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Originally Posted by ellz2thehead  Yeah lets keep this thread going. It sucks to have Crohn's rep for anyone else that has to deal with that everyday. Its horrible, I cant gain weight and currently this week and can't keep anything down so i think i have to see my GI which I'm not excited about.
I've been through Remicade every which way and i had an allergic reaction about 9 times so thats not an option. |
Wow. I am sorry to hear that you are having so many problems. I'm lucky in that I can keep some weight on and eat. Most of my problems are way "down there."
Remicade is scary stuff. I'm allergic to so many things, and I kept telling the doctors this. They just say, "It's generally well-tolerated."
Bullshit. The various pills don't even agree with me, I don't wanna inject something into me that's there for 8 weeks. No way. What happens if I am allergic? No way to get it out of you.
Remicade was the number one drug sales-wise last year for big pharm along with another similar drug, at the tune of $6 billion. The patent is running out soon with cheaper generics on the horizon, and all these doctors seem to want me to go on it really badly. Coincidence? I highly suggest anyone that is presented with this drug as a maintencance option do lots of reading. The word "death" appears a lot in the product warnings.
So glad this thread started. If people can describe how MJ has helped them with their Crohn's/Colitis, I would love to hear about it.