humira

Good evening. I've been in the Army going on 10 years and was hoping to get promoted before an MEB was initiated on me. I have been diagnosed with Ulcerative Pancolitis since Summer 2018 while I was PCSing to my next duty station. While on PCS leave I developed Pancreatitis from complications...

Good day forum, I wanted to post my timeline and keep it updated as I feel like I am getting to the point where it may be beneficial to other people and I check on new posts for information multiple times a day. My background is: 10 years Active Duty Air Force, currently at RAF Lakenheath...

Hi all, USAF AD with 17 years in and I'd like to remain on AD until retirement. Backstory - In February 2019 I was diagnosed with Psoriasis, my case was mild. My PCM gave me topicals and referred me off base to a dermatologist. The off base derm suggested that I take Humira because it worked...

I entered a MEB in April of 2018 after a diagnosis for an auto-immune disease. At the time of the MEB, I was on Celebrex (anti-inflammatory) and dealing with the back pain I was having best I could. My initial NARSUM and Commanders letter were all written for retention, I could perform my...

I was diagnosed with ulcerative Proctitus Feb 2017 after a colonoscopy. Since then I have had multiple flairs and have been on Canasa, Lialda, budesonide and prednisone. Now last week after my 3rd colonoscopy my GI doc found moderate/severe UC and started me on Humira. I went to my PCM today to...

Hey all! I'm new to this message board and I've searched around for some insight on this process but would appreciate any new info some of you may have. I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis last year and have been on Humira for almost 9 months now. I was just informed that I will be going...

USAF for 15 years I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis after years or joint pain in my wrist, low back pain and now starting in my feet; nail pitting and separation, and scalp psoriasis. Rheumatologist put me on methotrexate in December and no improvement upon my follow up. I am now being...

Hello Everyone, A little about myself. I am an active duty E6 in the Navy and been in a little over 7 years. I was diagnosed with psoriasis in Mar 2016 at the Naval Hospital and prescribed Otezla with cleared my psoriasis up about 80 percent. I currently am on recruiting duty now and only go...

So here's my story. Any light you could shed would be greatly appreciated. In 2012, I was unofficially diagnosed with Psoriasis and given a Protopic (topical) to deal with it. The Protopic worked for the most part, but I dealt with it because I am a pilot and didn't want to get treated with...

I am 21 YO active duty Army (2.5 Years of service) and have been diagnosed with AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis). MRI shows no fusion (which is no longer needed for the diagnosis) however, does show a bulged disk with a small annular tear, mild facet arthropathy, mild canal stenosis, and a small...