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Remicade usage for untreatable microscopic colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) | Last Active: Aug 6 8:20am | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@lisalucier the increased risk of lymphoma andcancers. Increased risk of lower immunity I do a lot of work with low income people that receive poor health care.
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@kaybechtel I'm not on Remicade, but I have been on Humira for about 10 years, and the risks are similar. For Remicade the risk of lymphoma is about 4 cases per 10,000 people per year, which is higher than the normal population, but the absolute risk is still low. As with Humira, you would get quarterly or bi-yearly blood tests to check for this.
Although I have a risk of lower immunity, I can honestly say that I have not noticed much difference between having active Crohn's disease and having lower immunity from that, and being on Humira and potentially having lower immunity because of the Humira.
Another thing to keep in mind is that you do not necessarily have to be on Remicade forever. You can try it, see if it helps and then decide to stop if it does not.