It's 4:48 am as I sit down to write this. I've been up since about 3 after waking up at 1 for the second night in a row. This is familiar territory as insomnia is a big warning flag that the ol' Crohn's disease is getting up out of its corner to have another tantrum. Been here, done this. Except this time there's a big difference from flare ups of recent memory - I'm being a good patient and am taking my medication. In the past I would stop my meds due to pregnancy or stubbornness or worry about side effects. You've seen those Humira commercials right? May cause cancer, heart disease, or serious or fatal infections. You know, standard side effect stuff. Since 2004 I've been on 3 different anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) drugs to treat Crohn's: Infliximab (Remicade), Adalimbumab (Humira), and my latest Certolizumab Pegol (Cimzia). Remicade and I had a short relationship as I developed an allergy after about 6 months. This was back whe
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