I'm a 13 year old girl and i was diagnosed when i was 12. I have a fairly normal story... was stressed,had diarrhia and cramps, wieght loss, anemic, etc. I am on 6mp, 12.5 mg 4 days a week and am on my third round of prednisone since my original diagnosis 9 months ago. My GI and parents are starting to talk about remicade and i have no idea what to think of that. I hear good things and would be ok with it, but then i hear bad things and really dont want to go on it. Is remicade good or bad??
one of the things i am scared about is that by starting remicade, i will start the long process of treatments that dont work. looking at forums i see lots of stories and see peoples signatures with a long list of meds that they started but then had to stop( and most have remicade) I am 13 and dont want to go through a lot of different treatments by the time i am 20, thats reasonable right?
Also, I NEED TO RELAX. i am always stressed and just have a lot of tension in my life. any tips on relaxing, because i know stress isn't going to help my crohnsn
Thanks for support or answers
one of the things i am scared about is that by starting remicade, i will start the long process of treatments that dont work. looking at forums i see lots of stories and see peoples signatures with a long list of meds that they started but then had to stop( and most have remicade) I am 13 and dont want to go through a lot of different treatments by the time i am 20, thats reasonable right?
Also, I NEED TO RELAX. i am always stressed and just have a lot of tension in my life. any tips on relaxing, because i know stress isn't going to help my crohnsn
Thanks for support or answers