Yes, I have seen one in the past to rule out RA. I've already done my course of humira and it quit working after several years....
Well, today was a first... I went to see a pain management Dr to hopefully schedule some steroid injections into my Si joints or other lower back joints and I walked out feeling defeated. I've had...
what other meds were you on while you were taking remicade???...
Thanks for the responses, I am giving it a go....we'll see! I actually kind of like the taste!...
I guess I'm willing to try anything to get off some of my stinking medication....Has anyone tried Xango Juice??? I got some and have started it today, so I guess we'll see. Let me know if you've had...
So...I saw my primary on Friday and he put me on a prednisone "burst" 40mg twice a day....trust me, after the moon face and jitters last time I'm not doing this for long, celebrex, zantac, and still...
I had the capsule done after I healed from my partial bowel resection to map out the disease. I did fine but most of my inflammation was down. If the capsule gets truly stuck, they have to do surgery...
Did the Dr. remove your cecum??? it is at the end of small intestines, beginning of large intestines...this helps the stool be more formed and if it is removed may cause some of those problems. just...
I used to be that way ALL the time, especially when we would go out to eat somewhere that I wasn't familiar with the menu! But more and more I have the attitude of **** it, who cares what people...
I am going to talk to my Dr. about all of this, thanks for the good info. I was wanting to stop the Remicade anyway, because I'm sick of all the infections. You all are such a big help, thanks a...
Is anyone else suffering with joint pain associated with Crohn's??? Mine has been getting progressively worse and I am not having a flare. I am coming down off my remicade and am due in 1 1/2 weeks,...
i got what sounds like the same thing, and for a while we thought it was a reaction to my meds, but it turned out to be folliculitis, a fungal infection of my skin and hair follicles. i am immuno...
I had anal fissures and a small fistula that were healed within 3 months of Remicade and Imuran....now I'm in remission and am going to try to get off Remicade and be only on Pentasa. Most people...
I had a bunch more labwork done recently because of my elevated liver enzymes and my celiac test was elevated, but only at a 10 (normal range 0-9). I hope this is a false positive because I cannot...
you can get arthralgias (joint pain without inflammation) associated with crohn's. i get them from time to time, sometimes when i am coming down with a cold or something and sometimes with no other...
a lot of my hair fell out when i was on pentasa, imuran, remicade, and after tapering prednisone. but i think the real culprit for me was the imuran. i am back on pentasa and have had no problems. it...
I am stopping my Remicade. I cannot handle all of the infections I have had in the past year since I've been on it. I am currently in remision. Can anyone tell me what has happened to them after...
1 month before I went off Prednisone for the 2nd time, I started Imuran. It's considered a steroid-sparing drug, it suppresses your immune system, similar to remicade or humira. (I'm also on Remicade...
just wondering if anyone knew of any GI Dr.s that specialize in Crohn's disease in St. Louis/St. Charles Counties in MO???...
my face was definately swollen soon after starting prednisone. i have been off of it for about 6 weeks and it has gone down some, but i still don't feel like i look like i used to. but i still...