If your stricture is due to scar tissue, no medicine is going to fix it completely. I had that about six years ago. The surgery took care of it. My Surgeon said he removed enough scar tissue to form...
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I too just had my fourth bowel resection two and a half weeks ago. The soreness started easing up last Friday about two weeks after the precedure. As CrohnieToo said, walk as much as you can which...
NiceCupofTea is absoulutely right. Get to the GI and save the surgery for last. If you do have Crohn's, like I do, fistulas can be hard to close due to the inflamation. I've had surgeries on my...
I'm sorry you feel so bad, I know exactly how you feel. I was on Remicade a few yrs back and it worked great for my fistula. I had to have small bowel resection #3 due to scare tissue stricture. My...
When I applied for a large city police dept. the Dr. preforming my physical turned me down due to having Crohn's. I had a bowel resection five yrs prior to this time and I had no signs of recurrent...
Propofol is GOOD STUFF ! You'll be surprised how well it works....
Gumby44, I'm the same age as you and I've had Crohn's since I was 14. I've been lucky to have only had three bowel resections, the most recent about 6 yrs ago. I've been on just about every med...
I just located the number I called...Prometheus 888-892-8391. Again Good Luck ! ...
RMT,I'm also with Cigna and my GI offered this test to me last month. They were just wanting to see how much Remicade was in my system. I called Cigna and as you know they will not cover it. I'm...
I lived in Knoxville for a while. I used Dr. Gene Overholt, but for only a short time as I moved back to Memphis not long after I met him. I'm not sure if he's still in practice, but I would check...
I'm in Memphis and have a wonderful GI who is really into Crohn's. I've had Crohn's now for 40 yrs. many operations and meds. And my present Dr. is the best i've had. Which end of the state are you...
Hi Oceans2, I take Methotrexate and Cimzia. Although my Dr just stopped the Cimzia because it just ain't workin. But kept me on Methotrexate. Adding Metho to a TNF blocker seems to be the fad now...
I've tried the Glue, the Plug, Setons, the only thing that closed my fistulae was the Biologic drugs, Remicade worked great! As did Humira, and now on Cimzia it also kept the fistulae closed. Trying...
For me, I noticed a difference for the good in about 8 to 10 weeks. Not 100 percent effective, but it has helped me. No other meds seem to work for me. I'm also taking 25 mg. injections every Friday...
Here in Memphis, Tennessee we dodged the bullet. Heavy rain and wind, some tornado warnings with no apparent touch downs. Our prayers now include those who's family and friends were affected. Thank...
From what you describe it sounds normal. Sitz Baths and get in the shower and let warm water flow over the area. The yellow tint and all that sounds quite normal. Steve...
You might ask you Doctor to check for C Diff and it could take up to two or three test. The same thing happened to me after my last resection. I was on Humira and it finally blew the C Diff into the...
Gosh, give it three to four weeks but take as many warm sitz baths as you can! This will help speed up the healing. Good they did not find a fistula, they really suck! And that's putting it mildly....
I would try the Remicade again. I used it a few yrs., came off of it after surgery. Tried it again six months after surgery and had a reaction to it. Currently on Cimzia and it's working. Anyway, I...
You must have it surgically drained. I too have been through many of these. My GI advised me they have to be drained and cleaned out. Don't waste time, get to a surgeon. Steve...
The only way I found it a little more tolerable is to get loaded up on Zofran. It doesn't help the taste but it sure helps me make it thru without losing it. Glad it went smooth for you....
Yep, been there done that. The only thing that really helped me was Zoloft. Once it kicked in I feel much better and everybody around me is happier! My colon rectal surgeon advised me to give it a...
My personal experience with Remicade is it worked great the three years I was on it. At the beginning my dr told me it only worked for every 4 out of 10 people. Anyway, I developed a restriction that...
It appears the new Fad in the world of meds and crohn's is adding a bio to the methotrexate mx dose. I also take the same amount of methotrexate as you do and just started Cimzia two weeks ago. The...
I've had Crohn's for years. Two yrs ago I developed a clot in my left calf. Thought I had pulled a muscle. Two pieces went to my lung. Long story short, my Hematologist told me also that we (people...
Hi Fedup, I understand your feelings. I had a seton in place for two years I believe. Then had the plug installed. To anwser your question on drainage, no the drainage does not have to end to recieve...
I'm sorry for the pain and uncertainty your son and you are going through. I'm 51 yrs old and when I was 14 I presented classic Appendicitis with pain and guarding in lower right quadrant, elevated...
I agree with MMMNavy, there are more drugs out there to try. I also had to stop remicade after 3 yrs of success and then tried Humira when it brought an unknown C Diff infection to the point of...
Metho injections work good for me. Don't be afraid of it. There are a lot folks on this medication. Give it time to kick in. The only side effects that i got was fatigue for about 24 hrs after the...
My Doc. was going to attempt to move me to MTX tablets but then reversed his discision based on studies suggesting that injections are more effective than tablets. I did not questioned it or ask for...
You may want to drink plenty of water prior to your lab or Dr. visit. I was told that being well hydrated helps them find those veins. Feeling cold and tingly...better talk to your Doctor. Steve...
With Crohn's disease you will want to go with injections. Steve...
We could not find any meds that would work for me. I've been through them all over the past 35 yrs. My doc put me on Metho. injections and it seems to working fine for me. The only thing is I get...
I also have had strictures that cause pain like you have but, I also had an internal abcess once caused by the crohn's that hurts like that...but, you do not have fever so my best guess is you have...
I also give myself metho shots. And I once had bleeding at the injection site. Doesn't hurt a thing....
I also have been through every med out there and none work for me except Remicade but I built up antibodies to it and had to stop. 6mp was messing up my liver, nothing was working so my doc said lets...
I've had crohn's for the past 40 yrs. Two years ago I got C Diff and we thought it was Crohns flairing. It was absolutely one of the worst illnesses I've ever experienced. Ended up in the hospital...
Long story short, about six months after my third ressection two years ago, I did not feel right and was having the worst flares in years. Thinking it was the crohns, my doc put me on put me on...
I had a fistulae a few yrs ago that would not heal. At that time there were no true colon rectal Surg.'s in my town. A very good general surgeon tried two procedures that failed and as we all know,...
I am very sorry for what you and your son are going through. I know he has had alot of test ran but I hope they triple check him for C Difficle infection. This stuff can give false negative test and...
Memphis, Tennessee........Thank ya, Thank ya very much. asc58...
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I also had an abcess that the docs couldn't find until it burst and the infection really showed up on the cat scan all over the inside of my abdomen. They took me straight to surgery and also removed...
Try pinching the skin on your abdomen, inject, remove shot and then release the skin. Works for me thank goodness. Good luck....
I understand completely what you feel. I have actually interupted a speaker with loud bowel sounds coming from within. I excuse my self and leave ( alittle red faced ). My boss understands. I'm also...
Thank you for your reply IDES and God Bless. Steve...
Wow talk about timing. I just met with my GI today concerning joint pain... hands, fingers, feet and ankles, weak knees. I've had crohns now for 38 years and never these problems. Only three...
It's the Pred. It will stop. asc58...
Supermomof4, you'll be glad you did it. You'll feel alot better. Although it took me 6 weeks to go back to work. Everyone is different, you'll know when your ready to get back to work. Goodluck. Steve...