u/Born_Elephant9728

Been on Tremfya for almost a year along with mercaptopurine. About a month ago entered a nasty flare that needed prednisone. Went to my gastro appointment last week. He gave me an extra Tremfya pen to take home with me. He instructed me to take the dose he gave me, along with the one I just took today. So I just took 2 Tremfya pens today to try and regain remission. Basically a double dose. Will let ya’ll know how it goes.

I have been doing so good lately friends

Been on Tremfya with 6MP for around 10 months now…..

More importantly, steroid free for 10 months

Well now I’m starting to have symptoms. Usually I always have some type of symptoms even in remission, but they go away. This time it’s stuck around for 2 weeks now.

I’m trying hard not to start back on prednisone. I can’t push it to far though because last time I decided I wouldn’t take prednisone and I would just “tuff it out” I ended up with a bowel obstruction and they had to pump me full of IV prednisone to get it to pass.

I’m just down in the dumps about probably staring prednisone back. I have been dieting, I got down to 180lbs from 220lbs, I’m don’t look fat anymore, but I know when I start the prednisone back I’ll be fat again. It’s depressing but I know I’ll have no choice

Also, why do therapies only last me a year. I get about 1 year, and thing everything just falls apart. Sorry ya’ll I’m just venting