Do abscesses only form on the rectum though? Can't you get them anywhere else? (In regards to Crohns)...
I have BCBS of Texas and they also denied me for the Humira at 80mgs per week. After an appeal they finally approved it for 80mgs every other week for 5 years but denied the 80mgs weekly based on...
Just an FYI, I had been running low grade fevers for a few weeks (ranging from 99 to about 101/102) and kept putting off letting my doctors know because it would seem to go away the next day....
Yowzas! I am so sorry to hear that you are feeling so bad!! I have a GI appointment this week where I will hopefully finally be taken off of the prednisone (also a slow weene going on a year). I too...
I've been on the epi-pens for two months (not including my first 4 injections) and I have to say it has not gotten easier to self inject. I have tried the stomach and the thighs and I leave the pen...
Whoops! Sorry about that broomhilda-I left the most important things out. The 100 mgs of Imuran daily (50 mg in the morning and 50 mg in the night) helped with some of my other symptoms but it was...
I have barely been on the the 100 mg of Imuran since November and at this point I am not in remission enough to start decreasing the dose. I still see my GI every two weeks to try and achieve...
Uhhhh, that is a very good question. I have not been on Humira long enough to give any type of time span. I've pretty much already concluded this is another nice little issue to add to my loooong...
Hi Crohnie! I have been on a regular does of Celebrex since about August 07 for arthritis due to the Crohns. I have never had any stomach issues with it and have stayed on it (prescribed by my GI)....
Dang Randy.....I do hope things start to look up. Best wishes....
Are you on 100 mg of Imuran daily? That is what I am on. Anyways, have you let your GI know about the arthritis? When I was first diagnosed back in November one of hte biggest symptoms plaguing me...
Can someone share what exactly a inter-vagina fistula is and what it feels/looks like? Is it painful and other than gas and bm stuff, what else can come out of it? I have had some issues there and my...
It should probably be embarrassing Crohn'snme but my dogs actually freak out and being barking and growling like someone is trying to break in the house. Bless their miniature souls..............
LOL! I sooooo need that bumper sticker...
I've recently started getting lower back pain like right above my butt crack(sorry to be so crass but I cannot think of any other way to put it). I was also put on Humira so I wonder if that is...
No diahrea, but a ton of gas.....like earth shattering, house quaking, my dogs begin barking like maniacs when I release it type of gas....
That is funny. Thanks for the laugh and helping us feel a bit more upbeat :)...
One of my biggest issues is mouth ulcers. I was diagnosed with severe Crohns and we are working towards some type of remission. Though my other sympotms have minimized (diarrhea, arthritis, stomach...
You probably don't really want to hear this but I started Humira a month ago and within the first week of my initial injections (four the first time then two every other week from now on) I had...
I am 28 and diagnosed with Crohns at 27 and my most severe symptom is arthritis and it is bad to the point I cannot move, get up, etc. It affects my knees, hips, ankles, wrists and fingers (you don't...
Whoa!! What a coincidence but no that is not my mom. I am the first in my family (immediate and extended) to be diagnosed with Crohns but that is pretty funny!...
Just an FYI my insurance is finally paying for my Humira and I only have to pay the $25 monthly co-pay. I am doing my first four injections tonight. Though I am a bit ansy about poking myself four...
I have Crohns, osteoarthriatis, psoriasis and refuse to get diagnosed for depression.........wowies arent we a group! I wonder what would happen if we all inhabited a deserted island who would be the...
Right before I was diagnosed I was put on 800mg of Ibuprofen and then 500mg of Naproxen. I had to be taken off both becuase they tore up my stomach something fierce. Now to help with the pain...
Yes, I get those unexplained fevers at night and sometimes during the day. It's bad at night because I will wake up all yucky and sweaty and usually it is in the midst of a freaky dream. In the day I...
I too am completely with you. Even on the low dose of Prednisone I still get moody not to mention the heat flashes and other physical side effects that probably help add to my moodiness. I am...
Thanks for the info. CrohnsDaddy . The plan for me is to also be on the Humira and Imuran so I can completely get off of the Prednisone. Only time will tell. Good luck with your new medicinal regime....
CONGRATULATAIONS!!!!! I can't wait to get there also and get rid of the moon face and the extra baggage!! I am so excited for you! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
Wow! Thank you all so much for the kind words! You don't know how awesome it is to finally be able to correspond with others who actually know EXACTLY what I feel/am going through. In regards to the...
I started out on 60 mg and have been tapering since last year. I am down to 4mg and 3mg (alternating days). I had gotten stuck on the 4mg due to having a huge setback and starting to flare up again...
I am 28 years old and also feel like I am going on 90. I used to go to the gym twice a day and loved it until the Crohns hit and my biggest symptom was the arthritis. It was so bad I could not even...
Yes, my syptoms are pretty much lie yours except the joint/body pain is all over and I totally swell up all over. I usually try to ride it out for a max of three days but by that time I am just so...
Hi Dorri, I am on the same boat as you. I am about to start Humira and am pretty anxious about the results. Keep me posted on how you are doing on it....
I've been taking Imuran since November and it helped with most of the symptoms except the killer arthritis. All of my blood work comes back ok so my liver is alright so far....
Did you have any problems getting your insurance to ok paying for it? Mine is being such a hassle..... /community/emoticons/mad.gif ...
I'm with you all on the weight thing. I have never been skinny but about three years ago I joined a gym and was loving it and got down to a smashing 140 (i'm 5'4). Then I got sick and got down to a...
Yea, I did that once but my weakness is Cheetos. I ate a hand full with a Dr. Pepper for dinner and boy was I paying for it all night long with diarrhea and vomiting. Needless to say, that killed my...
I was diagnosed with Crohns back in September 2007 (though it seems like a lifetime ago). My biggest symptoms other than the diarrhea are arthritis, mouth sores and lethargy. I have been on...