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Do we really lead a normal life?

I'm so sorry you're having such a difficult time, minnietoty. Lately I've been feeling down too. I've been on a very restricted diet the last 9 months or so due to a Crohn's flareup. My appetite has...

7/6/2015 9:43 PM

Crohn's Disease

extremely high vitamin B12 during Crohn's flareup?

Thank you beave...that's what the doc said....

6/19/2015 5:43 PM

Crohn's Disease

extremely high vitamin B12 during Crohn's flareup?

Had a lot of blood work done during a flareup so why would my vitamin B12 be >2,000 when the upper range of normal is 900? I was expecting the opposite. Has anyone else had this? I'm waiting to see...

6/17/2015 5:16 PM

Crohn's Disease

Positive small bowel series but negative colonoscopy for Crohn's??

My daughter is 22 years old and has had intermittent symptoms most of her life. In fact, at age 4 she had an upper GI and colonoscopy because of diarrhea, pain, and some minimal bleeding. Before they...

4/30/2008 3:49 PM

Crohn's Disease

Positive small bowel series but negative colonoscopy for Crohn's??

I have Crohn's disease and my daughter recently had a small bowel series that showed "an abnormal distal ileum with irregular mucosa and a patulous appearing ileocecal valve. These findings are...

4/30/2008 5:10 AM

Crohn's Disease

What diseases/illnesses you you suffer from? Let's take a poll!

I have Crohn's disease, fibromyalgia, migraines, kidney stones (once), tendonitis, bursitis, eczema, IBS, high blood pressure, allergies, asthma, insomnia and anxiety. I had thyroid cancer in 1989...

11/18/2007 9:42 PM

Crohn's Disease

hippimom2...diagnosis of CFS for my daughter

Hippimom2- The doctor, Dr. Chia, is an infectious disease specialist/internal medicine doctor in Southern California. What is really ironic is that our pediatrician (a close friend of ours) has been...

5/18/2006 7:09 PM

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

hippimom2...diagnosis of CFS for my daughter

Hippimom2- I feel a little overwhelmed right now but after spending about 45 minutes to an hour with the specialist, going over blood test results, taking an extensive history and doing a physical...

5/18/2006 2:10 AM

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

For Hippimom2

Thanks for the quick response. It's just so hard waiting to see the specialist....it's been so long already but I'm sure you know how that feels! I have never had much patience either. I'll let you...

5/13/2006 6:03 AM

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

For Hippimom2

Dear Hippimom2- I hope you remember me....I have the daughter who is going to be evaluated for CFS on May 17th. We got the remainder of her blood tests results today for us to take to the specialist....

5/13/2006 3:47 AM

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Now a part of the pack!!!!!

Hippimom, I had a nice reply all typed up and (BAM!) my whole message deleted! I don't know what I did. Anyway....let's see if I can reconstruct what I said. I am sorry that your son is going through...

4/24/2006 2:19 AM

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Now a part of the pack!!!!!

hippimom2, Unfortunately, the lab (not the drawing station) messed up big time and all her original blood work that the specialist wanted wasn't done, including the ANA. Our primary care doctor...

4/22/2006 7:56 PM

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Now a part of the pack!!!!!

Foreign, If you don't mind me asking, how long did it take before you got the diagnosis of CFS? Did you see a specialist? My 20-year-old daughter will be seeing an infectious disease specialist next...

4/22/2006 7:13 PM

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome