Also one of the 'lucky' ones... been on remicade since august 2010, immediately halted my flare up... in remission since october 2010. I am on a higher dose 7mg /kg and every 5 weeks bc i have...
ok... just found your new thread. yes. i also had to have a blood infusion at this time... in the hospital with the pericarditis, newly diagnosed, and in a severe flare. The blood infusion makes you...
worried about you. are you recovering?...
yes. I have been on remicade for 2 1/2 years for UC. i have severe symptomatic arthritis... extremely painful... within 24 hours of my remicade infusion the arthritis pain is gone... I am on a 5-week...
Wow. I am so sorry to hear that. are you doing better now? When this happened to me... and it was may 2010, after i was diagnosed in April 2010 and in a very bad flare up... all very scary because it...
yes. i have had this. Pericarditis... they say you are more likely to be struck by lightening... it is rare, but related to the UC. I am sorry for you bc i remember it is very painful... when i had...
B+ just like you :)...
sounds like a lot right now... i am a UC'er... but have been in this forum today bc having some Remicade issues.... i have been on Citalopram, which is a generic Lexapro... since i was first...
hopefully your hives are under control... I have experienced somewhat similar... more of a bad rash on my chest for a while after my infusions... very itchy and when i scratched it would turn into...
Levi, glad to hear the antiviral is working fast... it works for me, too... but also upsets my gut. I broke out in shingles on Sunday, 11/25... looked back at my calendars and came to the realization...
interesting to find this thread bc i have sensitive and painful scalp. i have ulcerative colitis, and I am on Remicade. is anyone else with this on Remicade? also, has anyone else tracked it with...
one more thing... you may know your body, UC better than i because it is still somewhat new to me... but when i was in a bad flare up a low-residue diet helped with some of the pain and cramping......
I felt the same way.... completely at my wits end... I would double check with your doc... i started Remicade in the grips of a very bad flare-up and it worked immediately... 24 hours no more...
Remicade saved me! I highly recommend Remicade, and there are a vast majority of people like me that have had miraculous results! I feel like Remicade gave me my life back. Yes, i was scared.......
Alba 29- A little off topic, however, caught my eye that your bio mentioned some chest pain.... I have been diagnosed with pericarditis-- inflamation of the lining of the heart, which is a rare...
The good news is that once you are off the prednisone you will feel so much better! I was also diagnosed with UC this year, started Remicade in August and tapered off of prednisone in October. The...
Good for you! I tell pretty much everyone..... my true friends really stepped up when I was ill and in a major flare-up. I am also 41 and I was also diagnosed with UC this year. I find talking about...
I am touched by your story. My story is success with Remicade! I have had remarkable results from the very first infusion. 24 hours….no more blood. 48 hours…. No more getting up to go in the night....