Not Happy.
I've had Crohns since my 20s. Doctors first put me on Prednisone which worked for a few years, we then tried a host of other drugs with no success.
My Dr. then suggested Remicade. The wonder drug which gave me 5yrs of relief until it stopped working.
We then tried Humira, and it gave me another 4yrs until it too stopped.
Which brings us to the present, I took Cimzia and after 4 weeks with no effect we tried Simponi.
I've been on Simponi just over 4 weeks now and it does not seem to be working.
My Dr. says my body may have built up anti-bodys to this whole family of Bio Drugs.
With no other wonder drug in the cabinet I've had to work through my flares.
My boss called me yesterday "concerned" about my time off.
So I'm sitting here with a raging head ache and in between trips to the bathroom I'm thinking about the possibility of losing my job, and a future of feeling too sick to enjoy my active lifestyle.
This Sucks……...
I've had Crohns since my 20s. Doctors first put me on Prednisone which worked for a few years, we then tried a host of other drugs with no success.
My Dr. then suggested Remicade. The wonder drug which gave me 5yrs of relief until it stopped working.
We then tried Humira, and it gave me another 4yrs until it too stopped.
Which brings us to the present, I took Cimzia and after 4 weeks with no effect we tried Simponi.
I've been on Simponi just over 4 weeks now and it does not seem to be working.
My Dr. says my body may have built up anti-bodys to this whole family of Bio Drugs.
With no other wonder drug in the cabinet I've had to work through my flares.
My boss called me yesterday "concerned" about my time off.
So I'm sitting here with a raging head ache and in between trips to the bathroom I'm thinking about the possibility of losing my job, and a future of feeling too sick to enjoy my active lifestyle.
This Sucks……...
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