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Vedolizumab – Two Years On
Third Time Lucky Between October 2015 and September 2017, I started Vedolizumab three times. The first time – October 2015 until February 2016, I was the second patient – first…
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Vedolizumab: A Rocky New Start
Have you ever wanted to just get through something, so you can start to feel better? That’s how I’ve felt about this pending infusion. I’m not one to rush through…
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Vedolizumab: Here We Go Again – Third Times a Charm
Today has been bittersweet. I feel like I’ve said that a lot, but the excitement of actually getting back into this whole ‘back on biological medication’ routine has taken over…
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The Return of… Everything
You always want to believe your consultant when they say “maybe we’ll be able to go a couple of years without any medications or big issues“. You believe because that…
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Vedolizumab: The Final Loading Dose 07.11.16
Four weeks have passed. My blood work was done the day of stoma clinic last week so I was on schedule to receive my final loading dose of Vedolizumab then…
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Vedolizumab: The Restart
Following my subtotal colectomy in August; my IBD team recommended returning to Vedolizumab. I had already tried Vedolizumab; receiving the three loading infusions last winter. This is where I was…
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Vedo #5 – The Finale
Despite my best efforts, it seems my current run of Vedolizumab is over. This is what happened at the turn of 2015 into 2016: “I’ve finished my loading doses of…
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I am scared.
“So I am scared of all of this. That I’m trying so hard to get some control of everything, I’m trying to not be angry but being angry is all…
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Vedolizumab #1 & #2 – Do I dare hope..?
“The biggest thing today was how much care and attention I receive from my IBD team. And I really need to fight to keep that the same; given the NHS…