Remicade and Crohn's
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From: Sonja Garrett on 27 Oct 2005 15:11 Dear Mickey, Not to worry. I have had four infusions since April or May and have experienced no adverse effects. The results while not spectacular have been positive. A number of Crohn's related conditions have improved. Bring lots of reading material. It takes about three hours. Good luck. Stan "Mike G" <mgoony(a)one.net> wrote in message news:11lqqvodrntm749(a)corp.supernews.com... >I have had Crohn's for 20 years and my Dr. has been trying to get me on >Remicade for the last 5 years but I got pregnant twice and so he never was >able to do it. I have my first infusion scheduled for Thursday morning and >I am concerned about the possible side effects of it. My disease is pretty >much in remission (thanks to Imuran)and now I just get periodic blockages >which I treat with prednisone. I am tired of going on and off the >Prednisone and it's side effects. I also have a small fistula. Overall I am >in pretty good health. > > Can anyone tell me about their experiences with Remicade? I am also > concerned about the cost. My company just switched insurances so I am back > to square one with deductibles (luckily they give us until 1/1/07 for your > deductibles to turn over. ) > > Also, I used to stop in to this newsgroup fairly regularly about 5 years > ago and it's nice to see some of the reguars are still here. Thanks to 2 > job changes I now have time to stop back in. > > Thanks for your help, > > Mickey
From: Odile Brock on 29 Oct 2005 17:32
I took Remicade three times. First time, it worked like a charm. Second time, effects lasted about two months, instead of three. My last time, there was little or no effect. The cost is a downer -- the first and third times I took it was in the U.S. where insurance paid all but about $500. The second infusion was overseas and the cost was almost nil. Good luck, Sam in DC "Mike G" <mgoony(a)one.net> wrote in message news:11lqqvodrntm749(a)corp.supernews.com... >I have had Crohn's for 20 years and my Dr. has been trying to get me on >Remicade for the last 5 years but I got pregnant twice and so he never was >able to do it. I have my first infusion scheduled for Thursday morning and >I am concerned about the possible side effects of it. My disease is pretty >much in remission (thanks to Imuran)and now I just get periodic blockages >which I treat with prednisone. I am tired of going on and off the >Prednisone and it's side effects. I also have a small fistula. Overall I am >in pretty good health. > > Can anyone tell me about their experiences with Remicade? I am also > concerned about the cost. My company just switched insurances so I am back > to square one with deductibles (luckily they give us until 1/1/07 for your > deductibles to turn over. ) > > Also, I used to stop in to this newsgroup fairly regularly about 5 years > ago and it's nice to see some of the reguars are still here. Thanks to 2 > job changes I now have time to stop back in. > > Thanks for your help, > > Mickey |