Apr
From 2001 until December 2005, my husband took Remicade, Enbrel, and Humria for RA. In February 2005 he was diagnosed with monoclonal protein in his blood. Then, March 8, 2007, he was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin’s Mantle Cell Lymphoma. He began taking the drugs before Johnson and Johnson, i.e. Centocor, Abbott, and Amgen/Wyeth announced that TNF Inhibitors could cause Lymphoma. Upon diagnosis, my husband was given 6 to 8 months to live; however, he had a Stem Cell Transplant. His last CT Scan still shows tumors in his abdominal area. Our family and especially my husband are still going through a nightmare over these drugs. All people taking or considerating taking these drugs need to be aware of what these TNF Inhibitors can do to them. This should not be happening to my husband and our family. He took these drugs to help RA and the drugs are killing him. The drug companies are trying to get a Bill passed where victims have no recourse if they are injured by deadly drugs.
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This is good information to have. I certainly will not take these drugs & will spread the word as fast as I can to others before it is too late for them. The drug companies should have to pay all medical costs for your husband and some of the mental stress your family is having to endure. This is a shame a man's life is disrupted and he developed an incurable desease because of this.