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Help! I am being treated with bimzelx

Hi. I'm fm, almost 68. I'm now being treated with Bimzelx for my stage 3 hidradenitis and, 8 shots later, this has driven my HS through the roof! It's my understanding this Bimzelx is supposed to make these horrible lesions dry up! It's done quite the opposite! Ok, my left armpit is really bad! But now it's a nasty, nasty, disgusting-smelling pus that comes out of all these holes I have there! I've smelt bad but this is outrageous! I've taken 8 shots so far, which is the loading dose! Not only armpits but inside thighs massive pus drainage! I started this drug with already infections going on but this is an outrage! Get what my derm told me before I even started it; he said the biologics push the pus out!! I think it's totally BS! Can anyone share a story with me about your experiences? I just know this drug (just like the others I've tried) is exacerbating this! I've tried Cosentix (which made me so sick after 2 loading doses). I was on Humira for 4 years and it didn't work, but it didn't make me sick like Cosentix or this Bimzelx. About 16 yrs ago, I tried Remicade for 1 year and it got so bad that pus discharge in my right arm. They had to premedicate me first with IV steroids just to tolerate the Remicade! Remicade has never been FDA approved! So I just made this as short a story as possible! God bless all the sufferers of this debilitating disease! Sincerely, L Parker

  1. Hi . That sounds miserable. I hope the drainage has calmed some and that you get input from others in the community. Keep us posted if you don't mind. I'll be thinking of you. - Lori (Team Member)

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