Remicade vs. Inflectra
About three months ago, I received a letter from my insurance, saying they wouldn’t cover my Remicade (infliximab) infusion any
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Interview: Nigel Horwood, Author of “Wrestling with the Octopus”
Tell us a bit about yourself: When and how were you diagnosed? In October 1977 I was at college and
COVID-19 and IBD
COVID-19 is on everyone’s mind. My family in Germany is safe, but there are areas that have seen big outbreaks.
Earthquake Supplies for People with IBD
Throughout the years, I have lived in several places that were prone to natural disasters. New Zealand is earthquake territory, so was California (even though to a lesser extent), and Indiana has tornadoes (thank god, I never had to experience one). The earthquakes I did experience were really small, a little rumble. Now however, I live in the Pacific Northwest, where within the next 50 years, a major quake (around 9 on the scale) is about to hit, another great Cascadia Earthquake.
Here’s why people who “don’t look sick” use the disabled toilets
This one is for the bathroom police, that is, those who feel compelled to tell others that they can’t
Dentists…
I hate going to the dentist. Not because of the pain (not a fan of it, but it’s not awful),
Remicade Protocol #237472
It was Remi-Day on Monday. Praise the lawd I guess, because I sure had flare symptoms. I didn’t sleep well
Progressives, you have ableist privilege.
I would consider myself a progressive liberal, by all means and definitions. I have written about how the election has
It’s Tuesday, and I am tired…
Even though I am a lapsed, non-practicing Catholic, there are certain ways that this belief system has shaped the way
The ABC of IBD: “A” is for Anemia
Many people with IBD have a hard time conveying that their disease is more than just “a bathroom disease” (whatever
The Morbus Crohnicles 