The best Ive ever felt!

I am glad you are feeling so well post op, I only wish I had felt the same I had 4 surgeries within 12 months for CD you may have read about them in the past on the board the last was in January. I was feeling pretty well after the ileus cleared (colon what is left all 1/4 of it decided to not wake up even after I passed 2 bms) I went home and had pain then a wound infection appeared which stemmed from a hematoma that formed while in the hospital which my doc lanced and kept me in longer to make sure nothing further happened it took 6 days for the infection to appear from when the hematoma was lanced...my surgeon was shocked I had gone home at that point. The CD remanifested after 3 surgeries and I was on pentasa to prevent the remanifestation of it and my joints flared so I was given a script for humikra since I exhausted all other options either with the meds not working or having adverse reactions to other CD meds in the past. While awaiting the insurances approval a fistula appeared.

I saw my GI on the 17th and informed him I am having pain at the anastamosis site. As far as I was ever told prior to these surgeries my CD was strictly in the last 12cm of my terminal ileum...and that was what caused the 1st emergency Sx the darn thing perforated. My joints typically have more of a flaring problem for me but in more recent times they are very efficient at preceeding my flares. If I am still suffering from this pain (and I am still on 25mcg of fentanyl patch, and I also have 4mg dilaudid) in mid april I have to have another MRI I am assuming the mri enterography as opposed to a traditional MRI.

I have only taken B12 by mouth and the shot I now give myself the shot 1 time per month I still give it to myself even after labwork about 9 months ago showed the levels to be normal 1 day before I was due for the shot my docs also think it is a good idea. I had heard about the nasal spray quite a few years back but never chose that option since my insurance didnt cover that and it was $40 per dose where as with the b12 shot I was scripted 1000mg per day so I got 3 bottles of the shot for 10 bucks and there was a time when I was possibly going to need 1 shot every other week and when I flare I have had to have the shots even more frequent than that. After doing Humira to myself the b12 is like nothing since it doesnt sting at all, I just have very tough skin that even nurses and docs comment about where after puncturing the top of the vial which dulls the needle it makes it even harder to puncture my skin.

Unfortunalty I have many food allergies as well as oral allergy syndrome so I would be unable to follow the makers diet or the scd diet without needing about 1000 needles full of EPI I hope that works for you I know that there is a book by the man who started the CD people since he has it himself on the makers diet and it includes food for other ailements etc. I am sure more people will be on that have tried or are currently on the makers diet who can help you with that.

I also am anemic and have tried iron sulfate which I tend to have a lot more pain so my GI may switch me to iron gluconate. I have taken B6 for many years I began when I started birth control since I would suffer from nausea and my GYN told me try adding that in the mix (that was prior to resections though. While in the hospital they added a multivitamin to my regiment again but my bone density was good and I no longer at this time need calcium supplements, I am not lactose intolerant though and do eat lots of cheese. When I was hospitalized they started me on Vitamin A and when labs confirmed on certain days I needed potassium. I take the Vit A on occassion I had been taking diff meds 3 times a day mostly vitamins in the AM and since my Sxs I have found I can no longer tolerate meds in the morning whether I eat or not I also tried to alternate when I took certain meds to see if it was one particular pill or another but it didnt stop the only time it doesnt happen is when I dont take any meds in the morning. On rare occassion I will take a dilaudid in the AM but that is maybe 1 every 2 -3 weeks.

I was taking Zinc prior to my surgeries since that helps in healing and CD depletes zinc levels while in the hospital they increased my zince to 220mg per day, I was taking 50mg prior. I am unable to find that high a dosage and when I arrived home I would take a total of 4 of the 50mg pills and found I felt ill wondering if maybe it was a diff chemical compound of zinc. I now take 100mg of it per day.

My GI knows I want children in the future but also feels I currently can profit from the effects of a prenatal vitamin now and forever since it has higher doses of everything in it. Some of the components are just slightly higher while other vitamins are double the value as a traditional daily vitamin.

Best wishes and hopes to you and your feeling well

Hi Glad to hear you are feeling good I too had a resection and feel better now I am on Imuran and weaning pred . I feel good but am having sweats again. I take a multi vit. and B-12 once a month as well as calcium and vit D , I was taking the calcium and Vit. D because of the prednisone. You should talk to your GP about what is best for your condition. lol gail