Camjames , I feel for you I to have been experiencing this they really dont like to talk scar tissuse, But the obstructions are killing. I watch what i eat i usaually know but some times it is...
Thank you for reminding us to stay positive even when things are crazy!!!!!!!!...
I can relate to your bloating I just came out of a very short remission and I have been so bloated and nfeeling like I also am 9 months pregnant. They did a CT Scan and told me that I had fluid...
WoW what a thread !!!! The good in my days are my Husband and son for their understanding every day is not always easy and for my wonderful Friends who are just as understanding. Thank God for all of...
Glad to hear that you are doing well, remember to rest when your body tells you to. My sons name is Micheal :)...
I was on TPN all last summer it takes a while to get built back up, it will come. Can you eat along with it????...
I agree I think you should go and be checked out....
Thanks for the reply about the serology test, I was just curious I dont ever remember having one done. Has it been around awhile???...
Do you need to have active disease for this test???...
Kay, I too are very sorry to hear your news and my support goes out to you. But really sometimes dont you just want to SCREAM LIFE REALLY SUCKS IN OUR WORLD!!!!!...
I too was on humira for a short time and had an allergic reaction to it and stopped. I went for a colonoscopy a couple months later, thinking I was going to have to have surgery for I had tried...
Sorry to hear about your sleeping problems it really sucks !!!!!! I dont sleep with out taking something either and sometimes nothing works. I take muscle relaxers (2) Soma 350mg, Temazepam 30mg or...
Hi Julie I to have constipation and very narrow stools, My Gi told me to take miralax 2x daily and to add fiber to my diet.Being constipated is not something I ever thought I would have to worry...
I had this surgery back in 1992 and the walking is very important along with the breathing. Also use a pillow when you cough it helps so much even with walking it helps. Good luck...
You have had a rough time sorry to hear this, Good luck with your surgery', and you will also be in my prayers. Do you trust your surgeon??? If so it will be ok and you know to take it slow and as...
I have had the MRSA infection and the doctors said that being on remicade gave me more of a risk. Ihave had it a total of 4 x's since last may. So yes inform your doctor....
I am the same way I do my Job but not as upbeat as normal, I get very quiet when I dont feel well. I agree I dont think they will think less of you for crying it is a natural response, and most...
TLC in Wisconsin also, I watched it she looked good as usual when they got done i say good for her !!!...
This is too funny...
I have been told by a cancer survior that you swish around malox in your mouth it will help with the sores, kinda like swish and swallow...
I took Humira also and became constipated, peoplw would say oh well thats good your not going !!!!!!!!!!!!! little do they know its not that you want the dig D but when you are use to going 8 or more...
I Know am am so bad about remembering to get them when I am at the doctors office, I was better when I could give them to myself. I had to qiut in 2003 after I lost so much wieght and had a hard time...
When I first was diagnosed in 1987 60 mg was my initial dose for a long time and every time I tried to wheen off I couldnt. I experienced the moon face and moodiness, weight gain (which is nothing...
I found out about it looking up a lab test, thought it was interesting and just wanted to know if anyone has ever tried it. It dose seem expensive compared to B-12 shots. Dose anyone remember giving...
I always carry them with me especially when I travel, If I have a feeling I take one to stop what could be a disaster and if you can believe it my GI wouldnt give me any lomotil because it could be...
Welcome to the forum and I have to agree u are very young and I think when you are young for some reason are better handled, maybe you are busy with other things and that helps. I have found as I get...
Has anyone tried the b12 Patch and if so how dose it work????...
That Is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! And Oh what a feeling........................
Yes I have had the infusions and believe it or not my levels didnt go up the first two times now that is strange !!!!! I couldnt take the leg cramps and discomfort and my heart is always racing but...
I am not anaemic my hemoglobin runs around 11-12 but my red count is usually on the low side 3.2-3.4. My sodium is a 138 low normal, The internist belives that it is an absorbtion problem we just...
Welcome, You will find his site very helpful in many ways,dealing with Insurance companys can be so frustrating. I had a hard time a few years ago with them paying for remicade, I ended up having a...
Never had anything with Iron...
I was wondering if anybody has a problem absorbing potasium, for the last 6 months or so mine keeps dropping. I dont have the big D problem as much actu.ally i cant go. I started taking pills but...
I did the ultimate no....I was hungry for popcorn and feeling pretty good so I ate it /community/emoticons/sad.gif oh boy I was so constipated and bloated I looked as though I was ready to deliver a...
Zanne, Glad to hear things are moving. Sorry to hear about the E.R visit, I remember years ago it wasnt like this at all. now it seems as though they dont want to take care of another D.r's problems....
I think we are all addicted !!!! Its so good to know we are not alone.....................
I have actually had all the ths and t3,t4 levels done and everything keeps comming back a normal low. But i have all the symptoms of overactive thyroid tremors,rapid heart rate which i take cardizam...
I am being checked for hyperthyroidism, I have read post on people who have hypothyroidism but dont recall reading to much the otherway????...
I would get very tired and just not well feeling the first 4 days, cramps, no appetite. Then I would feel some better until around 2wks before the next infusion....
I wish mine would go away !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Glad to hear everything is going to ok. Something to try for pain is a heating pad of some sort, that helps me with some of the pain....
I dont have the eye problems, but i do have the right hip with lower back pain, all they tell me is that it is bursituis for the hip and my crohns contributing to the lower back pain. Sometimes my...
I know that i couldnt do it agian for awhile, I also have to take a potasium that you drink and I am having a very hard time getting them down twice a day. I also liked that is wasnt a large...
Well i survived the new prep for colonoscopys it wasnt bad at all. It was much better than the gallon of golyghlty. THe scope came out good it showed no imflamation of the colon, but my CRP came back...
I find this all the time, people wondering or assumming that I have anorexia. I just reply also, do you want to trade bodies for a week??????...
Sometimes i feel as though my family and friends get tired of listening to me so i keep things to myself, I have a good friend that has learned to read between the lines and she will tell me I need...
Popcorn, nuts, citrus friuts,most vegies and tacos and pizza !!!!!!!!...
The same thing happened to me only I just plain stopped going, I called my Gi he told me to take miralax daily for a week. I did this but I stiI ll had days where I wouldnt go at all, I would get...
What do you mean when you say dark??...