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Recent content by dzwilks

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    Itching white blisters

    I've been on Humira for about 8 months. I always get a welt at the site of the injection that lasts about three days. I take an antihistamine and ranitidine to keep down the swelling and it usually works quite well. Last night, which was three days after my last injection, my injection site...
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    Calprotectin cost

    My insurance company doesn't cover calprotectin, so it's been $250 out of pocket for me each time. I tried appealing the insurance company but it was denied because "calprotectin is experimental." I found a lab in Chicago that does the test by mail order for $125 but the doctor has to sign up...
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    Titrating Humira dosage

    I'm doing very well in Humira. No abdominal pain, no food sensitivities! I feel very fortunate but since anti TNF is associated with infections and cancer, I'm thinking that it makes sense to titrate the dose to the point that it keeps the inflammation down but no more than that. I'm continuing...
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    Doing great but worried

    Hi, in a 57 year old man. I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 17 years ago and I had a resection about a year later. Over the last 16 years I've been on refaximin and mesalamine. I also take curcumin and vsl3. My doctor recommended Humira after my last colonoscopy. I've been on Humira for a few...
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