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My son is about the same age. Their are some wonderful resources on the CCFA website that assign statistical data to the side effects of remicade in adolescents (maybe it's in a webcast). It's a number that can keep a mother up at night. I wrestled with the same concerns for my own son. We...

Thanks everyone. I know he has a much better quality of life with the Humira. It's just my pediatrician is making it very hard to relax. I'm hoping that this forum will help me find the balance between the sky is falling reaction of his pediatrician and my head in sand denial approach

My son was diagnosed with CD in June of 2009. He did not have any diarrhea. Instead his symptoms were stomach pain, low grade fever, blood in stool and dramatic weight loss. We were fast tracked through a pediatric GI since he was 40# at diagnosis. Treated with Imuran, pentasa and entocort...

New club member. Actually, my 9 year old son is the member- but I do the shots- so ;).. He was nonresponsive to 5-asa's and steroid dependent since diagnosis in june of 2009.. Fought with the insurance company for 4 months to bypass Remicade to Humira. So far it is working like a charm...