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    Remicade Levels

    Hello, Our son has been on remicade for his Crohn's disease since December of 2015. In the late spring of this year it was discovered that he has a 5.11 inch stricture in his terminal ileum. We met with a surgeon over the summer who did not recommend surgery this time. Historically his...
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    Just when we thought all was going well..

    Our 10 year old, son, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in the ileum, back in November 2015, is back in the hospital. On Sunday evening he had cramps in his upper abdomen, which went away until Monday evening and returned much worse and then he started vomiting. We brought him to the...
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    Rash 3 weeks post remicade

    Hello, My son has undergone his 3rd infusion of remicade nearly 4 weeks ago. Just before his 2nd infusion and now 3 weeks after his 3rd infusion he has developed a slight rash on the sides of his nose. Then it goes away in a week. This weekend he developed a cold and his knees and elbows began...
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    Rash 3 weeks post remicade

    Hello, My son has undergone his 3rd infusion of remicade nearly 4 weeks ago. Just before his 2nd infusion and now 3 weeks after his 3rd infusion he has developed a slight rash on the sides of his nose. Then it goes away in a week. This weekend he developed a cold and his knees and elbows...
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    Doctor Recommending Adding Methotrexate to Remicade

    Our 10 year old son was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in the ileum Thanksgiving, 2015. He has had two infusions of remicade and has had no recent symptoms. He is down to 5 mg of prednisone every other day, with the last dose due a week from tomorrow. All his blood tests have shown that his...
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    Doctor Recommending Adding Methotrexate to Remicade

    Our 10 year old son was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in the ileum Thanksgiving, 2015. He has had two infusions of remicade and has had no recent symptoms. He is down to 5 mg of prednisone every other day, with the last dose due a week from tomorrow. All his blood tests have shown that his...
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    On Remicade Now Dr. Wants to Add Methotrexate

    Our 10 year old son was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in the ileum Thanksgiving, 2015. He has had two infusions of remicade and has had no recent symptoms. He is down to 5 mg of prednisone every other day, with the last dose due a week from tomorrow. All his blood tests have shown that his...
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    Newly Diagnosed Child with Crohn's

    Our son was recently diagnosed with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. He is an active 10 year old with no apparent outwards signs of Crohn's disease like we have read or heard. He is 4'11", 102 lbs. and wears s men's shoe size, 8.5. He pitches on his Little League and travel baseball teams, as...
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    Newly Diagnosed Child with Crohn's

    Our son was recently diagnosed with moderate to severe Crohn's disease. He is an active 10 year old with no apparent outwards signs of Crohn's disease like we have read or heard. He is 4'11", 102 lbs. and wears s men's shoe size, 8.5. He pitches on his Little League and travel baseball teams...
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