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Posted 4/30/2009 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
I have an almost constant achy feeling as though I have the flu.  I've had this for 5 months, and do not have the flu.  I was recently hospitalized for 4 days and they discovered some abscesses and a fistula.  I am being treated with levaquin and flagyl for the infection, and will probably be going on Remicaid in the next month or so, once those are healed.

Does anyone else have this problem with the aches?  I take pain pills currently, but they don't work that well and I'm not in pain so much as just feel lousy.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Posted 5/1/2009 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
I too am achy most of the time. My right side is also normally tingly....if anyone has any help in this area I would appreciate it also. Beathlaurie...did you have other syptoms of associated with your absesses and fistula. I really don't know what that would feel like.
Posted 5/1/2009 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
As your body has severe infection, you have these symptoms. Even I have it. Rather for the last 3 years, I have been having low grade fever. Have your TLC counts/blood haemotology done.
Posted 5/1/2009 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
I ache today. Not every day and not all day but some days and today is one of them.

I don't HURT, it's just an annoying ache. My skin feels like it "aches", too, if that's even possible. Maybe like weird chills, even though I don't have a fever.

I KNOW I have low iron and that causes me to be massively fatigued on many days. The aches seem to go along with that. I agree with PSA...get some blood work done particularly for hemoglobin & Iron w/TIBC Ferratin.
Posted 5/1/2009 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
The abscesses and fistula resulted in actual pain, ultimately pretty severe which took me to the ER and I was admitted and then treated for that. I understand the skin ache as well. And the weird chills. I've had blood work done multiple times. I never had a fever, even with the abscesses. I'm hoping once I switch to Remicaid (that's what I'm leaning towards versus Humira or Cimzia) it will go away, but it's so frustrating to always feel lousy.
Posted 5/1/2009 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
I've taken 6MP for the better part of 10 years to treat my Crohn's. It's an old drug originally designed to help people with organ transplants not reject their new organs. It's a powerful immunosuppresant. It can definitely make you feel lousy depending on how much you are taking and how much your body metabolizes. Obviously if you have Crohn's this can just make you feel plain lousy as well. My main advise is get plenty of rest, drink as much water as you can tolerate and try to eat well. I always noticed that 1 tablet of the 6MP was tolerated well but anything above that I noticed feeling crappy.
Posted 5/1/2009 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Chris. I've been wondering if the 6mp was the cause. I'm hoping when I move to Remicaid I will get off all the other Crohn's meds.
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