Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis. If you know someone who has it, or if you have it, consider Remicade infusions.
Here in Ontario with Trillium and some private insurance companies cover it. Its very expensive and is costed/measured by a persons weight. For my wife at 2 vials every 6 weeks its about 2250.00 per infusion.
It has helped my wife with mobility and pain management. Still on Duregisic patches and diluids but more manageble.
The reason I brought this up is that some Rhuemy docs have not at least broached this with their Ank Spond patients since Remicade is usually only reccomended to RA patients and Crohns patients.
For some it might not work, for some the side effects might not be worth it, for those that are one hundred percent bedridden and racked in pain with docs not willing to prescribe enough pain meds ......... ????????
cheers :) majere
Here in Ontario with Trillium and some private insurance companies cover it. Its very expensive and is costed/measured by a persons weight. For my wife at 2 vials every 6 weeks its about 2250.00 per infusion.
It has helped my wife with mobility and pain management. Still on Duregisic patches and diluids but more manageble.
The reason I brought this up is that some Rhuemy docs have not at least broached this with their Ank Spond patients since Remicade is usually only reccomended to RA patients and Crohns patients.
For some it might not work, for some the side effects might not be worth it, for those that are one hundred percent bedridden and racked in pain with docs not willing to prescribe enough pain meds ......... ????????
cheers :) majere
