Being admitted I was admitted to hospital on March 15th, 2019 for my first ever surgery. Even the journey to the hospital was a nightmare. I felt like I’d reached an all-time low with my internal symptoms, and my extra-intestinal symptoms had also reached rock bottom. The erythema nodosum which I had suffered from soContinue reading “Surgery, Anaphylaxis and Ustekinumab.”
Tag Archives: Clinical Trial
Clinical Trials, Abscesses and Fistulas.
Clinical trial enrolment In late December 2018, I began the process of entering a clinical trial for a new biologic called Risankizumab. The first thing anyone looking to enrol in a trial will likely have to do is a “washout period”, basically where you stop taking all other treatments for about 6-8 weeks to ensureContinue reading “Clinical Trials, Abscesses and Fistulas.”
Coming and Going, Adalimumab, Methotrexate and Yet Another Liquid Diet.
Going back to university When I finally returned to university in the autumn of 2018, I was so excited to be back. Although most of my friends from first year and my old flatmates had moved off campus, as a “disabled” student I was entitled to remain in a dorm. This meant that I would be livingContinue reading “Coming and Going, Adalimumab, Methotrexate and Yet Another Liquid Diet.”
Me and My Crohn's 