I had an allergic reaction to remicade(low blood pressure, swollen eyes, numb lips) during an infusion in 2008. I have since had a severe flare and nothing was working to get it under control. I...
I have been living with UC since 1997. I have been in the hospital, had transfusions, on lots of different meds, and totally hate the disease. I was given remicade during my hospital stays. I was...
I started on Humira today also for UC. I went to the DR and watched a video on how to give the injections. The nurse then showed me how and I gave myself the first two injections into my stomach at...
jefferey123 I actually had my first dose of Humira today too. I went to my DR and watched a video showing me how to give myself the shots. The nurse also showed me how. I'm actually using the Pen and...
Thanks for the info. I'm having to get pre-approval from my ins co for Humira. Suppose to know something by Mon. My GI doctor said he had prescribed it to a few patients in the last month. That's...
I'm having a flare wih my colitis due to having surgery in May and having to take antibiotics. I have been on prednisone 40mg since the first week in July. My doctor is gradually taking me off the...
I have been taking the generic colazal for about 3 weeks now. The only difference I see is the color is a little more orange than the regular colazal. I seem to have more heartburn since I've been...
Just wondering about remission and coming off meds. I was diagnosed with UC (left-sided) in 1997. At that time I was put on asecol. After several flare-ups, I got a new GI and was put on Colazal. I...
Thanks to all of you for the info on the remicade infusion. I will be seeing my GI soon and we will decide then what the best treatment will be for me. I recieved my infusion at a Cancer Treatment...
I had a remicade infusion on Wed. With about 1/2 hour left for the infusion to complete, my eyes started burning & swelling, my lips became numb, and my blood pressure dropped to 88/42. I was...
Thanks for the info. I have learned a lot from reading this forum....
I am going to the hospital Wed for an infusion of remicade. I have had two previously but only while I was in the hospital for severe flare ups. Last flare was in Nov. 2007, less than 2 months ago....
I recently had a flareup last month. I had started seeing blood in bowel movements in July while on vacation. I told myself if it didn't clear up I would call my doctor. I went back to work and the...