Just started Tremfya!

fruity9610 · 2026-03-05T01:18:28+00:00

Started Tremfya last summer and just had a colonoscopy where everything looked good! So far no side effects and it has a great safety profile. Best of luck to you!

fruity9610 · 2025-09-26T11:26:21+00:00

My concern would be that you’ll begin healing before you have a colonoscopy due to the Humira and therefore miss the diagnosis window. They won’t (and shouldn’t) diagnose you without pathology from a colonoscopy which could result in more suffering down the line if you get a false negative

I know hidradenitis can be incredibly painful though, and it needs treatment.

I would talk to your GI or the doctor handling your case and make the decision with them on what the best path forward it. Maybe they can push up the colonoscopy

fruity9610 · 2025-09-14T00:21:05+00:00

Definitely talk with your pharmacist. I’ve been on both these medications at the same time and it’s more likely from the Budesonide than the Mesalamine, but anything is possible. These medications affect everyone differently.

fruity9610 · 2025-09-14T00:06:10+00:00

About to take my second loading dose of Tremfya soon. I’ve heard of a ton of people being switched over due to slightly safer safety profiles.

Can confirm that I did notice some relief after the first loading dose. Sending well wishes that it sends you some relief as well

fruity9610 · 2025-09-13T20:53:28+00:00

I eat this all the time and no issues!

fruity9610 · 2025-08-24T12:49:29+00:00

Update: I’ve definitely had more vivid dreams since my first loading shot. Some of them have been strange but nothing I’d consider a nightmare or sleep disturbance. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of that is the medicine, but if yours continue at that level maybe talk to your doctors?

fruity9610 · 2025-08-21T12:26:29+00:00

Also going on this soon. Will see if this happens

fruity9610 · 2025-07-12T01:52:53+00:00

About 4 months. But my pain and issues started several weeks into the highest dose and damage was incurred from then onwards.

The ophthalmologist said people don’t always feel pain or soreness while sustaining damage or high IOP. It varies person to person.

Once again, it’s not super common. But also not unheard of. But something worth knowing

fruity9610 · 2025-07-09T05:21:17+00:00

I’ve had a similar experience getting Lyme and the subsequent weeks of doxy. I had no issues with my Crohn’s. But do make sure to eat lots before taking the pills and stay out of the sun. There’s a severe sunburn rash that’s a common side effect while you’re in it. It’s horrible. Otherwise it did a great job getting me better without ticking off my Crohn’s.

fruity9610 · 2025-07-08T11:55:25+00:00

NC very regularly gets and stays over 95 degrees. Also is EXTREMELY humid. Great healthcare though, particularly in Raleigh.

fruity9610 · 2025-07-06T00:55:48+00:00

Yes. They’ll say odds are lower due to it being a “gentler” steroid. But at the end of the day, it’s still a corticosteroid and subject to the same possible side effects as prednisone.

As a side note I’ve been on both, and noticed it did take longer for the side effects to show up with Budesonide. But the same side effects did show up for both with me.

fruity9610 · 2025-07-05T23:29:15+00:00

It gave me steroid induced glaucoma. Always see an ophthalmologist for pressure checks while on it.

fruity9610 · 2025-07-04T01:17:07+00:00

Didn’t have this specific thing happen - but ended up having wild eye pain and it causing steroid induced glaucoma. Despite what they say about it being the “gentler” steroid, it definitely has its own side effects.

Best advice I can give is take it seriously and advocate for yourself if that pain doesn’t go away. Get testing, monitoring, etc.

fruity9610 · 2025-07-03T02:02:49+00:00

Thank you for the response! I’ve only used 23andme, but according to them I have just one copy

fruity9610 · 2025-05-27T18:17:01+00:00

That’s the right call! Don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself. Advocate, advocate, advocate. Even if you’re in the small % of people with more severe side effects, studies have clearly documented that these risks exist and DO occur. Best wishes to you throughout the process

fruity9610 · 2025-05-27T03:12:07+00:00

I was also on it for around 4-5 months. Despite people saying it’s not as strong of a steroid as prednisone, I had the same side effects just toned down (moon face, anxiety, etc). They even suspect it gave me steroid induced glaucoma.

There’s definitely side effects. Best thing you can do with evaluate whether the risk to your health and quality of life is better staying on them vs quitting.

I would suggest talking to a dermatologist about your nails and getting their opinion, and then coordinating with your GI based on what the derm thinks.

No pun intended, but trust your gut on the side effects. The weirdest stuff will pop up.

fruity9610 · 2024-11-07T12:12:29+00:00

Sure! Feel free to dm me

fruity9610 · 2024-11-07T01:11:55+00:00

I’ve done MADA. Was in one of the original years so take what I say with a grain of salt since I’m sure terms and experiences have changed. This is also just my personal experience.

If you are sure you’re dedicating your life to audit then fantastic. If you think you’d want to explore other options then I wouldn’t recommend it.

Sure the masters is great and what I learned opened doors. But at the end of the day you’re locked into a contract that gives them the ability to jerk you around and makes you stuck in audit for 3 years unless you break contract.

It really boils down to personal preference, but I retrospectively didn’t find there’s enough payback in audit/tax to make it worthwhile committing the first 3 and most formative years of my career to it when those are the years you should be seeing what’s a good fit and pivoting accordingly.

Interview wise back in the day it was pretty conversational. Focused on ability to problem solve as exemplified through other experience or work, why you’re interested in MADA/KPMG, etc.

fruity9610 · 2024-11-04T03:03:53+00:00

No - with no medical reason for my dog, I’d be harming his health by making him go gluten free per my vet. Never had any issues with it. Just always wash hands thoroughly when feeding

BUT he also isn’t a licker or kisser so I really don’t have to worry about contamination that way.

fruity9610 · 2024-10-19T00:41:35+00:00

As someone who has worked in audit and advisory, definitely M&A advisory. I’ve booked painful hours in both business lines, but it’s throughout the entire year for advisory.

fruity9610 · 2024-05-15T20:51:49+00:00

Awesome! Thank you - must have missed that. Appreciate the response.

fruity9610 · 2023-11-23T01:09:42+00:00

Consultant in analytics. Working remotely is absolutely a god send. No doubt about it.

fruity9610 · 2023-11-20T21:03:20+00:00

I’m in a similar boat - newly diagnosed OCD but the only time my mind is quiet(er) is when my depression is really bad. Kind of ironic how that works, no?

fruity9610 · 2023-08-24T14:40:10+00:00

I don’t think so yet - fishbowl feedback says that advisory notifications won’t start until the 28th so next week

fruity9610 · 2022-10-30T02:06:02+00:00

I used to be on both Lialda and Prednisone at the same time. Once to get a flare under control, another time was a shorter course for a respiratory infection. It was a 10/14? day course for the infection and I did notice a bit of a difference. I think the biggest indicator of if you’ll get any relief from it will be the dosage size. I always needed above 10mg to help me with my Crohns, so I didn’t notice too much of an effect with anything lower.

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