Kineret or a port for Remicade decision

[Guest guest]

Hi, everyone

I need to make a descision on putting a port in for Remicade

treatments due to my veins collaping when they put the IV in. The

only other option for me is Kineret. Daily painful injections are

not something I want to do.

Already failed on Enbrel 50mg weekly and Humira. The most mtx my

body will handle is 10 mg weekly. Also on 5 mg Prednisone.

Is anyone in the same boat? Anyone have any thoughts.

Does anyone is here have a port or on Kineret?

My Cardio thinks the years of Prednisone destroyed my veins, who

knows.

Please help me with this decision.

Peace,

[Guest guest]

, That is some decision you have to make. I did Remicade

for a while. I was to the point of needing a port, as well. My

veins were less than cooperative in the matter. I decided to give

Kineret a try. It is very painful to injiect. The only thing I got

from it was a major raised rashy area with each injection. The rash

got worse with each injection as well. I never benefited from the

Kineret. I was getting worse. Finally, my doc decided to try

Enbrel. So far, it has been effective, but it is also starting to

fail me. Now, we are considering doing Remicade again. If I do go

that route, I am going to see a general surgeon about putting in an

infusaport. This port is surgically placed under the skin on either

your right or left chest wall (left if you're right handed and right

if you're left handed typically). There is a risk of infection with

the port, but it is dramatically less with this paticular port

because it is entirally under the skin. THere is a special needle

used to access it for infusions and or flushing. It needs flushed

at least once a month to prevent it from getting clotted off. It

can also be accessed for blood draws as well. I hope this helps

with your decision...Marina

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wrote:

>

> Hi, everyone

>

> I need to make a descision on putting a port in for Remicade

> treatments due to my veins collaping when they put the IV in. The

> only other option for me is Kineret. Daily painful injections are

> not something I want to do.

>

> Already failed on Enbrel 50mg weekly and Humira. The most mtx my

> body will handle is 10 mg weekly. Also on 5 mg Prednisone.

>

> Is anyone in the same boat? Anyone have any thoughts.

>

> Does anyone is here have a port or on Kineret?

>

> My Cardio thinks the years of Prednisone destroyed my veins, who

> knows.

>

> Please help me with this decision.

>

>

> Peace,

>

[Guest guest]

, That is some decision you have to make. I did Remicade

for a while. I was to the point of needing a port, as well. My

veins were less than cooperative in the matter. I decided to give

Kineret a try. It is very painful to injiect. The only thing I got

from it was a major raised rashy area with each injection. The rash

got worse with each injection as well. I never benefited from the

Kineret. I was getting worse. Finally, my doc decided to try

Enbrel. So far, it has been effective, but it is also starting to

fail me. Now, we are considering doing Remicade again. If I do go

that route, I am going to see a general surgeon about putting in an

infusaport. This port is surgically placed under the skin on either

your right or left chest wall (left if you're right handed and right

if you're left handed typically). There is a risk of infection with

the port, but it is dramatically less with this paticular port

because it is entirally under the skin. THere is a special needle

used to access it for infusions and or flushing. It needs flushed

at least once a month to prevent it from getting clotted off. It

can also be accessed for blood draws as well. I hope this helps

with your decision...Marina

>

> Hi, everyone

>

> I need to make a descision on putting a port in for Remicade

> treatments due to my veins collaping when they put the IV in. The

> only other option for me is Kineret. Daily painful injections are

> not something I want to do.

>

> Already failed on Enbrel 50mg weekly and Humira. The most mtx my

> body will handle is 10 mg weekly. Also on 5 mg Prednisone.

>

> Is anyone in the same boat? Anyone have any thoughts.

>

> Does anyone is here have a port or on Kineret?

>

> My Cardio thinks the years of Prednisone destroyed my veins, who

> knows.

>

> Please help me with this decision.

>

>

> Peace,

>