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I read something in another post about 3 weeks being a long flare. That shocked me because I thought typical flares lasted months. I'm only on my second one. The first was 6-8 months, with two of those months being undiagnosed. This one is going on 3 months so far. I had 7 years of remission in between flares.
I have a rule of thumb (that I pulled out of nowhere) to give it 2-3 weeks before declaring it a flare and calling the doc. Then I have to schedule an appointment, most likely schedule a scope, get meds ordered. I just started Cimzia for this flare on Friday (called the doc mid-December, scope early January).
Is it not normal to have a flare last for months? Can you have short flares? I just assumed it was IBS when I would have diarrhea for a couple days that would go away on its own. Should I be calling the doc earlier than 2-3 weeks into a flare (assuming I ever get back into remission)?
I have a rule of thumb (that I pulled out of nowhere) to give it 2-3 weeks before declaring it a flare and calling the doc. Then I have to schedule an appointment, most likely schedule a scope, get meds ordered. I just started Cimzia for this flare on Friday (called the doc mid-December, scope early January).
Is it not normal to have a flare last for months? Can you have short flares? I just assumed it was IBS when I would have diarrhea for a couple days that would go away on its own. Should I be calling the doc earlier than 2-3 weeks into a flare (assuming I ever get back into remission)?