i saw my crohns doc today. he said that they want be to go on injections for medication instead of tablets for the crohns and arthritis. there are 2 diff types they want me to go on. one is iv'd into the blood every 8 weeks or one can be given to me by gp every two weeks.i think the other one is called remicade.
has anyone every taken these. i know there is a very small chance of cancer developing from these so just want your advice. thanks

Hi,
I actually take Humeria injections weekly, this medication is normally given every other week but my RA is severe and I had to take them every week.
The needle doesn't hurt but when the medication is injection it burns ALOT!
There is a new medication that is available now that is a monthly infusion
and I think the company is Bristol Meyers. I can't remember the name of the drug but I will be discussing it with my Rheum. next month. Humeria works
really well for most patients, I just wish it didn't burn as much as it does.
Will you be taking Methotrexate along with the injections? I also take this
(8 pills) a week, if you do make sure that you eat before you take it. this can sometimes upset you stomach. It isn't pleasant dealing with this but if it gives us a better quailty of then it is worth it!

Hi,
I actually take Humeria injections weekly, this medication is normally given every other week but my RA is severe and I had to take them every week.
The needle doesn't hurt but when the medication is injection it burns ALOT!
There is a new medication that is available now that is a monthly infusion
and I think the company is Bristol Meyers. I can't remember the name of the drug but I will be discussing it with my Rheum. next month. Humeria works
really well for most patients, I just wish it didn't burn as much as it does.
Will you be taking Methotrexate along with the injections? I also take this
(8 pills) a week, if you do make sure that you eat before you take it. this can sometimes upset you stomach. It isn't pleasant dealing with this but if it gives us a better quailty of then it is worth it!

I am on Methotrexate tablets (9 a week) and Humira jabs once every two weeks. The Humira has been great so far and has really worked for me when the Methotrexate began to not work as well as it had previously. I have tried many things for my RA but this combo seems to work well for me so far. A friend of mine was on the Remicade trial in the UK for Crohns and he has been on it now for about 4 years and he is doing fine and has been able to return to work full time. Humira and Remicade both appear to be really good. You have got to weigh up the pain and suffering you now have against the long term, and as yet unknown, side effects. I am prepared to take that risk as I was getting worse by the day and the RA flare was not subsiding at all. That was last September. Since starting Humira I have only taken 3 pain killers, I used to take at least that amount daily!! Keep us posted on what you do next. Best regards. Jane