Category Archives: Humira

The party’s over….or at least on hiatus

Posted on October 12, 2013 by jiamom

Well, it’s been two years since Caitlin had her last infusion of Actemra.  Two years since she took her last dose of methotrexate.   Two great years of remission – of vacation from almost everything we lived with her systemic juvenile … Continue reading →

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The “R” Word

Posted on February 22, 2011 by jiamom

I remember the first time her doctor ever used the “R” word. It was Wednesday, May 10, 2006. We had an early morning appointment and I remember being hopeful, but cautious. We had discontinued Humira some six months earlier because … Continue reading →

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Where We Have Been….

Posted on June 16, 2010 by jiamom

  I knew we would be here again… but I am sad nonetheless. Caitlin’s flare refuses to be knocked back after three pulses of prednisone. Her knees are grapefruits, and her hands and wrists are so swollen that holding a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Biologics - Enbrel, Flares, Humira, Kineret, Medications, Methotrexate, Prednisone, Remicade, Remission | 1 Comment