Thanks Labradorite. Hopefully maybe I'll try Remicade next....
I've been on Humira (every other week) for about 2 months now. After about 2.5 weeks I started to feel almost symptom free. That sadly only lasted about 2 weeks and then the symptoms came back. After...
They found mild inflammation in my terminal ileum....
Thank you for the advice everyone....
I was diagnosed with Crohn's in June of last year. I finally got the symptoms under control after a round of Prednisone last September. Then I was put on Pentasa (doc said my crohn's looked mild and...
I’m on Humira which worked great for a week and a half. Then it stopped. Blood test shows I’m developing antibodies. My next options are to double the dose or add another drug....
Not to mention the fact that every doctor's visit costs me a $50 copay plus whatever else my insurance decides not to cover. Plus the price of the drug itself... We're talking $150-$300 each time...
I get so frustrated with this whole health care system. I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 6 months ago and since then I've gotten to experience the joy of dealing with our crappy healthcare system....
I'd also like to mention one more thing about this. I feel like this all was triggered with an antibiotic I took. I had a sinus infection at the beginning of the year that I couldn't kick. My primary...
Thanks for the replay, NiceCupOfTea. After I told my dad about this diagnosis he told me that the "doctors think he has Crohn's also". I had no idea as he had never said anything about this to me my...
I'm a 39 year old male who until recently never had any major health issues and rarely saw a doctor until now. I was diagnosed with what I was told was mild Crohn's disease about 3 weeks ago due to...