Hi You live in Canada? I do as well and have been on Remicade for about 1.5 years and it put me in remission right from the start. I dont understand what you mean about your dr stating that the...
I have blood work done at every Remicade Infusion (every 8 weeks). I am pretty sure they are checking to see if I have built up any anitbodies to the Remicade....
I also have very bad joint pain, but only in my knees for the last few months. I have been on Remicad for about 1 1/2 years, havent really had a flare since starting Remicade, take no other...
Hopefully you get some assistance somewhere. I know it is hard, and I cant imagine being that young, needing the Remicade and not being able to get it. I am 41, full time job, support 2 kids myself,...
Hi I live outside of Toronto, Ontario. I have coverage throught work, but only at 80%. Remicade costs me about $5000 every 8 weeks, and even just paying the 20% I can not afford it. I get assistance...
Thanx. I have been trying to add more fiber to my diet, and cut out alot of other stuff that I know is more constipating. One of my concerns is relying on the laxative too much, or causing things to...
I have been on Remicade for the past 1.5 years and it seems to have my UC under control. However, lately I find that I become quite constipated, and dont go to the washroom for 3 days or more. I did...
Morning I had a colonoscopy 1 week ago and since then I have been going to the bathroom alot with diahrea...like water, almost like when I was doing my prep before the scope. It is usually the worst...
good morning April 2007 I quite smoking and May 2007 i ended up in the hospital for 8 days. I was using the patch to help with the quitting so I dont think the nicotine really played a factor for me....
Hi robert This is how it works for me: I have coverage through work (sunlife) which pays 80%...the cost of my Remicade every 8 weeks is $4800. The pharmacist bills Sunlife for me so that they...
Thanx for the replies. I figure it wont make things any worse so why not give it a try. I have been on Remicade for about 1 year. It started out great, went right into remission, everything was...
Good morning Just wondering if anyone has heard of Xango Juice, or ever tried it. It is juice made from Mangosteen fruit and is suppose to help alleviate symptoms of a variety of diseases including...
Resorts are fine! There business is tourists so they are not going to jeopordize thier business by serving food/water that is contaminated! Tap water is usually not drinkable and that is why they...
Hi. I usually just read all the posts and find them all very good. Must say I have learned alot about UC since finding this forum...So thanx to all of you!!!! Anyway, I was diagnosed in May 2007...
Hi I was diagnosed with UC in May 07 after quitting smoking. I was using the Nicotine patch but within 3 weeks of quitting I was hospitalized and then diagnosed. My GI believes that the quitting...
I was diagnosed with UC in May 2007 and I had quit smoking just before that but was using the nicotine patch. May DR said that the quitting smoking triggered the UC. I started smoking again and...
I was taking Imuran for about 5 weeks when all of a sudden within 30 minutes of taking it I would be violently ill. Vomiting and diahrea lasting a couple of hours then I would be fine. My doc lowered...
Thanx for the replies...now I know that I am "normal". I am trying to cut back on some of the running around and trying to squeeze in naps when I can. The kids have been great lately and...
This has probably been a topic before but I couldn't find anything on it. I was diagnosed with UC in May 2007 and spent 1 week in hospital. Since then I have been on Prednisone off and on for the...
Hi This is the first post for me... I was diagnosed with UC May 2007....I quit smoking 1 month before I was diagnosed and was using the Nicotine Patch and everything started about 1 week after I quit...