If you have IBD, chances are at some point you will be prescribed a biologic. Now, some of these biologics are given intravenously, whilst others are given sub-cutaneously. I’m not going to ramble on too much about what biologics are or how they work, so if you would like to read more about that, thenContinue reading “Biologics: Infusions VS Self-Injecting.”
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Surgery, Anaphylaxis and Ustekinumab.
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.”
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.”
Me and My Crohn's 