thanks im still looking into it i got a couple of types of antibiotics for different things the other day and the cracks actually started to scab up and heal which was amazing but unfortunetly i got...
thanks lovely its still bad still cant work out whats wrong the antibiotics im on for something else have cleared up the redness abit but its still itchy and cracked. Ive got 2 doctors appointments...
thanks everyone for your help. ive been back to the doctor again ive been told i dont have lichen sclerosis or a fistula but the baths are helping to settle the itching though which is nice. I have...
Ok so ive had this problem for about 3 years now and ive seen 3 different doctors all many times and none of them know how to help me. Im now on a waiting list to see a dermatologist which is about a...
no pain at all with it just was a different colour. but im seeing my doc soon anyway i figure better to be safe then sorry. So far still normal but as you said ill keep an eye on it. thanks for your...
ive left a message for my doc so hopefully someone will get back to me soon. i did check it this morning though and it seem to look normal again so i dont know whats going on with it. Thanks for your...
my doc said that after 10 years they like to either reverse it or make it permanent as it can give you a greater risk of getting cancer if you dont....
I only just noticed it tonight when i went to change my bag that it has gone a dark kind of colour. Is this something that sometimes happens? or should I give my doctor a buzz? Any help would be...
thats fantastic, my fingers are crossed for you. Since reading all of the 80 odd post on here about the hook worms i have started doing alot of research into it. It looks pretty positive you get the...
WOW worms didnt see that one coming but hey if it works awesome. i was only saying to a fellow crohnie today that its about time they gave us something good to use to treat crohns, and it looks like...
i dont get that time of the month any more due to my birth control method but i do how ever get polyps. Ive only had them in the past month or so and between the doctors and myself we were trying to...
Welcome, ive been on and off here for years now it helps alot at times. And its nice to see another australian on here, im from victoria. I cant believe it took them that long to find out u had...
Thanks guys, to answer questions im from Victoria, and i do try the new products in the ostomy magazine how ever nothing has helped as yet. As for the stoma nurse she is an idiot and has been...
thanks guys. Im not sure what convexity is, possibly because i live australia. My ileo is temorary but due to on going problems i believe it will be made permanent, which is why i was excited to see...
i read about the k-pouch recently in a magazine it sounds amazing. i have alot of trouble with my illeostomy leaking and no one seems to be able to stop it no matter what products i use. Im just...
Thanks for your help guys ill try the ostomy section in a sec it just leaks all the time ive try so many different things its ridiculas. i have to scares one going down my belly the other across i...
ive recently seen in a magazine this thing called the k-pouch. im from australia and im told that its still a new thing here. Is it as good as i think it is? Ive had my bag for about 4 years now and...
Congrats thats great news...
it should go down if mine did anyones should my cheeks looked like i had watermelons shoved in them just give it a little more time maybe or even ask your doctor about hope ive helped anyway....
ive been doing pretty well with my crohns in the last few years after i got an illeostomy but since that isnt causing me trouble all these other things keep going wrong which im told relate to...
eww im glad i dont eat sausages lol. ive look at thing about the human digestive system was actually very helpful thanks...
i dont understand i thought your body still produces mucis (sorry if thats not spelt right) and it comes out there if its close of the hole where does it?...
wow i didnt know it could do that i havent been on it for a few years now but i do get memmorie loss and was told by my doctor it was due to low b12, now i get injections every 3 months and im fine...
yeh there starting to look like bruises now and still hurt alot when i touch them. thanks heaps though...
thanks ill have to try some of those...
i get pains in my chest kind of what you discribe and ive been told its from a squashed esophagus which i need to stand up straight and take deep breaths also i find if someone rubs my back it makes...
i recently found a lump on my leg which was abit sore i saw my doctor the other day she thought it was a cist until 3 more popped up i abit over a week she now has reffered me to a dermatoligist as...
thanks heaps for that guys...
i aways found i had the opposite problem with wait i hated it because it was too thin i was so skinning it was discusting however after my last opp im doing much better im about 62kg the most ive...
i do use a blow dryer as well but ive found that it doesnt really do much although i did find on my trip to darwin that in the hot weather i didnt have to use ne thing lol. how ever its abit colder...
im 24 had crohns since i was 10, a fair while ago i was selected to do a drug trial for crohns which i think might just be adalimumab or humira as its also known as. I was wondering if its any good i...
i find mine do stuff up abit if i leave them in the car they warp ect. you could try ringing the place where u got them maybe they could tell u if there have been other problems like this or if its...
a week with bad pains in the stomach so i had a hot water bottle on me to ease the pain a little. Once i was feeling better i realised that it had been a week and id had no problems with it since...
i get my b12 every 3 months but is was a couple of years after my opp before i had to start getting them...
getting my medical records i can always ask my gp though she is very helpful. and as for the apendix woohoo one less thing i have to wrooy about[b] now lol. thanks again for your help[/color]...
2 years ago my specialist how ever arnt the best in the world (not anywhere close to either lol) and did alot of lying both before and after my opperation so im uncertain of what actually went on....
thanks heaps for your help ive now got alot of things to try instead of feeling helpless. its really driving me nuts but thanks heaps...
i have the same problem i use tape to try and strenghten it most of the time that keeps it on but not always the only thing i could sugest is to try other types of wafers some seem to stick better...
hi ive been wondering about a couple of different things one is how do u go about getting a new stomal therapist i find mine is about as useful as tits on a bull lol. also i heard u can get little...
im 22 and have had crohns for about 13 years now it took the doctors about a year to work out what was wrong with me in the first place so many test who knew they all excisted lol. aventually they...
i told my boyfriend about this site tonigh and perticulerly about this thread he was horrified about it and at times i think he is a hard person to shock lol. he couldnt believe that someone would...
thanks heaps for the tips there good ideas. as for taking the towels with me i use them for when im changing it and it decides to start working keeps the mess down a little if u know what i mean. i...
hi im 22 ive only had my bag for a few months and i got back together with my boyfriend from last year about a month after i had my opperation and he has been wonderful. he doenst think it is gross...
hi im 22 yrs old i got my illostomy in april 2006 do to my crohns being badly inflammed and since then doctors sugeons and even my stomal therapist have been telliing me how i will still be able to...