Hi Everyone,
My son was no longer being controlled with methorexate and disease has expanded from terminal ileum for the past 5 years to throughout his colon and rectum per his scope on Dec 21. He has been on 40 mg of prednisone for 3.5 weeks that is getting things under control and also had c-diff that is now gone. We want to schedule the initial infusion but he just texted (he is a college freshman) that he has a sore throat and stuffy nose. Is it okay to start with a cold? I figure he is already on pred and metho so he is prone to getting all of the lovely illnesses college dorms have to offer. He can begin weaning off pred as soon as he starts Stelara by 5mg per week so we are eager to begin.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
My son was no longer being controlled with methorexate and disease has expanded from terminal ileum for the past 5 years to throughout his colon and rectum per his scope on Dec 21. He has been on 40 mg of prednisone for 3.5 weeks that is getting things under control and also had c-diff that is now gone. We want to schedule the initial infusion but he just texted (he is a college freshman) that he has a sore throat and stuffy nose. Is it okay to start with a cold? I figure he is already on pred and metho so he is prone to getting all of the lovely illnesses college dorms have to offer. He can begin weaning off pred as soon as he starts Stelara by 5mg per week so we are eager to begin.
Any thoughts?
Thanks