Hey everyone, Im new to the site, definatly not new to crohns disease tho!
I was diagnosed dec 2004, at the age of 14. I was malnurished (sp?), anemic, wayyy underwieght. It got to the point that I was in the hospital, 5'5", and only 65lbs. I developed a stricture in my small bowel (I only have crohns in my small bowl as of now), and needed surgery to remove it, but I was not healthy enough to survive a surgery. I was put on a feeding tube that went past the stricture for 2 months, and gained enough weight to have the surgery. After, I was able to eat again but the crohn's was still out of control. It took over a year of high doses of prednisone to finally get it in control. But recently I have started a flare, and Im not responding to the pred. My doc is putting me on cimzia, and Im pretty worried about it. From what I have read it sounds risky, Especially since I have had valley fever when I was young.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi and tell a lil about myself!
I was diagnosed dec 2004, at the age of 14. I was malnurished (sp?), anemic, wayyy underwieght. It got to the point that I was in the hospital, 5'5", and only 65lbs. I developed a stricture in my small bowel (I only have crohns in my small bowl as of now), and needed surgery to remove it, but I was not healthy enough to survive a surgery. I was put on a feeding tube that went past the stricture for 2 months, and gained enough weight to have the surgery. After, I was able to eat again but the crohn's was still out of control. It took over a year of high doses of prednisone to finally get it in control. But recently I have started a flare, and Im not responding to the pred. My doc is putting me on cimzia, and Im pretty worried about it. From what I have read it sounds risky, Especially since I have had valley fever when I was young.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi and tell a lil about myself!
I hope the Cimzia works well for you.
