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- Colorado
Hello!
I guess I better give some background before my question.
I was diagnosed with unrelenting Crohns in 1999. After a horrible debilitating 2 years with TONS of IV meds, a year of TPN, and 2 exploratory surgeries, they finally did a bowel resection at the terminal ileum. Took out 18 inches of bowel at that time. :eek2:
After the surgery went off all medications and went into remission. Long story short, (yea right), I was in remission for 11 years with only about 2-3 MINOR flares a year. :ylol:
Fast foward to November 2012. Had a horrible flare and lost 20 pounds. I finally agreed to take Entocort. I've been on Entocort for a year and a half at 9mg per day. The Entocort just wasn't doing the trick. I now have a stricture and 2 feet of bowel above that narrowed with active Crohns and maybe scar tissue.
Started on Humira 9 days ago. The Doc told me to taper the Entocort down 1 pill each week.
Now my question :ylol:
I noticed SOME increase in my usual 10 stools a day when I decreased the Entocort the first time to 2 pills a day, but only for a day or two.
Now, I dropped down to one pill a day of the Entocort, and I feel like I'm back to ground zero. A really bad day in the john, and the belly is rolling! I have REALLY felt a bit better this week after the Humira 9 days ago before I decreased the Entocort again and was also optimistic about it working.
So, are the returning symptoms from decreasing the Entocort? Do some people stay on Humira AND Entocort? I'd really like to get off of it since it really is a steroid. Not the same as Prednisone, but a steroid all the same. Tell me the Humira will work please without the Entocort!
Anyone have advice or experience with the two? Getting nervous....:confused2:
Thanks so much!
I guess I better give some background before my question.
I was diagnosed with unrelenting Crohns in 1999. After a horrible debilitating 2 years with TONS of IV meds, a year of TPN, and 2 exploratory surgeries, they finally did a bowel resection at the terminal ileum. Took out 18 inches of bowel at that time. :eek2:
After the surgery went off all medications and went into remission. Long story short, (yea right), I was in remission for 11 years with only about 2-3 MINOR flares a year. :ylol:
Fast foward to November 2012. Had a horrible flare and lost 20 pounds. I finally agreed to take Entocort. I've been on Entocort for a year and a half at 9mg per day. The Entocort just wasn't doing the trick. I now have a stricture and 2 feet of bowel above that narrowed with active Crohns and maybe scar tissue.
Started on Humira 9 days ago. The Doc told me to taper the Entocort down 1 pill each week.
Now my question :ylol:
I noticed SOME increase in my usual 10 stools a day when I decreased the Entocort the first time to 2 pills a day, but only for a day or two.
Now, I dropped down to one pill a day of the Entocort, and I feel like I'm back to ground zero. A really bad day in the john, and the belly is rolling! I have REALLY felt a bit better this week after the Humira 9 days ago before I decreased the Entocort again and was also optimistic about it working.
So, are the returning symptoms from decreasing the Entocort? Do some people stay on Humira AND Entocort? I'd really like to get off of it since it really is a steroid. Not the same as Prednisone, but a steroid all the same. Tell me the Humira will work please without the Entocort!
Anyone have advice or experience with the two? Getting nervous....:confused2:
Thanks so much!