So, its been a while since I've been on, but I am now 13 weeks pregnant. I chose to hold off on my remicade until after the first trimester was over, so its been 19 weeks since my last infusion. My...
Ok, so I need any advice or info you can give me. I am trying to decide if I should continue to have my remicades during my pregnancy. We are planning on "trying" the first of July and the plan was...
I guess I'm just looking for some feedback. My daughter is months old, and has been growing well and never been sick a day in her life until last month when she was hospitalized for dehydration due...
I had my daughter a little over a year ago, and she was fine. My crohns was pretty under control when I got pregnant, but I flared really bad at fifteen weeks, and then again at twenty six weeks....
I am wondering if any of the rest of you have had a reaction to remicade that has caused MS likey symptoms? Not sure that this is what is going on yet, but the MRI came back normal. Going to see a...
Any one else struggling with the decision to get pregnant? I have had a hard time getting back under control since i had my daughter a year ago. I definately want more kids, but my husband is really...
You may have had your baby already, but I am hoping to put your mind at ease. I didn't have remicade while I was pregnant, but was on prednisone for a significant portion of my pregnancy. We had to...
is he on a low fat diet? Vitamin d as well as calcium do not absorb well unless it is taken in conjunction with some fat. D is a fat soluable vitamin so he needs the fat to absorb the D. Try drinking...
Which meds are you on? I'm sure that if your dr doesn't answer your questions very well, there are people on this site who could at least try to answer from experience. I know I feel better when I...
I do notice a change in symptoms with the weather. Not so much from winter to spring or summer to fall, but when the extremes hit. If I get too hot or too cold, I definately notice an increase in...
Thanks for the posts. I took a pregnancy test this morning which was inconclusive, so I will try again in a few days. I am having mixed feelings, which I feel kind of guilty for. On the one hand, I...
Most dr will give you what you ask for if you can present your caes well and know what you want before you get there. In my experience, if you come to them with the solution as well as the problem,...
The capsule endoscopy is great for noninvasive, and it is able to visualize the whole gi tract. the only draw back is that you cant take a biopsy, so if they see something and they want to do further...
I have been on prednisone for nine months and counting! hoping to taper soon! But yes, I also feel extremely weak and lethargic when I'm on it. I also feel so moody and I feel really bad for my poor...
I was also told that the joint pain in particular in kind of a "flare indicator" and that if your joints really start hurting it is your body telling you to watch out. I have been taking glucosamine...
I am currently on prednisone and have a difficult time weaning off. but a few years back when they were trying entocort, i got off of it just fine. Just out of curiosity, why are they weaning you off...
Just a side note. I am a nurse, so when I was trying to decide which medications to BF my daughter with, I bought a nursing specific drug book that also has info on pregnancy. According to this drug...
Have any of you gotten pregnant on azathioprine? I think I might be pregnant and I have been on 150 mg of azathioprine a day for several months now. I worry because it is a pregnancy category D. So...
Hey guys, Thanks for all of your comments and suggestions. I just started back on my remicade again, and can't wait to get feeling better. I really appreciated the advice about nursing while on...
Hey guys,, I wrrote in a few weeks ago aobut trying to manage symptoms to avoid a remicade treatment while nursing my daughter, but my symptoms have not gotten any better. So my question is this:...
I have a four month old daughter and flared pretty badly at 16 weeks. I also had to go on prednisone during the remainder of my pregnancy. My advice is to go on the prednisone. I've even gone on the...
i have been on pentasa while bf for the last month. i got the ok from my GI doc and my pediatrician, as well as calling the pregnancy risk line to double check. The general concensus was that the...
My GI doc told me to wait at least a year after my last treatment before getting pregnant. We were really nervous about getting pregnant after being on remicade, but it may relieve you too know that...
I have a four and a half month old daughter, and am a big advocate for breastfeeding. But lately I have been flaring like crazy. I have tried all of the meds that are "OK" while breastfeeding, but am...