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Thank you, Dusty, Sascot and Crohn's mom. It was good to hear from all of you. I've also noticed, Dusty, that my son's hair looks lighter and have thought as well that it's just an illusion because it's thinner. After hearing from you, I wonder if he, too, has been losing his hair because of...

Thank you, everyone, for your advice and comforting words. It means so much to talk to others dealing with similar issues. Before my son was treated with Cimzia, he was treated with several medications including 60 mg a day of prednisone for almost two months (and later tapered down), flagyl...

Thank you, Tesscorm. I would like to learn more about why Enternal Nutrition was chosen, instead of adding another medication, like Methotrexate.

Thank you, Patricia. I was interested in knowing how many other medications were available if the Cimzia stopped working. I was not aware that your chances of the others working went down each time you switched.

Thank you, Patricia. I know how it feels to resign yourself to something. I went through that process when my son was diagnosed with diabetes when he was a little boy. I had to resign to the fact that his blood sugar readings would not always be in the normal range despite doing everything to...

Thank you, Clash, for your reply. One reason we question the addition of Methotrexate is because my son isn't experiencing any symptoms at all from having Crohn's disease since he's been taking Cimzia alone and appears to be in remission. He says he knows of others who have Crohn's who get...

My 21-year old son was recently diagnosed with severe Crohn's disease in June 2012. He has responded well to taking Cimzia, but I worry about the side effects, lymphoma mostly. I've noticed significant hair loss; and, though, Cimzia looks like it's helping him because he feels really good, I...