so mayo doesn't take my insurance. i will try the east valley gastro. any specific dr that u have had good experience with, or maybe one to stay away from? thx...
i will do some looking around and check out that east valley gastro......thx for the info. i called my dr the other day at home and he gave me the name of a dr out at mayo, however its up in...
Need help finding a good GI in the Phoenix/East Valley Area. My GI is moving out of state, and didn't have any good referrals for me. Thanks alot....
ok thx for all the advice...
oh one more thing.........does it matter if you are not feeling 100% when giving your next shot? i kinda have a head cold, and am due to get the next 2 shots tomorrow. thx....
so it sounds like it doesn't really get any easier.... bummer. atleast its only gonna be 2 tomorrow, instead of the 4. and then its only 1 every other week....
i just started humira a cpl weeks ago, and am due for the 2nd set of shots tomorrow. just curious if there is anything i can do to help with the sting of the meds going in. the puncture doesnt seem...
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thx for that info dawg. i thought i had seen that a bunch of you guys had tried both remicade and humira, but when i heard that yesterday i thought maybe i was wrong. i was really scared of the...
things have lightened up quite a bit today. not sure what happened, but the BMs are def more sparatic than they have been the last 2 days. they want to start with the remicade b/c he feels the other...
i think im having my first flare up and desperately need some help. since friday night, i have had probably 15 BMs a day. 7 since midnight last night. it burns so bad to go, but other than that, no...
i will keep my fingers crossed and keep everyone updated. where at in Zona are you mtgman?...
where would i find out about the remicade assistance program? has anyone used it, or know where to get info on something like that? as far as starting with the top down approach LIVIN, i guess the...
so my dr's assistant told me today that the ins company has denied my claim for remicade because we haven't tried any other methods to treat for the severe inflammation, and that i don't have any...
ok thx. what is this access 1 remistart program??...
i am trying to get my first Rx for Remicade approved by the insurance company. They are now asking the dr what other conventional methods were tried first? there have been none. im doing the top down...
I think im choosing to take the remi over the humira, and just wondered if anyone knew what exactly the "transfusion" consists of. I went to my family doc to get the TB test, blood test, chest xray,...
excellent. i appreciate all the helpful insight from everyone. im thinking im gonna start with the remicade, just because of the frequency that it needs to be done, and see where it takes me from...
so i met with my dr this past weds, and he says i should start one of the biologics, due to the severity of inflammation i have. he has recommended remicade or humira. he says it my choice, and they...
what is fistulating and (non-stricturing, non-fistulising inflammation). thx to all for the helpful insight....
wow, thanks to all for the great info. i will start researching the links provided...........
FunGuy said... You don't seem to have very severe disease as you describe it but then how did you end up with a stricture??? If your disease is moderate though what could be the harm in starting with...
i was checkin your sig Tara, but unfortunately, i don't know what any of those are, or what they relate to..... /community/emoticons/cry.gif ...
i didn't know crohns was considered IDB. oh, and that video was great funguy....
i guess its the inflammation around the intestine that he wants to try and get under control. is this "inflammation" common with crohnies?...
whats the SCD diet? whats it supposed to help with?...
yeah, i don't really have any complications, other than the occasional discomfort from the stricture, and the occasional "poking" in my side, that im guessing is the crohns. i meet with him weds, so...
so my doctor says i have a "crohns stricture" and we need to treat it. i have a stricture in the duodenal part of the intestine, which he says is caused by chronic inflammation, which is probably...