In my case they are swollen for 8 months now, i will do new CT in april to check if they are bigger...
Hi Aenea I am also being investigated for lymphoma. I have swollen glands in my neck and arm, I also have severe itching, fever and night sweats. No diagnose yet :mad:...
I know what you mean, I get the same kind of talk from my husband, which really hurts me, whenever I feel sick, pain ,tired I heard those words "It is because you ate ...". I explained him and my GI...
My GI said that fermented beverages(wines and beers) can be worse for my CD, but it is not really related with the alcohol but with the fermentation procedure... Almost every time I take 1 glass of...
I woulg go further, in my case other doctors do not just give lecture about crohn and etc, apparently everything I have or might have comes from Crohn's... yeah, well it is easier to blame crohn for...
Hi kasbern, actually the changes I had were all good I might say, at least no other problem besides CD. Maybe that is why I am so upset, this current flare is really interfering with my professional...
Hi all I have been on remission for the last 2 years, I am taking Humira every other week, but, since november/2011, seems that humira is not working as it should. Oh good I hate this disease, I am...
Hi emmaa1984, Sorry about that. After my 4th infusion I started feeling a lot of pain in my hole body I used to say that even my hair ached, I couldn't walk, I spent most of my days in bed, because...
Hello, as lamb61 my GI also tells me that I am in remission since I am not having any(well almost) intestinal symptoms and blood tests are "ok". But I still get a lot mouth sores in all over it,...
So in march/2008 I had a seizure(I have never had one before in my life), at that time I was at the hospital because I have Crohns disease and I was really sick, taking a lot of IV meds such as...
Doc2007 not only in USA that's for sure! Here in Brazil a box with 2 pens costs around U$$3500.00, so as I have not won the lottery yet... The thing is, no health insurance here pays for Humira, no...
I was in a middle of a flare, a big one, I have just came back from hospital I was feeling horrible, very tired, and my sister said: "Yeah I know what you mean, I got the flu last week". Nonsense!...
I am having a similar situation, here in Brazil we have something like you do in USA though I was not working at all for about 10 months, who pays me is not my company but the govern, I will only...
Thanks Everybody. At the end, it was only constipation...ufff!!! But I had a mild laxative....
Hello everybody! I have been on Humira since Dec/2008 I Have been feeling great, but I have not done #2 since last sunday, my stomach is kind of big and since yesterday I am feeling some mild cramps,...
Hi I used to have night sweats too, all night long and with the chills too, it could be because of the disease and not only this disease but anyone that causes any kind of inflammation, once the meds...
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Hi My Doctor put me on disability. So I do not ork since April 2008, I had no conditions at all to keep working with all the pain and the bid D, I was very reluctant at the beginning, but at the end...
I still do not understand why USA does not use electronic vote. Here in Brazil vote is electronic since 1998, we wait at most 5min to vote and 2 hour after the end of elections we already have the...
I do Pilates twice a week, it is being really good, I used to have this terrible joint pains and with the exercises I am feeling better....
Hi, Yeah, I have been in your situation too, nowadays, I do not care anymore! All my friends know about my situation, the ones that have never called me back after I have told them, were not actually...
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So sorry about that, I know it is not an option but if it were, imagine live in a place like this. No CD would resist to this, no hurricanes at all. Yeah, unfortunatelly too far from where I live, I...
I was 26, Dec 2007, in ER the Dr said I had HIV without any test, because I have lost 30 lbl in 2 weeks and big chronic diarrhea, he decided to do a blood work just to assure his theory I did the...
I have never thought about that, but now that you've mentioed since I have started taking Imuran my memory is not so good as it used to be, sometimes things are kind of blured in my head, I have also...
Well here in Brazil we have a social security company, provided by govern, that "obligates" you to contribute every month with 11% of you salary for them, you have no option if you have a formal...
You are so right, I think that is because our jobs show who we are, and the idea of can not do it, is terrifying, it hurts very deep. Actually when I create the thread I was not imagining that would...
Hello, have you been on pred for a long time? When I stopped taking Prednisone after 6 - 8 weeks I had terrible joint pain, I am also taking Remicade, but I do not believe it is from it, my GI Doc,...
Hello, I am having this kind of pain too, in my case my doctor does not know if it is the azathioprine or the disease, I am not a doctor, but this is what I have learned, in general pain near the...
Well, Açai, is a typical fruit from Brazil, and besides being a wonderful font of vitamin C(5000 more than Orange Juice) I have never heard of its use for CD, though people love using to prevent cold...
Hello, it is not very common but CD could appear in babies, there is a case here in Brazil of a little girl - she is now 15 years - but she had her firsts symptoms with 5 months, she had her colon...
Well, domestic pets, specially cats, could transmit toxoplasmosis, in a person who is in use of imunossupressant this means that your imune system is lower than normal, you could get easier, I would...
Thanks for all your replies. I took a decision, I will enter with a disability(I do not know how to spell) request with my social security here in Brazil. It is in the Llw and my GI Doc was very...
Well, my husband offered me to do the same, although I am affraid to get depressed staying at home alone all the time, but I don't think I can handle anymore, I have terrible joint pain, bearable...
Hello Everybody Everybody here has jobs? I mean how do you deal with Crohn in your jobs? Did anybody have to stop working because of Crohn? I do not know if it is only me or if this is normal, but I...
Hello Are you taking prednisone? This could be from it. Prednisone usually lets me really agitated and focusing difficulty....
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Hello guys I got my 3rd shot of Remicade in 05/30 I was feeling great, no more Ds, anything at all... but about 3 weeks I have been feeling a terrible joint pain that have increased during this 3...
Hello Everybody! Has anyone already had a convulsion? I have been on 60mg of prednisone since 01/07/2008 and yesterday I had a convulsion, I had a Brain CT Scan and there is nothing there that could...
Helli Everybody After have been admited in the hospital twice- firts 8 days ad the second time 12 days, taking flagyl, prednisona ans cipro IV, in the second time they discovered I have 5 strictures...
Hello If I am on a flare I go up more than 6 times during the night, that makes me feel very tired. And go more 10 times during the day either....
Hi, by scar tissue you mean "old inflamation"? Thanks...
When I was with a severe anemia I used to have this heart palpitations exactly I when I trying to get rest, maybe that is the same happening to you....
Hello Everybody As maybe some of you know I am at the hospital receiveing the IV meds, becaiuse everithing I ate I was vomiting. So after the exam Scan, doctor found 3 strictures in my small...
I do, but I do beacuse I have perianal fistulas which really hurts and it feels like my butt is very very heavy....
Hi Everyone, I had to come to the hospital, I will be here for a few days, will to a lot os exams, hope I will get better. Thanks everyone...
I have never had problems with my dad, this sounds nonsense. My da had Criohn too, but my ralationship with him were the best as possible....
I am taking pentasa too, but I do not think it is working, about my blood tests, they are bad, The protein C is heigh so as the WBC and plaquettes and sed rate, I did a Ct scan about 3 weeks ago, and...