My bloodwork usually comes back normal unless I am way out of control with a flare... Right now I am having a mild flare and my bloodwork looks dandy - but my joints hurt, my guts are killing me, and...
I have asked myself that a few times lately. I have been in what I would call remission for a while now, but my CD is creeping back up on me and really taking a toll - particularly on my energy...
Sniper - that is what I like to refer to as a 'SNART'. /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif The nasty little sneeze gives you the super charged fart/ blowout. Nothing good can come of a snart when...
Thanks you two... I feel like I am lazy, even after dealing with this disease for years. I know there isn't much I can do to fight it beyond what I am already doing. I have been trying to get some...
I am really proactive when it comes to my B12, Iron, and VitD. Still no success. I have had trouble with insomnia in the past, partly brought on by sleep anxiety (that I might have a D attack at...
I have been finding it really hard to get out of bed lately - whether I am feeling like I am flaring or not. I am not really a morning person and I have had sleep issues in the past. I was just...
When I am sick I suppose I feel somewhat defective. But that would apply to me when I have the Flu too... I do feel that maybe modern life doesn't suit me. Whenever I eat crappy food - the processed...
Yep... My doctor at the pain clinic decided that it might help for me to do acupuncture, the only thing the acupuncture is doing is puncturing a hole in my time and wallet. I know it might work for...
My wife and I eat the same food, I'm not a snacker and we both work and though we aren't athletes we both try to keep busy- but since my first year of prednisone- I put on 100lbs... I got up to 300....
Howdy Roots- I just wanted to say that I take methadone for my chronic pain problems- I have crohns and spondylitis. I think that my arthiritis is the worst thing right now and the hardest to deal...
Hey Ya'll Sorry Ive been AWOL for a while but I have been really busy and really tired most of the time now. I have started a small business with my best friend from college. It is almost ready to...
Erin K-- Thanks for your advise about the diagnosis. I am always really upfront with my doctor about everything and what I ended up doing is exactly what you said. I wrote her an email saying that "I...
Okay- I have been through this drill before and I am still confused. I have still not gotten an official diagnosis on my joint problems, well my Rhuemy did say it is polyinflammatory arthritis- which...
Curley- I think I am going to order some Hylauronic acid in a health store or something just to try it out- I am getting pretty desparate. I have troubles typing sometmes too - my hands dont get as...
I have Crohns and Inflammatory Arthritis and I also get these sores in my nose- it is some kind of autoimmune related problem... these things are like mini boils in the nose and my doctor gave me a...
Hey everyone, I haven't posted on here for a long time I spend most of my time over on the Crohns Disease board. I have a question- does anyone here use Hylauronic acid for joints? I have heard some...
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that!...
Hey ya'll I was on generic prozac before and it was not working for me. I have seen the ads for cymbalta and was wondering if it works well and if there is a generic version of it. Since this topic...
Hey ya'll Thanks for writing back. I have been around HW for a while now, I am on the Crohns forum quite often. I will take the advise and go see a psydoc and get evaluated. My GP had given me prozac...
I am not 100% sure what bipolar disorder is... but I know that I have something other than depression. I have vicious mood swings at random, I can go from really happy to thinking about bloody murder...
Thanks, I don't think I could control my laughter though. I can barely control my urge to punch him in the nose....
Ive been trying to think of exactly how to respond to that Randy. I appreciate the advice, I just don't think that is me. I am not so sure that my anger isn't justified. I am just worried about it...
I have always been somewhat quick tempered... But lately it has been pretty extreme. I have been under a ton of pressure and I know that before I was diagnosed with Crohns that I could have dealt...
Ides, Thanks for the information. So, you are saying in a 3 month timeframe, I could get 3 injections into the same joint? I had one in each ankle and one in my shoulder. My shoulder is not doing too...
Hey Ya'll /community/emoticons/smurf.gif I saw my Rhuematologist a while ago and I finally got some answers. She said I have some form of Spondylitis, and that RA was most likely not my problem. But,...
I'm curious if there are any other conditions where you would have this arthritis pain on both side and in so many places? Is there a type of arthritis besides RA that causes this pain and...
I had my bone scan done and it showed all the areas that were hurting me. THe doc said that it is showing all the areas where there is something wrong with your bones, inflammation, or large calcium...
Well, its official, my rheumatologist wants to start me os sulfasalazine for RA. She thinks this would be the best approach to take. I really don't like the looks of this med because it seems like it...
My pain is all over. I have it in both ankles, knees, fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. The doctor said the inflammation mild-moderate, she is going to start me on sulfasalazine. I am already...
Hey All, Im usually on the Crohns Disease board and I thought I would come over here and ask a few questions. I have been seeing a rhuematologist and she has recently told me that she thinks a may...
Hey Locket! Im not quite running around yelling "Hey Dudes, lets partY!!!!" But I am feeling much more normal. I honestly didnt know what to expect. The doctors dont tell you what it is supposed to...
Randy, I hear you about the 'happy pill'. That would be awesome. Of course I am feeling alot more motivated to do stuff now that the prozac has kicked in. I have been to the gym 3 days in a row. That...
Well, I am on week three and I have started to notice a difference. I really thought they would have a huge effect. Everyone dubs these as 'happy pills' which always sort of gave me the impression...
Hi Locket! I know what you mean about taking weird drugs. I have crohns and was freaked when my doctor gave me 6-mp. It says it is a chemotherapy drug...yikes.. but turns out it is relatively mild. I...
I have another question about the prozac and other anti-depression drugs. When they begin to work, do you 'feel' differently? How can you tell? I really not sure how long it is going to take to...
Just wondering, when you go to one of these appointments what can you expect? The office called me on the phone and did a profile- asking what problems I have had etc.. So who do you usually see, is...
I have a lot of stirring. Of course I usually write it all down too. Sometimes here, sometimes in a journal of sorts. I wish that would help me think about things less often. I think a big part of...
Well here we go, Ive had a lot of issues with motivation and energy lately. I had major surgery on Jan 25th, for Crohns- a big old piece of my innards just had to go. I am wondering if chronic...
Hey Rosie, That may be good advice. My doctor said I can do whatever activity I felt up to doing. He has only put restrictions on me when I am first out of a hospitalization. He will tell me I need...
I have read some information about different meds but alot of them sound exactly the same to me. What exactly is the difference between a prozac or zoloft? I read that wellbutrin is different in its...
Honestly, I think I am still in denial. Is fighting it with every fibre of your being denial? Well, that is me. Even during the most painful flare ups I was still going to work until I was...
I am new to the depression thing. I feel kind of panicky when I have to be away from my home because of the hell Ive been through with Crohns and I have a constant fear that everything will come...
I did finally end up sleeping, not very restful though, it is hard on the body- I know because I feel like trash when I wake up in the morning. Too bad I have to wait until monday to get a hold of my...
Hey Gretchen, Yup, the Hitler channel will do that to a person. I don't know how they can stay on sometimes when they have done Hitler and WW2 documentaries in a million diffferent ways. I am having...
Raindance and curly, I was also on pred for a year for CD. I am usually what I consider to be a big guy, but now I am freakin huge. I know the new clothe thing as well. It sucks. I topped out at 280....
Hey Rosie, If I find anything out there that is worth trying I will let you know. Sleep is a difficult thing for me I think because I am nervous about my CD returning so soon after surgery. I had...
I can understand how people can't understand, because I remember what I was like and how I thought before I was diagnosed with Crohns, now everything seems different. I used to think, anti...
Cheerdad, You said you take ambien? I have heard that you need to be able to get at least 7-8 hours if you take the pill right? Youve never woken up groggy from it? Just curious, is it something you...
I was wondering if there are many of you that have difficulty sleeping? I didnt know if it was a symptom of depression or not, I am going to see the therapist in about 2 weeks, but I was wondering if...
Hey there, Im new to this board, Im usually over on the Crohns board, but since Ive had alot of issues with depression lately I thought I would check this board out as well. I think about suicide or...