyone.. so i have been on Humira since march and I always get alittle irritated but lately i have been getting very irritated around the injection site... and there is even a lump... did i...
I have such a great Dr.. i emailed him a few hours ago and he already responded..i didnt expect a response till tomo... i will go in some time this week... which is great.... i actually took tramadol...
dunny:thank you ... i actually did take imodium and it didnt really give me pains but it didnt help either.. i am getting sharp pains in my tummy and really cant hold food.... i am praying its not a...
Hello I am writing this while crying... I have had crohns for two years now.... i have been pretty good for about 7 months... i weened off entocort two weeks ago and for the past week i have had...
Hello everyone.... today i went for my follow up and my Dr. told me my lab tests look good except for my platelet count... So ii was wondering if anyone else has had that problem... i currently...
Oh my... KANDC88 I just posted something asking if anyone gets itchy with Humira.... sorry to ask on your post page eve7777, but KANDC88 do you get red blotchy itchy skin all over or just on your...
hello everyone... well i am currently dealing with two irriatating problems... THe first one being "MOON FACE!!" I know this is a side effect from the prednisone and not the Humira but i was...
cannynancy: i am also on 20mg of pred... It has worked almost everyday for me...I can say I have had maybe 3 bad days while on it for the past two months... The hard part for me is that I still do...
Hi sagebunny... Welcome to the site...I joined last week and I find that its sucha great feeling knowing that Im not alone... I was diagnosed two years ago and I struggled with the diagnoses itself...
Thank you guys for the posts.... I am on prednisone and on entocort but since i will be doing my 3rd dose of HUmira this friday, my dr will try and taper me off when i see him next week... I dont...
I can only hope that its not too long!! thanks for writing..i appreciate it......
thanks amolden.... I do appreciate the drug for controlling the flare ups I was having, and for allowing me to eat the best I have eaten in 3 years.... BUt yes the physical side effects are very...