A year ago I hadn’t even heard of ‘biologic therapy’. Tomorrow I’m starting treatment this way since my Crohn’s Disease isn’t responding to ‘conventional therapy’.
A month ago my doctor decided I should go on Remicade based on the condition I’m in. My symptoms are inconvenient rather than dishabilitating, but they’re at a level where they’re likely to lead to serious internal complications if an effective treatment isn’t found.
It’s taken a few weeks to get Remicade approved by the insurance company, but they did agree to it on Monday and my first IV infusion is scheduled for tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
05-01-2008 |
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