Jul 12, 2010 · However, two days after my most recent Remicade infusion on June 16th, the hives came back with a vengeance (I would get covered in them all over at night). And to make matters worse, my skin started becoming itchy all over my body, even in the most inconvenient of places (private areas!).

Apr 1, 2016 · A single Remicade infusion here in Japan costs 320,000 yen, or about $4000, just for the Remicade itself and then another $300 for lab work and the IV. Insurance only pays for 70% but luckily there is an income-based assistance program for people with chronic illnesses that covers most of the remainder (and 100% of all prescription drugs!).

Jun 14, 2011 · I was really interested to see that when Remicade was discontinued, most people could go back on it successfully. This is not the impression I have gotten from the forum or GI doctors. The efficacy of reintroduction of anti-TNF agents after withdrawal is important in assessing the relative merits of a treatment strategy of elective withdrawal ...

May 21, 2014 · Had my second Remicade infusion two days ago. The IV went interstitial after the first half hour so they had to make a new IV site. Things settled after that. I did notice a slight headache in the first hour and then a feeling of light headedness twice. I kept concentrating on the DVD and made it ok.

Nov 16, 2021 · My daughter is on 10 mg/kg of Remicade every 4 weeks and insurance arbitrarily denied her Remicade in December. It took several appeals and 3 peer to peer reviews before they approved it. So she got her infusion at 7 weeks instead of 4 weeks.

Jan 30, 2010 · When I talked to the remicade company in my province they pretty much told me that being sick won`t affect the remicade per say but having an infection or being sick with remicade puts stress on your immune system and could make your illness last longer or make you feel worse. So try to get your GI on the phone or contact your remicade clinic.

Apr 7, 2010 · At my last infusion, a girl told me that in the prior session, the nurse was having an off-day and multijabbed every chair. eek I carry some trauma from a pair of childhood surgeries and thus get white knuckles with all things medical.

Mar 18, 2009 · However, by the second infusion, your body now has antibodies to the remicade (if you are allergic to it) and will cause the exact reaction you experienced. Benadryl might have helped, but in reality the anti-histamines before the infusions are more to lessen the effect of a reaction if one should occur, rather than to completely prevent a ...

Apr 12, 2012 · Keenie, yours sounds a little different - it sounds like Remicade is helping your joint pain, because it goes away right after infusion. But then the onset happens as you withdraw from the most recent treatment.

Mar 19, 2010 · I felt the effects of Remicade within the second day or so after the first infusion (had my first solid bowel movement in months). I had been on 40mg of Prednisone daily for about a month prior to starting the Remicade, which definitely helped speed up the efficacy of the Remicade I think.