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Happily, the severe pain this was giving me for a long time is now mostly gone except for an occasional twinge. After I got out of the nursing home in May, it stopped healing for a time because I was off the IV antibiotics, but using liquid antibiotics directly on the wound.
The usual treatment for this is prednisone, but I'm allergic to that.
The doctor who is ordering the Remicade is a dermatologist who used to be at Northwestern and has successfully treated this. The infectious disease specialist thinks Humira might be better, but is willing to give the Remicade a try. I'm monitored weekly.
We shall see, once the infusions start. I'll read your link right now and thanks for it.
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