So I've posted here a few times before, mostly looking for a shoulder to cry on. I'm back in one of those ruts where it feels like my body has just given up on me. I was diagnosed with Crohn's about...
I've had the IBS since I was a kid as well. I had some embarrasing issues when I was a kid. It wasn't until my knee sweeled up to the size of a canteloupe that I was diagnosed with Crohns. I was 20...
I have Crohn's which is accompanied by severe arthritis. I've been seeing a Rheumy since I was 20, about 20 years ago now. Hard to believe I've been living with this for that long. I can't really...
Thanks TayIsa, sometimes the simple answer is right there. Seems obvious now....
The biologics generally work by suppressing your immune system. I do find that I get sick more often than I used to, but that could be attributable to a lot of factors. I've been on most of the...
A couple of things. First, if you're having an acute flair up, as it sounds like, waiting over a month to see your Rheumy is not acceptable. I would call them up and push, tell them how much pain...
I was wondering if anyone had a decent idea of what kind of bed would be good for arthritis. A little background. I'm a 40 year old male with Crohn's disease. My Chrohn's is a bit odd in that it...
I was on Remicade for years and it was working fine. I have Crohn's but I also get fairly severe arthritis symptoms. It seemed to manage both pretty well. I then developed extremely painful joint...
Sorry if this is not the appropriate place for this but... I live in the Hartford, Connecticut area. I wonder if anyone could recommend a good Rheumatologist. I've had the same guy for a decade and I...
Did you have a lot of drowsiness or any of the other common side effects when you first started it? They put me on a build up dosage. I'm doing 500mg twice a day for the first week then moving to...
I'm on Keppra, just started it today so I have no real info to give you on it. The possible side effects seem to be similar to a lot of the seizure drugs; drowsiness, depression, sadness, mood swings....
My seizure also happened in my sleep. I woke up confused and had bloodied my lip. I have no remembrance of it. My eeg also showed seizure activity. I had an MRI today which I should know the results...
I've been on Cimzia for around a year and I've been on the various TNF blockers for 4-5 years. I recently had a seizure. My new neurologist told me there was a rare occurence of seizures found...
Thanks for all the responses. It's now 3 days later and I'm feeling a bit better. The steroid injection has taken longer than usual to work, but I'm mostly functional at this point. I'm a little slow...
They gave me benadryl at first but after a while they stopped. My nurses were great as well. They all knew me by name as I was in there for so long. We would share pictures of our kids. It was an...
As I said in the prior topic, I would bring things to entertain myself. It's not very painful beyond the initial insertion of the IV. The main problem for me was boredom. I most frequently brought my...
I've been on just about everything. I've had the same reaction to Methotrexate as you have. They've put me on it a few different times to see if they can get a dosage I can tolerate. It always ends...
My arthritis is what drove my diagnosis of Crohns. I was about 20 and my knee swelled up like a watermelon. I went to 2-3 doctors before I got sent to a gastro doctor. I did the usual battery of...
Start Whine Woke up this morning and I'm so sore I can barely walk. I'm 40 and I look like a ninety year old man trying to shuffle across the room. I was diagnosed with Crohns about 20 years ago but...
I stopped taking Remicade a few years back and I'm now on Cimzia. I actually used to look forward to the infusions. It would usually take 3-4 hours, I would just relax and watch a movie or read a...
I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 20 years ago. My main symptoms are odd for Crohns, I mostly get the arthritis. I've never had any severe bowel symptoms. I've been on most of the common drugs for...