My doctor just upped me from a 40mg injection every 2 weeks to a 40mg injection every week. It's basically a last ditch effort to see if I don't have to switch meds. I'm looking to see if anyone here has done a regiment similar to this to know what to expect in terms of side effects and efficacy.
I don't post about politics, but seeing HB 2226, the Prescription Drug Copay Fairness Act, make it out of the House Insurance Committee made me tear up.
This bill would stop insurance companies from taking manufacturer copay assistance without counting it toward patients' deductibles and out of pocket maximums. It would save me and so many other Pennsylvanians thousands of dollars.
The committee vote was 14-12, with every Democrat voting yes and every Republican voting no. If you support this bill, please take a few minutes to call or email your state representative and senator. If you live in a Republican district, your voice is especially important.
The bill: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2226
Find your legislators: https://www.palegis.us/find-my-legislator
Edit: I noticed the amendment may carve out HSA eligible high deductible health plans. I emailed Rep. Kinkead's office to clarify. If that's true, I don't understand why it matters whether your grandmother gives you $1,500 for your medication or the manufacturer pays it directly. The insurer gets paid either way.
Hi all!
I've been taking humira for quite some time now, but in August I am getting surgery done on my wrist and it will be immobilized. With this, it may not be possible to take my medication with both hands (one to pinch the skin, one to inject)
Has anyone had any experiences with this before?
I have had back pain since 2014, which started during exercise. Ever since, it has become chronic. I had surgery in 2023 to remove a slight hernia, but I am worse off than before because my problem was not sciatica it was just local back pain. The surgery clearly wasn't needed, and surgeons say my back looks perfect and that I shouldn't be in this much pain. I flare up with certain movements, which is why I worry it is injury related and not Ankylosing Spondylitis AS. However, based on my symptoms, my rheumatologist thinks it could be both, as my SI joints show mild inflammation. My stomach is destroyed from NSAIDs and I now have gastritis. My rheumatologist suggested trying Humira. What if I don't need it? I am afraid to try it.
I have an autoimmune disorder that causes eye inflammation flare ups. I have to use steroid eye drops every hour for weeks when having a flare up… unless I’m on Humira.
I know that a lot of surgeons will not operate unless immune suppressors or biologics are paused at least two weeks before surgery. I’m worried about what to do if I have a flare up while stopping Humira. Or if a doctor will let me stop to get surgery :/
I’d love to hear from folks who navigated top surgery while being on a biologic or immuno compromised.