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    Emigrating with Crohns Disease

    I am hoping to move to Toronto, Canada this year and I need some emotional support. I am thinking of cutting down to taking Humira once a month from twice a month so I can move over on a youth visa, where I will not have health coverage but will have enough injections to last me a year (12...
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    Advice Needed. Does anyone inject Humira once a month for Crohns Disease?

    I am thinking of cutting down to once a month from twice a month so I can move to Canada on a youth visa, where I will not have health coverage but will have enough injections to last me a year (12 injections) if I inject once a month rather than twice a month. Is this recommended or will the...
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    Humira Storage: How to know when Humira is dead

    Has anyone figured out how to know if Humira is working before injecting? I've become really fussy recently with my fridge storage as my fridge temperature jumps up and down much, and sometimes says it's as high as 9/10C (Celsius) in there. My Humira is kept in the original carton (not the...
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    How to store Humira in the fridge?

    Mine are currently taken out of the box it comes in (due to space in the fridge) and left in the plastic carton that holds it. They are placed on top of each other and put at the back of the fridge. The only light it receives is from the fridge light and the light in the kitchen. Is this the...
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    Travelling with Humira

    So I am going abroad from the UK to Canada for 3 months and will be traveling with 8-10 injections and it's safe to say I'm nervous as hell about traveling with Humira. My travel day will last around 15 hours. I purchased a Medigenix Medicube which is supposed to keep them between 2 - 8...
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    Irregular Periods since starting Humira injections - advice needed

    So the title says it all. I've been on Humira injections for around 8 months now and in the last few months my periods have been starting later and later each month. They used to be clockwork around the 25th of the month. Timeline: January: 1st Feb: 5th March: it's the 9th and still no sign...
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    Pimples everywhere using Humira

    I started on Humira earlier this year and so far so good, my bowels are not giving me any issues and they seem to be working for me. However after the second set of injections I started getting acne and pimples all over my chest, most notably more on the side I inject on. Has anyone else had...
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    Humira has given me a cold?

    I took my second set of jabs on Thursday (27th) and I woke up yesterday with a blocked nose and a sore throat. This morning is the same but even worse. It's the middle of summer and I've not been outside or cold, so what is going on? Are these normal side effects? I have also experienced...
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    Flaring again - What to do next?

    Hey, So unfortunately after a very good run with Sulfasalazine after coming off Azathioprine which I was on for 6 years, I injured my sciatica nerve at the gym which induced a flare up. 2 months later and I'm still struggling to get my symptoms under control. Mostly diarrhea and constipation...
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    What's going on?

    Over the last two weeks I've been experiencing abnormal Crohns symptoms. After going to the gym I started to feel a bruised feeling in my tail bone which then developed into agonizing burning pain down my right leg. My leg showed signs of swelling, discoloration and there were spasms in my...
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    Mixture of symptoms - any thoughts?

    The last couple of weeks I've been having out of the ordinary symptoms. I've dealt with burning in my muscles by my spine, colon spasms, as well as spasms in my back, bright red blood in my stools and frequent bowel movements. However I went to see my specialist and he says it's not linked to...
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    Specialist signed me off from hospital - Advice needed!

    I saw my Specialist for Crohns this morning and I've been having trouble with him for a while. The last time I saw him without my permission he emailed my GP telling her to cut my medication down (Azathioprine) from 100mg a day to 50mg a day. I never agreed to this and after speaking to my GP...
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    Flare up or bowel obstruction?

    I was wondering if someone could help diagnose my symptoms. I've been having back spasms for about a week now, and bad cramping around my lower waist/stomach. I've also had constipation, blood and mucas in my stools and when I go to the toilet or randomly I hear popping sounds in my colon and...
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    Feeling Frustrated - Personal independence payments nightmare

    I need to vent today with people who understand my condition and the frustration of Personal Independence payments. I suffer from Crohn's Disease, and with this Autoimmune Arthritis, depression and anxiety. I applied way back in June of this year, and after being seen by a case worker who...
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    Sharp pains in leg, crohn's flaring?

    For about a week now I have had Crohn's symptoms. These include: A sharp shooting and burning pain in my left leg. It's so painful, it's cramping whilst I'm sleeping and I'm waking up in agony and I can't move it. I think this is to do with Arthritis caused by inflammation, I've experienced...
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    Flare symptoms?

    For about a week now I have had Crohn's symptoms. These include: A sharp shooting and burning pain in my left leg. It's so painful, it's cramping whilst I'm sleeping and I'm waking up in agony and I can't move it. I think this is to do with Arthritis caused by inflammation, I've experienced...
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    BUPA & Crohn's

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew about getting private medical insurance in the UK. I spoke to BUPA and they said they don't cover Crohn's disease. I basically want to pay for private medical care after dealing with the NHS for 6 years and being neglected for a massive part of that. My...
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    Crohn's and back and colon spasms

    So I had a small flare up last week whilst on my time of the month, and I am hoping to start on the pill to stop my periods so I don't suffer so badly each month. I also suffer from bad joint pain in my legs (feels like someone is sticking a knife into my legs sometimes) However, after...
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