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Recent content by SoccerMom47

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    Please help - 4 yr old has fissures

    I'm so sorry your little one has been diagnosed so young :(. My son had a fistula before being diagnosed with Crohn's. He started remicade and the fistula stopped bothering him almost immediately. It has been almost two years and I am hopeful it is gone. I hope the same for your son. Since...
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    Heard from Doc today

    Prayers for O
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    Biosimilar

    Good info. Thanks.
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    Biosimilar

    Insurance agreed with the appeal! He is set for 6 months, but likely that's it as he will have passed the imaginary line between pediatric and adult. I'll take a look at my insurance options though as I can change plans in the fall. Thanks everyone!
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    Biosimilar

    I received notice from my insurance yesterday that my son's Remicade is not approved. The insurance wants to switch him to a biosimilar. Anyone have experience with this? He was diagnosed last May, started Remicade in June and was symptom free within 3 days. Since last year he gained 30 lbs...
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    Crohn's kid, mouth ulcer with cold

    Hi, So my teen son with Crohn's has been doing well with Remicade. He has been having a tough time with a cold though and is due for his next infusion next week. Today he showed me that he has a mouth sore. He would get them before diagnosis, whenever he had a virus. Later we found out that...
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    Sibling concerns

    Wow - this is a little like stage fright - I have never shared information like this publicly:eek:. I am mom of recently dx CD 16 yo son - A. (April 2018) but my story starts with his younger brother, now 14. 2012-2014ish we really struggled with nonCD son (then 8-10 years old). He was born...
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