crohn's disease, acute
"I'm a 19 year old female with severe Crohn's disease.  I began Remicade 4 months ago following a severe flareup that landed me in the hospital, and it has been a miracle.  I did have one hospitalization 4 weeks ago, but I think I would have had many more without this.  I will admit that the infusions are long and expensive, and the fact that it's an IV (I hate needles).  With that being said, Remicade works!  In late August, I had 30cm of disease and a fistula.  As of late January, I was down to less than 9cm and my fistula is gone!  Without Remicade, I would have had more hospital visits and would probably have needed surgery.  I am adding Imuran to supplement the Remicade, so we'll see how that goes."