After my previous doctor spent the entire summer repeating to me that Prednisone would work (and after the entire summer it didn't and my symptoms were worse than ever resulting in two consecutive weekend trips to the ER) I went and found a new doctor. He was hesitant to give me anything right away because I had already had some side effects with Azathioprine and he was pretty sure I would have them with 6mercaptopurine as well (and besides these all that was left was Humira and Remicade). He told me to research all four of them and tell him what I wanted to do after a few weeks. I picked Humira because the closest place to my school where I could get a Remicade infusion was a 45 minute bus ride and hour and fifteen minute walk away - no thanks.
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