Hello everyone,
I have had Crohn's for over 4 years now, and I have been the longest in remission for a couple of weeks. I have Crohn's in the stomach and ileum, and the one in my stomach is the one that flares and kills me every single day; heartburn, indigestion, nausea, vomiting...etc.
I have lost so much weight and I can barely eat, but I don't have any of the symptoms that you guys mostly mention here about diarrhea or having to spend hours on the toilet seat. I'm not even sure if I'm having it better or what, but I'm sure we're all suffering.
I have already been on Imuran for over a year, and tried methotrexate for a couple of months and both with no hope. I have had my share of Pentasa and Solupred (Prednisone) and it seems that nothing comes to help with my symptoms.
My doctor is currently suggesting that I go for Remicade, and my insurance won't be covering the whole thing, so I will have to be paying part of it. My question here is, for a person with symptoms like mine, is it worth it that I go for Remicade? I mean, I have read about its side effects and boy oh boy, I feel very intimidated already and I'd rather not take it, but then again I wanted to the advice of the experts here.
So, what do you guys think? Should I go for it or just continue being on Imuran?
P.S: I'm on symptomatic treatment for all the symptoms I have mentioned, but it is still not fun at all to have to take all those meds every couple of hours.
I have had Crohn's for over 4 years now, and I have been the longest in remission for a couple of weeks. I have Crohn's in the stomach and ileum, and the one in my stomach is the one that flares and kills me every single day; heartburn, indigestion, nausea, vomiting...etc.
I have lost so much weight and I can barely eat, but I don't have any of the symptoms that you guys mostly mention here about diarrhea or having to spend hours on the toilet seat. I'm not even sure if I'm having it better or what, but I'm sure we're all suffering.
I have already been on Imuran for over a year, and tried methotrexate for a couple of months and both with no hope. I have had my share of Pentasa and Solupred (Prednisone) and it seems that nothing comes to help with my symptoms.
My doctor is currently suggesting that I go for Remicade, and my insurance won't be covering the whole thing, so I will have to be paying part of it. My question here is, for a person with symptoms like mine, is it worth it that I go for Remicade? I mean, I have read about its side effects and boy oh boy, I feel very intimidated already and I'd rather not take it, but then again I wanted to the advice of the experts here.
So, what do you guys think? Should I go for it or just continue being on Imuran?
P.S: I'm on symptomatic treatment for all the symptoms I have mentioned, but it is still not fun at all to have to take all those meds every couple of hours.