My Cigna plan has the drug being covered 100% outside of the deductible requirement. In my opinion this is a strategic move on their part, as I'm on a very high deductible plan. The math works in...
I have a few questions regarding Rinvoq or Xeljanz that I'm hoping some user may be able answer. 1) Does anyone on either drug do very high intensity excessive/fitness? For example, hiking 20 miles,...
I'm back with an update about how these insurance companies are getting smarter than I thought. I've reached the conclusion that Cigna is covering 100% of my inflectra costs in a strategic attempt to...
The purpose of this post is create a compilation of first hand stories of people (can be someone you personally know) who "treated" their disease with non standard means. This is not meant to serve...
Well, after a lot more phone calls, I finally have my authorization and infusion scheduled. I got Pfizer involved through their encompass department (I was already signed up). I figured they would be...
Yes, they have ignored me. I have called in numerous times, and I am just told the authorization department takes a while to process and upload the faxes they receive. All insurance companies seem...
Well, several weeks back I made the decision to take a higher paying job. I shifted the new companies desired start date back some so I could get my infusion close to me departure with my past...
I was curious if there any known papers or studies that compiled data on individuals with UC who for one reason or another went into an extended state of Coma? I would like to know if there were any...
It probably relates to how lobotomies were used to treat UC back in the day. Our intestines and brain are constantly talking but we have no direct control over what is being said. We could have a...
It's possible in some cases given that people with UC tend to react better to combo antibiotic therapy than single antibiotic therapy. Single therapy has shown only temporary relief with continuation...
It would work very similar to a shaking incubator that is used to grow bacteria samples in labs....
I eat them everyday because I like them. I wouldn't say they hurt or help me, I just like that they have a balanced omega fat ratio....
All besides some mild cases seem to be following conventional medical treatments along with the PBD. They also were hospitalized much longer (mean 25 days) than would happen in the US where they try...
The amplitude of an EMF is not super important if you can find a specific resonance frequency. Plus EMF can have an affect on the intracellular pathways and channels. Obviously the radiation...
More of less eluding to the fact that it can have an affect on the CNS and obviously governments have looked into weaponizing it. I don't personally think that radio waves have anything to with UC...
EMF fields can stimulate the CNS. Especially in the higher radio frequency bands. https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/NSA-RDP96X00790R000100020002-4.pdf...
Yeah since xeljanz already doesn't have the best clinical trial data for opportunistic infections adding it on top of a systemic immunosuppresent anti-tnf like infliximab would not be the best idea....
Not everyone has the luxury of having this disease slowing creep up on them. I went from no symptoms ever to having a waterfall of blood come out of my rearend within a week. I first went to a local...
It's possible that you have an on going inner ear infection most likely viral. Remicade would make it hard for your body to fight it off. Obviously I'm not a doctor but I would see an ENT and let...
Children can not tolerate flares as well as adults because they can not afford to lose weight in most cases. This stunts their growth and development and can present even more severe problems. This...
Blood in stool, even a small amount, is never normal nor is mucus. These would be indicators of at the least low grade inflammation still brewing. What decision lead your doctor to go to 8 weeks...
It depends on if you are in a state where it is observed as a holiday. If so, then it is likely that it would result in a holiday at your place of work....
I would consider it to be the ultimate "treatment" but not a cure....
They are most likely requesting a CT just to rule out anything major as the cause. It's the standard protocol they do in pretty much every ER, which I'm not a fan of. I would expect a knowledgeable...
I'm assuming the 10mg/kg every 6 weeks is limited by your insurance? Because my doctor has assured me that she doses people up to 15mg/kg every 4 weeks although I would probably have to fight to the...
Pretty much all IBD Drs are starting to realize that combo therapy with an immunomodulator can dramatically increase how long and well you respond to the biologic. I chose methotrexate as it has the...
No drug is definitely safe it is up to a user to decide whether the possible side effects are worth the efficacy displayed in the available data. The people who truely know all the interworking of...
I think the preference now is to avoid swithing to another anti-tnf after failing one but in your case with EA it makes sense to want to stick to an anti-tnf as opposed to something like entyvio...
They did not give me blood in the hospital until I dipped below 7.0 which I believe is the standard pretty much everywhere....
I can only imagine that you are looking at data for CD studies which is not going to be useful for UC patients. We tend to not deal with severe malnutrition or sticturing like a CD patient might when...
Yeah I don't think the data is there to suggest it works but given that many try ensure or boost doesn't make me very confident in the studies. But there are also studies where individuals had a...
There is a brand called myprotein that sells just plain whey isolate with no sweeteners or flavoring which may be a good option for you. It is priced well and they are always running promotional...
Make sure you are taking enough water along with the Metamucil....
If it is working for you it would be hard to argue against it besides the known risk factors associated with anabolic steroids. I would just make sure you find a doctor knowledgeable in regards to...
I've never done them myself but I have seen that a lot of people say their symptoms go away when on cycle and can come back pretty ferociously when off cycle. Unless you are older and can just...
You complaned about taking 10 pills but aren't you taking them all at once? I'm currently on 15mg of methotrexate and have not noticed any side effects. My doctor did order some anti nausea medicine...
Your best bet is to do research on one species at a time and find an in vivo study in humans and find the prebiotic from their sample pool that had the best results. I would just confirm the one you...
On a side note I just saw the first xeljanz UC commercial yesterday. Hopefully that will help to get more exposure and make it easier to get insurance approval for those who wish to try it. I want to...
If you are on drugs that lower your immune response then sushi is probably not a good idea due to the risk of parasites. If you are not and it doesn't seem to bother you then you should be able to...
Infliximab will lower your CRP and help normalize your white blood cell count provided that it is reducing the amount of active inflammation present. Has your CRP ever been elevated? In rare cases...
Yeah I've followed their trials and although the concept is cool the results from the trials so far falls short of some of the top IBD drugs currently on the market....
Are you smoking the cannabis? If so it is most likely the carbon monoxide that is helping you....
The ideal range is somewhere around 3-7mcg/ml for maintenance but that is based on an eight week infusion. If you are getting infusions every 6 or 4 weeks than your trough levels should be higher....
If you're worried about lactose then make sure you get a high quality whey isolate protein. This will have a minimal amount of lactose. If you want to be really safe just get some pea protein....
Whoever that doctor is does not know what they are doing then. Although biosimilars work the same one should never switch from one biologic to its biosimilar. It's possible that it caused you to...
Is the 10mg the extended release form? As far as I know 10mg once daily is not an approved or recommended dosage for UC as there's no data from any trials for that dosage. The octave trials all used...
It's just not an ideal situation unfortunately. The key is that you don't want him to get any worse before he can get better. If you waited for all of the entyvio to leave his system before starting...
My guess would be that your doctor was worried about the possibility of periotinis/sepsis. If either did occur you could quickly discontinue the immunosuppresent and hopefully recover immune...
Remicade cash price is approximately $800-$900 per 100mg bottle. So you could extrapolate that to whatever dosage you are getting. Then you have to factor in the cost of the infusion itself. If you...
Xeljanz is more expensive than most remicade doses. Especially when compared to traditional remicade maintenance dosage like 5mg/kg every 8 weeks. If you are already at 10mg/kg every 6 weeks than...