Back in the hospital; pain, bloody stools. Report: “Inflammation throughout; scope unsafe to advance.” Desperately pushing steroids to ward off surgical management.
Medication list shows infliximab — last infusion one year prior. It induced remission, but something changed. Immune cascade again overflowing; colonic mucosa now eroding.
Drug failure? No. Health insurance lost, cost prohibitive. System failure.
It’s just $46,000 a year, Literature by John Gaumnitz, MD
John Gaumnitz, MD
Department of Internal Medicine
John is a resident in Internal Medicine and an aspiring gastroenterologist. He is interested in exploring/highlighting the complex social factors associated with medication adherence in chronic diseases. He enjoys the simple pleasures of a warm blanket, a quiet morning with coffee, and the occasional golden weekend.
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2023, "It's just $46,000 a year"
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