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Eighteen years ago, when I was 24 years old, I gave myself my very first Humira injections following a hospitalization for an abscess the size of a tennis ball in my small intestine. The loading dose involved four painful injections, in my GI office. While much of my patient journey tends to be a blur, the day I started Humira is crystal clear in my memory. I remember how I w...

Just when you start to trust your body again, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a way of reminding you who’s in charge. Last week, my bloodwork was perfect. My inflammatory markers were normal. By every measurable standard, I was doing well. Remission was validated.

Then Thursday evening hit.

What followed was nearly three days of constant, debilitating...