Hello all,
My 10 year old son was diagnosed with Crohn's this last summer and has been on Imuran ever since. We saw his GI yesterday who said he is quite concerned that the Imuran isn't working. He wants to do a scope in a few weeks and, depending on his findings, switch to Remicade with Methotrexate. I have watched my son slowly back slide these last few months and had a feeling this was coming. What are your experiences with Remicade? What are the infusions like and how long do they take? How much time out of school does your child take for infusions? Also, my son has some serious anxiety about doing another colonoscopy/endoscopy. Do any of you have advice on how to help your child through those anxious feelings? Thank you!
My 10 year old son was diagnosed with Crohn's this last summer and has been on Imuran ever since. We saw his GI yesterday who said he is quite concerned that the Imuran isn't working. He wants to do a scope in a few weeks and, depending on his findings, switch to Remicade with Methotrexate. I have watched my son slowly back slide these last few months and had a feeling this was coming. What are your experiences with Remicade? What are the infusions like and how long do they take? How much time out of school does your child take for infusions? Also, my son has some serious anxiety about doing another colonoscopy/endoscopy. Do any of you have advice on how to help your child through those anxious feelings? Thank you!