Modern medicine is nothing short of a miracle and I can’t help but count my blessings every single day to have been given another chance at life again. But here I am today pursuing advocacy work and going to graduate school part-time. “At that juncture, I thought my life would always be in shambles and that I would never be able to rise from the ashes of this disease. She says it took months to work, but it was the first time in a decade of having IBD and enduring more than 20 surgeries that she was able to achieve remission. Patient Advocate and Co-Founder of IBD Desis, Tina Aswani Omprakash, joined a clinical trial for Stelara to treat her Crohn’s disease. My GI had me skip my last dose both times I was pregnant, and I re-started my injections once the babies were here,” said Ashley Miller. I stayed on Stelara throughout both my pregnancies. It’s easy to administer and doesn’t burn like Humira used to (prior to the Citrate-free formula). I have only good things to say, because it’s keeping me in remission. ![]() I started taking it right when the FDA approved it for Crohn’s disease. “I’ve been on Stelara for almost 5 years. As a biologic, it joined the IBD game in September 2016 for Crohn’s disease and October 2019 for Ulcerative Colitis. Stelara is indicated for Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, severe plaque psoriasis, and active psoriatic arthritis. As you’ll read, some patients receive their injection every 6 weeks, others every 4. Patients receive a one-hour loading dose infusion and follow up with an injection every 8 weeks. Stelara is categorized as a human interleukin-12 and -23 antagonist. This week-we tackle Stelara (ustekinumab). So far, I’ve covered Remicade and Entyvio. This inspired me to launch a special series on Lights, Camera, Crohn’s hearing firsthand accounts from people like you and me, living life on biologics. I remember how daunting and overwhelming taking the plunge into life on a biologic was and know I would have given anything to hear firsthand experiences from fellow IBD patients. Nearly 13 years ago (July 14, 2008) I sat in my GI’s office like a fish out of water petrified of injecting myself with four Humira shots. ![]() Starting on a biologic and finding one that helps manage your IBD can be challenging physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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