P.S. Anyone out there get this saliva thing for no discernible reason?...
Everyone I talked to thinks I'm weird, so I don't feel so crazy now that I know other people experience too. It is the worst part of the cold by far; I used to welcome a cold because my CD symptoms...
I work in IT with databases. Comfortably middle class, but always worried about being too sick to work. Dropped out of grad school in '92 because I thought the stress was causing the pain. Went back...
I've taken as many as about a dozen for years and years. Recently, been scaling back to 3-6 depending on state of complications. Not too worried about what they do to my system since it is messed up...
Good luck eva124. One thing I tell myself when I'm stressed about the impact CD has on my work performance is that everyone brings something different to the job and everyone has issues that prevent...
Saliva gone for now, but I think I'll try asking my dentist next....
So the last coulple of months saliva production is higher than usual as I seem to keep getting a bit of a cold every couple of weeks. Taking a benadryl before bedtime is helping, but these are just...
I tolod my current employer after I was offered the job, giving them a chance to back out. They did not care, saying just because I was sick didn't mean that I did not have the right to work. Lots of...
I have noticed that for the last couple of years, whenever I start to come down with a cold, my saliva production goes through the roof. It used to happen 1 day before the cold symptoms appeared,...
I've got pretty good sick time and vacation time al location, but I save them for days where its impossible to go in. If I only have a flu or cold, I'll go in. I was quite sick in march, so burned 3...
People react to chronic pain in different ways, but it has a negative affect on everyone. You are not a hypocondriac because you are obviously suffering. Counselling may help if you get a skilled...
Well, my abscess burst on its own last Saturday; lots of clear drainage right away and a bit more on Sunday. I saw my GP on Monday and she tried to create more drainage but all that happened was a...
Kgirlie, I completely understand your reluctance to call the doctor on the weekend and your desire to avoid sounding like a whiner. I tend to avoid bringing up any medical issues that are not related...
This is the first forum I have ever joined, so I'm not too sure of the posting etiquette in regards to what forum I should post this in, but I think this may be the one. I have had Crohn's disease...