Re: Semi OT- Crohn's and female issues

[Guest guest]

For what it is worth...after I was initially diagnosed, I did not have my cycle for at least a year, and it was not until my health improved that it naturally came back on it's own. During that time though, I remember that I asked at least 2 different natural/holisitc practicioners and neither one seemed overly concerned. I took it as, it's not necessary to get it to be well - there was no risk it posed, and once my body got back on track it to would return, and for me, it did.

Now, I was not trying to have a child, so I did not have that factor to consider. I also know if/when I am switching meds or doses, or stressing, it will come late - even now.

Tasha

So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only had 1 period. That was in October, so I'm almost approaching a year without my cycle. I've talked about this before here, and went to my OBGYN and she did tests that said everything was functioning correctly. To be honest, I don't know what she tested besides my thyroid and FSH.I did the 10 day dose or progesterone and nothing happened. She wanted me to try a month of birth control to see if it would kick start things. I didn't back then, because I was starting to feel really sick again and then went into the hospital. I didn't want to throw anything new into the mix. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a OBGYN that has experience with Crohn's patients? I asked on another board, but nobody had an answer. And when I called to ask about my current OBGYN, she said she had experience, which turned out to be one patient with Crohn's and a nurse whose

husband has Crohn's. She didn't know about my medications or symptoms. And nobody I know around here seems to know. I asked my primary care and GI and neither of them knew an OBGYN with Crohn's experience.I get 3 different opinions, my OBGYN said to take the birth control, my Rheumatologist said not to until things are in remission because it could flare my symptoms more, and my GI said it can go either way. I'll be 32 this October and my husband and I would like to try for a baby. I'm really not sure what to do...Would you take the birth control if you were me? I'm also in the process of switching meds since Remicade doesn't seem to be doing much fore me anymore. Should I wait until after I'm on the new med (Humira) for a while? Sorry this is so long. I'm a pretty quiet person in "real life", but for some reason I can't write concisely!Thanks for reading,Amber

[Guest guest]

So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only had 1 period. I'm not really sure what I'd do in your situation, but I can relate. I've never had a period, since I got UC right when I turned 15 and probably would've normally started. I'm guessing that as soon as we get our gut issues under control, everything else will follow. I guess the question would be, can you wait that long (however long that would be), and also how to do it. Sorry I couldn't help more, but I figured I'd at least say I can sympathize =) Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

[Guest guest]

alyssa -wow - can't believe you never has a period! i know 12 is the average age

so i'm guessing you were sick prior to dx?

i and my docs were shocked that i stayed like clockwork (period wise )as i got

sicker and dropped from 100-83 lbs - but i should know by now, i'm a freak of

nature!! lol

i'm sure as you heal it will come - but part of me says you lucky duck!! lol :-)

eileen

>

> > So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've

> > only had 1 period.

>

>

> I'm not really sure what I'd do in your situation, but I can relate.

> I've never had a period, since I got UC right when I turned 15 and

> probably would've normally started. I'm guessing that as soon as we

> get our gut issues under control, everything else will follow. I guess

> the question would be, can you wait that long (however long that would

> be), and also how to do it. Sorry I couldn't help more, but I figured

> I'd at least say I can sympathize =)

>

> Cheers!

> Alyssa 16 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

>

[Guest guest]

Just because you don’t have a period, doesn’t mean you’re not ovulating which means you can get pregnant --just harder to tell if you are. I was warned that after having my 2nd son and didn’t have a period for a whole year.

Lise

Jimmy’s mom

So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only had 1 period.

I'm not really sure what I'd do in your situation, but I can relate. I've never had a period, since I got UC right when I turned 15 and probably would've normally started. I'm guessing that as soon as we get our gut issues under control, everything else will follow. I guess the question would be, can you wait that long (however long that would be), and also how to do it. Sorry I couldn't help more, but I figured I'd at least say I can sympathize =)

Cheers!

Alyssa 16 yo

UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)

Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

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[Guest guest]

How much do you weigh? Low body weight is a reason to stop menstruating. Think

about it: the body has to be able to support a pregnancy, and being underweight,

poorly nourished, or sick will switch things off. Stress will too.

For progesterone to induce a menstrual cycle, there has to be estrogen. The pill

will give you both, but it will suppress ovulation and you won't get pregnant.

Maybe the gyn is hoping the hormones will jump start the system, or help with

weight gain. One thing to ask about is preventing osteoporosis. You need

estrogen to build bone mass, so the pill could possibly help there too. Are you

getting enough vitamin D?

Just some thoughts.

PJ

>

> > So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've

> > only had 1 period.

>

>

> I'm not really sure what I'd do in your situation, but I can relate.

> I've never had a period, since I got UC right when I turned 15 and

> probably would've normally started. I'm guessing that as soon as we

> get our gut issues under control, everything else will follow. I guess

> the question would be, can you wait that long (however long that would

> be), and also how to do it. Sorry I couldn't help more, but I figured

> I'd at least say I can sympathize =)

>

> Cheers!

> Alyssa 16 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

>

[Guest guest]

Look into taking LDN, and especially before you resort to taking Humira.

LDN helps Crohn's a great deal, and a plethora of other immune-system

related things. But it can also regulate the kind of issues you describe

and help fertility. There's a British doctor that prescribes it almost

exclusively for that, with great success. You can't lose.

n

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:25:46 -0400, fossil.color

wrote:

> So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only

> had 1 period. That was in October, so I'm almost approaching a year

> without my cycle. I've talked about this before here, and went to my

> OBGYN and she did tests that said everything was functioning correctly.

> To be honest, I don't know what she tested besides my thyroid and FSH.

>

> I did the 10 day dose or progesterone and nothing happened. She wanted

> me to try a month of birth control to see if it would kick start

> things. I didn't back then, because I was starting to feel really sick

> again and then went into the hospital. I didn't want to throw anything

> new into the mix.

>

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a OBGYN that has

> experience with Crohn's patients? I asked on another board, but nobody

> had an answer. And when I called to ask about my current OBGYN, she said

> she had experience, which turned out to be one patient with Crohn's and

> a nurse whose husband has Crohn's. She didn't know about my medications

> or symptoms. And nobody I know around here seems to know. I asked my

> primary care and GI and neither of them knew an OBGYN with Crohn's

> experience.

>

> I get 3 different opinions, my OBGYN said to take the birth control, my

> Rheumatologist said not to until things are in remission because it

> could flare my symptoms more, and my GI said it can go either way. I'll

> be 32 this October and my husband and I would like to try for a baby.

> I'm really not sure what to do...Would you take the birth control if you

> were me? I'm also in the process of switching meds since Remicade

> doesn't seem to be doing much fore me anymore. Should I wait until after

> I'm on the new med (Humira) for a while?

>

> Sorry this is so long. I'm a pretty quiet person in " real life " , but for

> some reason I can't write concisely!

>

> Thanks for reading,

>

> Amber

>

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> There's a British doctor that prescribes it almost

> exclusively for that, with great success.

No kidding! Do you have any links about this that I could look at? My

parents still don't want to try LDN for me, but if it could help me

get my period, then they might reconsider...

Cheers!

Alyssa 16 yo

UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)

Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for your responses.

Tasha, I'm happy to hear yours came back on it's own. Ideally, I would love to

just wait until it comes back on it's own, but I'm kind of getting worried that

could be a long time, and I know it gets harder to get pregnant as you get

older.

Alyssa, sorry you're having issues with yours too! Thank you for your sympathy.

I hope everything gets under control for you and you can finally receive the

" monthly bill " .

PJ, thanks for the suggestions. I'm 99% sure it's not my weight, at least at

this point. My weight did fluctuate a ton when I first got sick, but when I got

back to what I weighed before getting sick, it came back (once). I lost some

weight from my last big flare, but I've gained it back and am now just slightly

under what I weighed before Crohn's. I'm at a healthy weight and definitely not

too skinny. Actually trying to lose a few vanity pounds now!

You're right though, I am concerned about possible osteoporosis. I am

supplementing vitamin D, but I've never been tested so I don't know how low I

am.

Lise- Thanks for the heads up. You're right. I still need to be careful, though

I'm not sure if I'm ovulating or not.

Sorry I keep bringing this up. It's just really starting to worry me, and I feel

like the biological clock is ticking. I'm probably making things worse by

stressing out about it so much...I need patience. I was never sure I wanted

kids, but now I'm kicking myself for not having them before I got sick. But, I

can't think like that. I know if it's meant to happen, it will happen. I just

get sad, because I know my husband would be the best dad ever, but he hasn't

pressured me at all about it. He just wants me to get healthy.

Guess I just needed to vent. Thanks for listening. I never realized how much

your health can affect everything until I got sick. It's the case of don't know

what you got til it's gone! That's OK though. I'll try and remain optimistic and

try and think that I really need to get healthy before I can support another

life. I just wish I could speed up the process!

Thanks everyone,

Amber

[Guest guest]

n,

I didn't realize LDN helps fertility.

I mentioned LDN to my GI once, and he hadn't heard of it. I don't think he'd be

comfortable prescribing it since he hasn't before, though I would like to try

it. I do like my GI, though, and I'm not quite ready to cut ties. Maybe I'll

bring it up again and see what he says.

Thanks,

Amber

>

> > So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only

> > had 1 period. That was in October, so I'm almost approaching a year

> > without my cycle. I've talked about this before here, and went to my

> > OBGYN and she did tests that said everything was functioning correctly.

> > To be honest, I don't know what she tested besides my thyroid and FSH.

> >

> > I did the 10 day dose or progesterone and nothing happened. She wanted

> > me to try a month of birth control to see if it would kick start

> > things. I didn't back then, because I was starting to feel really sick

> > again and then went into the hospital. I didn't want to throw anything

> > new into the mix.

> >

> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a OBGYN that has

> > experience with Crohn's patients? I asked on another board, but nobody

> > had an answer. And when I called to ask about my current OBGYN, she said

> > she had experience, which turned out to be one patient with Crohn's and

> > a nurse whose husband has Crohn's. She didn't know about my medications

> > or symptoms. And nobody I know around here seems to know. I asked my

> > primary care and GI and neither of them knew an OBGYN with Crohn's

> > experience.

> >

> > I get 3 different opinions, my OBGYN said to take the birth control, my

> > Rheumatologist said not to until things are in remission because it

> > could flare my symptoms more, and my GI said it can go either way. I'll

> > be 32 this October and my husband and I would like to try for a baby.

> > I'm really not sure what to do...Would you take the birth control if you

> > were me? I'm also in the process of switching meds since Remicade

> > doesn't seem to be doing much fore me anymore. Should I wait until after

> > I'm on the new med (Humira) for a while?

> >

> > Sorry this is so long. I'm a pretty quiet person in " real life " , but for

> > some reason I can't write concisely!

> >

> > Thanks for reading,

> >

> > Amber

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:28:34 -0400, Alyssa Luck

wrote:

>> There's a British doctor that prescribes it almost

>> exclusively for that, with great success.

>

>

> No kidding! Do you have any links about this that I could look at? My

> parents still don't want to try LDN for me, but if it could help me

> get my period, then they might reconsider...

>

> Cheers!

> Alyssa 16 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

>

I'll hunt down the links for you, Alyssa. But it may take a day or two, as

I don't have a lot of time right now.

n

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[Guest guest]

Fiona,

Really, that's great that you were the first. Do you mind my asking how you

swayed him or her to let you try it?

Thanks,

Amber

> >

> >

> >

> > n,

> >

> > I didn't realize LDN helps fertility.

> >

> > I mentioned LDN to my GI once, and he hadn't heard of it. I don't think he'd

be comfortable prescribing it since he hasn't before, though I would like to try

it. I do like my GI, though, and I'm not quite ready to cut ties. Maybe I'll

bring it up again and see what he says.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Amber

> >

>

[Guest guest]

> I'll hunt down the links for you, Alyssa. But it may take a day or

> two, as

> I don't have a lot of time right now.

No problem, thanks so much!!

Cheers!

Alyssa 16 yo

UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)

Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

Prednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

[Guest guest]

My cycle have been on and off those past years and I know its related to anemia.

When I have a flare and loose blood continously, my red blood cells and iron

drop down. My periods stop.

But I took iron supplement for a month and they are back ! I know iron

supplements are not legal on this diet but it helps my level of energy, it

slowed down the diarrhea (because it's constipating) and bring back my periods.

So...

Annie

>

> Thank you everyone for your responses.

>

> Tasha, I'm happy to hear yours came back on it's own. Ideally, I would love to

just wait until it comes back on it's own, but I'm kind of getting worried that

could be a long time, and I know it gets harder to get pregnant as you get

older.

>

> Alyssa, sorry you're having issues with yours too! Thank you for your

sympathy. I hope everything gets under control for you and you can finally

receive the " monthly bill " .

>

> PJ, thanks for the suggestions. I'm 99% sure it's not my weight, at least at

this point. My weight did fluctuate a ton when I first got sick, but when I got

back to what I weighed before getting sick, it came back (once). I lost some

weight from my last big flare, but I've gained it back and am now just slightly

under what I weighed before Crohn's. I'm at a healthy weight and definitely not

too skinny. Actually trying to lose a few vanity pounds now!

>

> You're right though, I am concerned about possible osteoporosis. I am

supplementing vitamin D, but I've never been tested so I don't know how low I

am.

>

> Lise- Thanks for the heads up. You're right. I still need to be careful,

though I'm not sure if I'm ovulating or not.

>

>

> Sorry I keep bringing this up. It's just really starting to worry me, and I

feel like the biological clock is ticking. I'm probably making things worse by

stressing out about it so much...I need patience. I was never sure I wanted

kids, but now I'm kicking myself for not having them before I got sick. But, I

can't think like that. I know if it's meant to happen, it will happen. I just

get sad, because I know my husband would be the best dad ever, but he hasn't

pressured me at all about it. He just wants me to get healthy.

>

> Guess I just needed to vent. Thanks for listening. I never realized how much

your health can affect everything until I got sick. It's the case of don't know

what you got til it's gone! That's OK though. I'll try and remain optimistic and

try and think that I really need to get healthy before I can support another

life. I just wish I could speed up the process!

>

> Thanks everyone,

>

> Amber

>

[Guest guest]

Fiona,

Thanks for your input. I'm hoping my GI will be as open as yours. I'm so glad to

hear you're on your way to better health!

Take care,

Amber

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > n,

> > > >

> > > > I didn't realize LDN helps fertility.

> > > >

> > > > I mentioned LDN to my GI once, and he hadn't heard of it. I don't think

he'd be comfortable prescribing it since he hasn't before, though I would like

to try it. I do like my GI, though, and I'm not quite ready to cut ties. Maybe

I'll bring it up again and see what he says.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > > > Amber

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Annie,

Glad your cycle is back!

I have only mild anemia which is almost to normal levels now. I asked my doc

about anemia contributing to my lack of period and she didn't think it did in my

case.

Anyways, happy to hear you're better!

Take care,

Amber

> >

> > Thank you everyone for your responses.

> >

> > Tasha, I'm happy to hear yours came back on it's own. Ideally, I would love

to just wait until it comes back on it's own, but I'm kind of getting worried

that could be a long time, and I know it gets harder to get pregnant as you get

older.

> >

> > Alyssa, sorry you're having issues with yours too! Thank you for your

sympathy. I hope everything gets under control for you and you can finally

receive the " monthly bill " .

> >

> > PJ, thanks for the suggestions. I'm 99% sure it's not my weight, at least at

this point. My weight did fluctuate a ton when I first got sick, but when I got

back to what I weighed before getting sick, it came back (once). I lost some

weight from my last big flare, but I've gained it back and am now just slightly

under what I weighed before Crohn's. I'm at a healthy weight and definitely not

too skinny. Actually trying to lose a few vanity pounds now!

> >

> > You're right though, I am concerned about possible osteoporosis. I am

supplementing vitamin D, but I've never been tested so I don't know how low I

am.

> >

> > Lise- Thanks for the heads up. You're right. I still need to be careful,

though I'm not sure if I'm ovulating or not.

> >

> >

> > Sorry I keep bringing this up. It's just really starting to worry me, and I

feel like the biological clock is ticking. I'm probably making things worse by

stressing out about it so much...I need patience. I was never sure I wanted

kids, but now I'm kicking myself for not having them before I got sick. But, I

can't think like that. I know if it's meant to happen, it will happen. I just

get sad, because I know my husband would be the best dad ever, but he hasn't

pressured me at all about it. He just wants me to get healthy.

> >

> > Guess I just needed to vent. Thanks for listening. I never realized how much

your health can affect everything until I got sick. It's the case of don't know

what you got til it's gone! That's OK though. I'll try and remain optimistic and

try and think that I really need to get healthy before I can support another

life. I just wish I could speed up the process!

> >

> > Thanks everyone,

> >

> > Amber

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Amber,

Your post made me want to give you a hug! I am 33 with Crohns (dx 2 yrs ago)

and so any topic in relation to Crohns usually has some new information in it

for me. In March, I went to visit my friend several thousand miles away who has

had Crohns since a teen. She feels that her flare ups coincide with her cycle

and I hadn't considered that thought before--but now, I would agree. I looked

back at my food journal and realized I have to take pain reliever for abdominal

pain around my cycle and my BMs are very different around that time as well.

Prior to Crohns, my periods were like the moon--constant, typical, and only

waivered under severe, severe stress (like the kinds that happen once in 3-5

years). Since my 2nd child (who's 4), they have been more random and definitely

not on schedule. This month, it even came 10 days early--still considered

" normal " but I not normal for me (I just happened to be out of town without any

back up). While I have really no answer for you, I would say that there is a

relationship drs have yet to determine between hormones and diet and digestion.

I personally like Dr. Christiane Northrup who has been on Oprah and works from a

holistic approach rather than a Western medicinal approach. She has books at the

library, bookstore, online, and a website. On her site, you can maybe find a

link to someone in your area that she recommends. Perhaps some alternative

strategies might be helpful--if you are into that sort of thinking, such as

acupuncture, reiki, chakras, etc. There are some practitioners out there who

aren't quacks that might be helpful to you. Heck, I just read " Eat Love Pray "

and made me think that even meditation might be helpful, whether it's to become

pregnant, adopt, be okay with no children--whatever path your journey takes you

on. Good luck!

>

> So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only had 1

period. That was in October, so I'm almost approaching a year without my cycle.

I've talked about this before here, and went to my OBGYN and she did tests that

said everything was functioning correctly. To be honest, I don't know what she

tested besides my thyroid and FSH.

>

> I did the 10 day dose or progesterone and nothing happened. She wanted me to

try a month of birth control to see if it would kick start things. I didn't

back then, because I was starting to feel really sick again and then went into

the hospital. I didn't want to throw anything new into the mix.

>

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a OBGYN that has experience

with Crohn's patients? I asked on another board, but nobody had an answer. And

when I called to ask about my current OBGYN, she said she had experience, which

turned out to be one patient with Crohn's and a nurse whose husband has Crohn's.

She didn't know about my medications or symptoms. And nobody I know around here

seems to know. I asked my primary care and GI and neither of them knew an OBGYN

with Crohn's experience.

>

> I get 3 different opinions, my OBGYN said to take the birth control, my

Rheumatologist said not to until things are in remission because it could flare

my symptoms more, and my GI said it can go either way. I'll be 32 this October

and my husband and I would like to try for a baby. I'm really not sure what to

do...Would you take the birth control if you were me? I'm also in the process of

switching meds since Remicade doesn't seem to be doing much fore me anymore.

Should I wait until after I'm on the new med (Humira) for a while?

>

> Sorry this is so long. I'm a pretty quiet person in " real life " , but for some

reason I can't write concisely!

>

> Thanks for reading,

>

> Amber

>

[Guest guest]

Aw, thanks for the cyberhug thoughts! (I didn't catch your name, otherwise I

would add it here!)

I have read a lot about how women's cycles can affect their Crohn's. Lots of

people seem to think I should be thankful that I'm not cycling, because it could

make my Crohn's worse. I understand what they're saying, but I figure even

without my period my Crohn's is pretty active so I may as well get it back! Plus

the one time I did have my period after I got sick, I didn't notice any

difference in my symptoms. I'm sure we're all different though. I guess I would

just like to know why my period took a hiatus and when it's planning to come

back.

Thanks for the information about Dr. Northrup. I've heard of her before, but I'm

not too familiar. I will have to check her out. I'm pretty open to alternatives.

First I'm going to call my OBGYN on Monday and ask her if there are any other

tests she can do so that I don't have to try the birth control and just hope for

the best, because it could certainly get worse. If she can't do anything, I'm

hoping to get her to refer me to a reproductive endocrinologist as suggested by

a couple of the very helpful members here. Pre Crohn's I was also like you, my

period was really regular, except for the 2 rare times that I was overtraining

and not eating enough, and it came back when I settled down.

Hey, and I started to read Eat, Pray, Love and really liked it! (I got half way

through it and had to return it to the library. Need to check it out again.)

I've often thought I should take up meditation, because I'm such a worrier and

need to calm my thoughts. Though every time I tried I'd get frustrated, because

my mind wouldn't shut up! Just means I need to keep practicing though!

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into Dr. Northrup.

Take care,

Amber

> >

> > So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only had

1 period. That was in October, so I'm almost approaching a year without my

cycle. I've talked about this before here, and went to my OBGYN and she did

tests that said everything was functioning correctly. To be honest, I don't know

what she tested besides my thyroid and FSH.

> >

> > I did the 10 day dose or progesterone and nothing happened. She wanted me to

try a month of birth control to see if it would kick start things. I didn't

back then, because I was starting to feel really sick again and then went into

the hospital. I didn't want to throw anything new into the mix.

> >

> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a OBGYN that has experience

with Crohn's patients? I asked on another board, but nobody had an answer. And

when I called to ask about my current OBGYN, she said she had experience, which

turned out to be one patient with Crohn's and a nurse whose husband has Crohn's.

She didn't know about my medications or symptoms. And nobody I know around here

seems to know. I asked my primary care and GI and neither of them knew an OBGYN

with Crohn's experience.

> >

> > I get 3 different opinions, my OBGYN said to take the birth control, my

Rheumatologist said not to until things are in remission because it could flare

my symptoms more, and my GI said it can go either way. I'll be 32 this October

and my husband and I would like to try for a baby. I'm really not sure what to

do...Would you take the birth control if you were me? I'm also in the process of

switching meds since Remicade doesn't seem to be doing much fore me anymore.

Should I wait until after I'm on the new med (Humira) for a while?

> >

> > Sorry this is so long. I'm a pretty quiet person in " real life " , but for

some reason I can't write concisely!

> >

> > Thanks for reading,

> >

> > Amber

> >

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