Future Treatment
Since I got out of the hospital on Tuesday, I've been thinking about what my future treatment of my Crohn's disease might be. The problem is now I seem to be flaring up more than before. With the one in May and now this one that put me in the hospital for the second time, it's becoming a little apparent that my current meds aren't going to keep me where I want with these disease.
Dr. Donut was talking about putting me on Remicade. I actually wouldn't mind it to tell the truth. It would be easier than all the pills I take everyday. Remicade is an IV treatment that I would do about every two weeks. And it wouldn't have to be taken by mouth or through the stomach or anything. It would be so much easier physically and medically. No more carrying around pills and checking dosages. And after taking them, there would be no more pain...sigh...that's heaven to me.
You see, here's the other thing. After all the pain with the iron, I started asking questions in my Crohn's communities about easier iron digestion, and one that particually caught my eye was taking iron by the IV. If I go on Remicade, it would make the most sense. Get the Remicade by IV, get the iron while I'm there. Save for the insertion of the IV (which after all of the needles I've taken means jack shit to me), it's totally nothing.
The one downside is from what I've been reading about Remicade is the slight possibilities of developing colon cancer. I've been thinking about it for a few days, and this is the conclusion I've come up with. With how the Crohn's progress, there's the possibility of colon cancer anyways. So it's almost a lose/lose situation, and I might as well take the most painless way out.
On the other hand, here is the plus side of it all. Like I've discussed with Dr. Quallich many times, there's been a lot of developments with fighting Crohn's, colon cancer would be a far cry in the future and by then, it is sure to be prevented. The big idea of treatment is within these next five years.
So I guess the question is...do I risk it? I want to say yes. There is always a possibility of something going wrong, but that could happen any treatment or procedure. Everyone I have spoken to or read about has sworn the best about Remicade. And if I can get the iron injections too, it would make everything a whole lot easier. We shall see.
Dr. Donut was talking about putting me on Remicade. I actually wouldn't mind it to tell the truth. It would be easier than all the pills I take everyday. Remicade is an IV treatment that I would do about every two weeks. And it wouldn't have to be taken by mouth or through the stomach or anything. It would be so much easier physically and medically. No more carrying around pills and checking dosages. And after taking them, there would be no more pain...sigh...that's heaven to me.
You see, here's the other thing. After all the pain with the iron, I started asking questions in my Crohn's communities about easier iron digestion, and one that particually caught my eye was taking iron by the IV. If I go on Remicade, it would make the most sense. Get the Remicade by IV, get the iron while I'm there. Save for the insertion of the IV (which after all of the needles I've taken means jack shit to me), it's totally nothing.
The one downside is from what I've been reading about Remicade is the slight possibilities of developing colon cancer. I've been thinking about it for a few days, and this is the conclusion I've come up with. With how the Crohn's progress, there's the possibility of colon cancer anyways. So it's almost a lose/lose situation, and I might as well take the most painless way out.
On the other hand, here is the plus side of it all. Like I've discussed with Dr. Quallich many times, there's been a lot of developments with fighting Crohn's, colon cancer would be a far cry in the future and by then, it is sure to be prevented. The big idea of treatment is within these next five years.
So I guess the question is...do I risk it? I want to say yes. There is always a possibility of something going wrong, but that could happen any treatment or procedure. Everyone I have spoken to or read about has sworn the best about Remicade. And if I can get the iron injections too, it would make everything a whole lot easier. We shall see.