I'm 29 living in Oklahoma. My dx was April 2007, but I'd been sitting on my symptoms (so to speak) for years because I was afraid I'd lose my career (which is what ultimately happened). Multiple...
There's some wonderful stuff out there called Calmoseptine that's great for relieving the skin irritation. It's non-prescription but you have to order it from the pharmacy usually. Anyhow, this is...
indigo, I felt a little relieved myself, just because I finally knew for sure what was wrong. Then the flipside of it hit (my crohn's cost me my career - I was military until that dx - and a...
Actually, my joint pain goes away when I'm on remicade. That's why I'm such a big fan of it. My typical flare is a couple days of stomach pain, followed by several days of severe arthritis. It's...
My interpretation of that is: Generally, flare means temporarily getting worse than the baseline and remission means coming back to the baseline. For me, the baseline is 5-6 bathroom trips a day,...
Personally, Remicade is my wonderdrug. None of the other stuff (never took Imuran or Humira, though) seemed to even slow the fisty drainage let alone help with any other symptoms. Anyhow, I did five...
Still waiting to see the rheumy doc to get the official dx but I've been told unofficially it's just RA. I can say, however, that when I was on it, Remicade worked wonders for the pain in my joints....
You've ever "accidentally" let out a silent-but-deadly just to hurry the meeting along or for revenge on the guy who always says "just one more thing" when everyone else is ready to go. You've had to...
How about: You're not impressed with Jackson Pollack as you feel do at least as well on any given trip to the bathroom. You've ever had to reassure a brand new radiology technician that he/she will...
I and my doctors have been fighting to get me back on remicade for nearly six months now. The only reason I went off it is because of health insurance bureaucracy. (I'm prior military who received...
PV, Crohn's is highly individual specific, everyone develops it differently, reacts to the meds differently, etc. On top of that, doctor's approaches, ergo results, can vary as well. Basically, the...
I was medically retired last October and the VA is fast-tracking my package through (because they lost it the first time). I'm already getting full medical treatment for the Crohn's through the VA -...
Red, It's really hard to say, in hindsight, my med records are filled with the signs of CD. I never particularly experienced abdominal pains and to this day, I eat pretty much whatever I want with no...
Is your doc a surgeon or a medical doctor? Just in case you didn't know, there is a difference. I try to remember the old saying "If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem you see looks...
lovepink, Sorry to hear you've had such a go of it, my best wishes to you... First, I'm 29 and was Dx'd about a year ago, but I'd been sitting on the issue for years. (Yes, double entendre intended)....