The nurse called me back and said the Dr. is out of town for a week, but that she didn't think the headache or the enlarged glands had anything to do with coming off prednisone. So..... I guess I'll...
Thanks guys. It wasn't what I was hoping to hear, but I have called and left a message with the nurse. I just hope they don't tell me I have to come in because I CAN'T afford it. What exactly happens...
Hi Ger42! I know you're worried about your wife, but it definitely sounds like she's getting obstructions and in my opinion, she is doing the right thing by not eating while it's going on. So, that's...
Hi everyone. I've been looking for answers on the internet and can't find my exact symptoms, so I'm asking the experts. I was put on 40 mg of pred. for about 6 or 7 weeks because I'd developed a...
I asked about that, too when I had my resection and the Dr. said it wasn't necessary and added that he had gunshot wounds in the ER all the time and they didn't do the prep. Hi y'all. I haven't been...
I did it about 4 years ago and no prep except no food after midnight the night before. Like Sniper said, it's a little larger than a big vitamin, but it's smooth plastic and really easy to swallow. I...
ALgirl, I didn't eat one bite of anything, not anything for a month before my surgery because I'd get horrible spasms. I said it felt like a bag of snakes in me and like full blown labor. I knew I...
My Dr. specifically said NO to any laxatives. I was also hospitalized and finally resectioned when I hadn't had a BM for 3 days. Call your Dr. NOW....
I went for my annual checkup this year and my Dr. actually told me that my blood tests showed I was deficient in Vitamin D, even though I took a multivitamin every day. He added another 1000 iu and...
oh bless your heart. I will give you my experiences, but that's all I can tell you. The Dr.s tried to Dx me for about 2 years and during that time, my husband noticed that every time I went to the...
Anything chocolate bothers my gut. I don't know what it is. And I'm famous for my macaroons; I have to bring them to every family holiday, but can't eat them myself becaue the coconut is too fibrous....
Hi all, I haven't been around in a couple of years. We moved and now live right on the border of NC and SC near Myrtle Beach. Wilmington, NC is about 45 minutes away. We are getting new insurance...
Nikki, I know you're scared and anytime you have emergency surgery it doesn't give you anytime to prepare, but if this is causing an obstruction, you'll finally have an end to the pain. Good luck,...
I've gotten this for years. I just assumed it was from my dry skin as I don't really get it in the summer, just the winter. I put hydrocortisone cream on it and that helped a LOT. I know if I start...
So glad you decided to give it another try. I missed you the 1st time. Bless your heart, hang in there. I had surgery a little over a year ago and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had feared. I'm back to...
I'm sorry, I haven't ever had that, but my best advice would be to get to the Doc. Have you applied hot compresses? (I realize it's already too hot there!!) Good luck and definitely let us know what...
I'm pretty sure the Ibuprophen is only for the pain........it won't slow down your period, if anything, it will increase the flow. Yes, I've had the same weird symptoms..... sometimes early,...
I have the same thing, but mine comes back eventually. Yesterday I was walking and had a vague pain in my left foot. I hadn't gone but a couple miles before my last two toes on that foot became...
GO to your GI appointment!!! Every single test I had for a while came back clear, yet I couldn't eat and was in excruciating pain. None of my doctors thought I really had CD until they removed 10...
You are doing incredibly well!!! Yea for you!! When I had my surgery, it took my intestines 3 days to "wake up." The gas pains were the worst part of my recovery. No one could believe how quickly I...
Blockage. I was in labor for 50 hours with my first child and, like CrohnieToo I lived with a partial blockage for 2 years before a complete blockage sent me to surgery. When they asked me at the ER,...
Yep, exactly as you described. I was extremely constipated all my life and then came the bowel obstructions. I was in the ER every 2 or 3 months until the IV steroids and pain killers stopped...
I have fibro with my Crohn's and my PCP put me on Lyrica. I really didn't want to take it at first because they told me that fatigue was one of the side effects and I was tired all the time anyway,...
I have 2 kids age 19 and 21. Thank goodness, the 19 year old girl seems fine, but my 21 year old boy has been diagnosed with IBS. He has had diarrhea 6 or 7 times a day for about 7 years. I'm pretty...
What a shame and I know you're kicking yourself. It sounds so much like something I would do. I'm in the US and we hardly ever hear about Crohn's disease here either!! Maybe you could call the TV...
I also started with one shot a week for a month, then every month, but the nurse told me I could get it every 3 weeks if I needed or wanted. I will warn you, it didn't help with my fatigue at all for...
I always bloat after eating........ It's funny, if I take a nap in the middle of the day, the bloating goes way down for a while. Of course, by bedtime, it's back, but then down again in the morning...
Happy Thanksgiving, YP. Congratulations on your tenure!...
I am really hoping that my PCP just hasn't seen them before. She's very aware of my Crohn's and I told her that although they look like bad hemorrhoids, they are skin tags and shouldn't be removed....
Today I had my yearly exam and the Dr. didn't do a rectal exam because she said I was so inflamed. She didn't do one last year either, but I was waiting to have surgery. (I had 10 inches of my...
Me too!!! I was constipated my whole life and (believe it or not) only had a BM on the first day of my period. It was a painful, all-day ordeal. When I was first being diagnosed with Crohn's, all the...
Wow, I'm so surprised. I had UnitedHealthcare through my husband's job and the ONLY hospital and 80% of the doctors in this county won't take it. It was very difficult during the time I was...
Every biopsy I ever had came back normal right up to the time they removed 10 inches of my small intestine. My GI even said he was able to "get through" to my terminal ileum, which I now know was...
I didn't have a choice either. By the time they scheduled my surgery, my terminal ileum had completely closed off and I hadn't eaten a bite of anything in over 3 weeks. Only Gatorade and Koolpops. My...
I feel for you. I had it, too but then, before I knew what it was, I also got shiny spots on my tongue. That for sure was thrush and the mouthwash didn't touch it...... diflucan got rid of the shiny,...
Glowmoment - I know what you mean about teenagers. Mine are finally out of the worst of it.(they're 19 and 21) It's like they'll do or say ANYTHING just to be contrary. Good luck and enjoy the...
I love Gray's Anatomy and I'm trying to like Private Practice. I was doing laundry and stuff while it was on so I missed a lot, but I kept thinking it sounded like what I had my whole life. It's nice...
Thanks. I think I may tough it out until it gets to be too much, then I'll go. I appreciate the reply. Take care....
Hi all. I haven't been around in a while. I had a resection one year ago but since then I've developed a lot of aches and pains. My PCP gave me Lyrica and I'm taking 50MG twice a day. I don't know if...
Hi Kim. I had the same thing happen to me. Nothing was getting through and even Ensure was sticking. The Dr. gave me no advice about eating, but I knew I couldn't. (I mean, if Ensure gets stuck,...