So sorry you are dealing with all of this. My degree is in Psychology and the mind body connection is real. You have gone through so much in the past month and to not feel good either is horrible. I...
Well I started the Rinvoq 2 nights ago. I have been constipated before starting it. Tonight I when to the bathroom a couple times passing hard small stool and I saw what looked like the pill in it. I...
Pam smith - when I was 1st diagnosed with U/C my colonoscopy pointed to U/C I had inflammation at the rectum and cecum but a blood test said indeterminate. My doctor mentioned is then (7 years ago)...
Well I started the Rinvoq 2 nights ago. I have been constipated before starting it. Tonight I when to the bathroom a couple times passing hard small still and I saw what looked like the pill in it. I...
Bacon Girl - I only took that one dose. I spoke to the GI on call yesterday when I had a fever of 102 and he said skip until Monday and talk to my GI. We didn’t know I had the flu then. I am still...
Well went into quick care today and I have influenza A. So temperature yesterday was most likely that. I feel crappy today....
So I took my 1st dose last night and felt totally fine. But I am about 2 hours from my next dose and got chills and a fever. I took a COVID test and it’s negative. Anyone have a fever starting...
Poopydoop - I am 47. My only health issue is UC. Good to know there is that much data out there....
Thanks for the info everyone. I have always had amazing cholesterol so I am a bit worried about that. My biggest symptom has always been urgency. I can drive to work (45 minutes away) and had to stop...
Doctor is starting the process to get me approved for Rinvoq for my Ulcerative Colitis. I have tried mesalamine (worked for 2 years) and Humira (worked for 4 years) I am getting a shingles shot and...
Hope you feel better. I guess we were/are both in the what is it stage. Glad you got an answer and hopefully increasing your dose will make everything go back into remission...
The pain I had started in my stomach and then was in my lower left quadrant and sometimes lower left back ache. The pain turned cramping was a pain that comes and goes. The cramping came with my 1st...
I have had UC for 6 years. The first couple of years I was on and off in mild flares… some mucus, some blood, some urgency - not every day. I have been on Humira for 2 1/2 years and Apriso for 4...
The new vaccine for Monkey Pox is called Jynneos and was approved in 2019. It may be used in immunocompromised patients. The FDA has a bunch of info on it and who should receive it....
What's it called? I have only found live and live-attenuated ones[/quote] So I misspoke. I follow some doctors on Twitter and they said it the new one would be ok for immunocompromised. But I guess...
There is also a newer one that was just approved before COVID and it’s not live. The original one was live....
At least with Monkey Pox it’s not a novel virus. They have a vaccine that can even be given post exposure plus they have some treatments. All are for small pox but work on monkey pox. Plus it sounds...
As things have changed in each phase of the pandemic, new variants or removing mask mandates I become nervous. I have had 4 vaccinations and received Evusheld mid April. I do make antibodies but not...
I don’t understand why kids shouldn’t mask in school if it’s required elsewhere. I teach high school and we are about to go mask optional. Kids are afraid that numbers will go up and they will miss...
I am a teacher in Illinois we just had a anti-mask judge (everyone knows she is because she never wore her mask correctly) just ruled that our Governor and state health department cannot require...
They do say that people who are vaccinated are less likely to pass it on and people who are boosted are even less likely. Crossing fingers you stay healthy....
I received my 4th dose 2 weeks ago tomorrow. I went in with a doctors note and printed out CDC info and the nurse called her supervisor. Luckily he knew about immunocompromised getting a 4th...
I started Humira 2 months before COVID. Every time I read something about COVID it say except if you are immunocompromised… occasionally I see severely immunocompromised. So I have the same question...
I think a half dose of moderna is still stronger than a full dose of pfizer? I actually wanted to get moderna 4th time around because of this, but our government decided over 45s get moderna and...
I just received mine today. The 4th dose in considered a booster dose for immunocompromised. My 1st 3 were Pfizer I went with Moderna today. Because it was a booster and Moderna it was a 1/2 dose....
I am scheduled for my booster (4th shot) tomorrow. I have a Drs note just in case. I received 3 Pfizer shots and they have shown mix and match is the best so we will see how I do with Moderna....
[quote]So true I made an appt for my booster (4th dose) on 1/12. That puts me right in the middle between my remicade infusions. It's a little over 5 months from my last shot on 8/19 if counting 4...
Everything on Twitter med shows reduction in efficacy after 10 to 12 weeks. I am a teacher so I plan get the booster as soon as I can....
So sorry your friend is struggling. I don’t know her story but I think you said she was just immunocompromised like all of us....
For immunocompromised the primary series is three shots. It’s on the CDCs immunocompromised COVID page....
This will have to be updated to 5 months on Wednesday but it says the 3rd dose is part of the primary dose series for immunocompromised people and can be given 28 days after the 2nd. Then a booster...
This is what the FDA released. Obviously more info once the CDC meets on Wednesday....
It was approved in October. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/immunocompromised-people-can-receive-4th-covid-shot-cdc-says-rcna3933...
I received info from someone that the government is getting so few Evushield doses that it will only be for people who are severely compromised and with zero response to 3 vaccinations or those who...
Looks like they are moving up the Pfizer booster to 5 months. So that means anyone on here who received their 3rd shot in August can receive their 4th shot (booster) this month. It looks like it’s...
Ugh it just all sucks… sorry with what each of you is dealing with. I know they have found people on Humira (I would assume Remicade too) have a decreased chance of ending up in the hospital. There...
I am pretty sure Evushield is for prevention (for 6 months) and paxlovid (the Pfizer pills) are in case you come down with COVID. It seems Doctors are very confused. I follow a scientist who posts...
Pfizer is always a full dose. Have you only had Moderna? They are promoting mixing if you have only had one or the other....
To bad it takes 6 months to create....
Maybe talk to your doctor about Evushield. It just received EUA a couple weeks ago so I don’t know how available it is but it is given to people who don’t respond to the vaccine and protects for 6...
Can they or do you have to wait the 6 months? I am about to be on winter break so I have a couple of weeks to figure this out. I just saw my GP and she didn’t even mention she could do this but also...
The Merck drug ended up not being that great and the FDA has not approved it the Pfizer one turned out amazing (no deaths and 89% reduction in hospitalization) and was just submitted for approval....
I had my 3rd shot in in mid August and my antibodies 1 month out were over 2500 but I did another antibody test at 4 month after 3rd shot and was only at 800. That is with the lab Corp test John...
I feel the same way. I was diagnosed 5 years ago and was on lialda and the apriso with a couple rounds of prednisone and was only really controlled on the pred. I couldn’t tolerate Imuran either....
I saw results from the study and that is within the normal range for people who are not immunosupressed. I would be very happy with that number. I had a 12 after the 2nd shot and I am waiting for...
The problem with monoclonal antibodies I have read is there is not enough to go around to all that may need it....
*Millions or tens of millions. A real triumph of science. Some Antivaxxers are taking horse dewormer instead of taking a scientifically proven vaccine because they read stuff on Facebook. The...
I just walked into Walgreens. I asked for a 3rd shot. They asked me how I qualified. I said I am on a tnf blocker and they had me fill out a form. I had to bring my vaccine card, drivers license and...
Who know but they are showing after 6 months with the Pfizer vaccine everyone is seeing decreased immunity. My assumption is they will be adding 65 and older to the 3rd shot group next month....
I received my 3rd Pfizer shot this morning. So far just a sore arm/shoulder. I received my vaccinations last February… 6months ago. I am in the UNC study and my result showed a 12 at the beginning of...