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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Good Evening, Doctor, I Have Just Discussed With My RA

Good evening, Doctor, I have just discussed with my RA doctor a switch of medication from
Remicade to Cimzia. I was using Humira for over 8 years up until 2016, when it stop working for both my RA and UC. Since then we have been doing small patches like taking plaquanil. I even joined a clinical study on ETROLIZUMAB at VA in Richmond. This med work for my UC but not for RA, the reason why we started Remicade since Oct, 2017. To date I have had 5 successful infusion, the 6th infusion was stopped due to the itch at neck, shoulders, , lower back. This event triggered the decision to go to Cimzia that has been submitted for insurance approval. Are we on the right track?
Sun, 22 Apr 2018
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