I don't want it to burst because then it's months and months with a draining fistula. This one was almost healed after 6 months but it did break through now so I have to start over...:(...
I've dealt with abscesses a lot with my crohns and it seems like if they pop up in my groin area I can get them to reabsorb and go away but one on my tailbone has just returned and I'm hoping with...
I was diagnosed with c diff 2 weeks ago, tomorrow is my last day of vanco. They started me on prednisone last week since I was still having diarrhea. I'm going much less but as of Saturday night...
Haven't posted for awhile but having a rough couple weeks. I've had d for about 2 weeks now and it reopened my peri-anal and my rectovaginal fistula. Not really painful but the drainage is annoying....
Thanks everyone!...
Hey everyone- I haven't been on in a couple of weeks, but I got engaged on Christmas eve and have been busily planning a wedding for the upcoming summer. Please cross your fingers for me that this...
I noticed you have 6mp on your med list. It elevated my liver levels to the point that my whole body itched and didn't stop until it was out of my system....
Welcome! I hope you find as much support and comfort here as the rest of us. :)...
Yes, be careful with Pepto Bismol as I too had a bad reaction to it when I took it for the flu a few months ago....
Now I hear we're scheduled for 13 inches of snow tomorrow. Yikes!...
How awesome for you! Congratulations! /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...
I'm pretty bad with food since I eat whatever I want, unless I'm sick and then its oatmeal, mac and cheese and jello for me. The real reason I am posting is I noticed that you had a baby on March 8th...
Sorry if someone already posted this info, but I didn't have time to read all the lengthy responses (I'm at work) hehe /community/emoticons/devil.gif When I quit this fall, the counselor told me that...
Here in WI today it is a whopping 1 degree with windchills of 15 to 25 below zero. Brrr . . . Of course it was 44 degrees yesterday, but that's winter in WI for you. :)...
I'm from Wisconsin and I would just cry if someone told me I couldn't have dairy. It looks like my PCP is finally going to give me a reference for allergy testing! I'm both excited and nervous for...
Also beware of the Cipro, it caused me some tendon damage. Tell him if he feels any twinges or clicks in his tendons (especially achilles) to call his doctor....
Are you soaking in the tub? That should help keep it draining....
Sniper, it's great that you have a sense of humor after all you've been through. Love the poem! (and the statement of Nurse Ratchett keeping the thorns-I know a few people like that myself)...
Thanks for the positive words Ivy. I wasn't able to exercise a whole lot this summer because I had a perianal abscess drained in May, and then had some tendon scares with Cipro in Aug/Sept., but I...
I quit smoking 3 months ago. I also wanted to lose weight, but thanks to 9 months of pred, I kind of went the opposite direction of that. /community/emoticons/mad.gif ...
My GI told me that bugs can make my crohns flare slightly from the extra stress on my system so it may be that we feel it longer too because of a small flare with the stomach bug....
I had my wisdom teeth out at 16 or 17 and dx at 22. But I'm pretty sure I had symptoms before that....
Hi Kaycie, I know the thing that triggered my two major flares was drinking coffee for several days in a row. It seems like doing it once won't bring a full on flare, but too much too many days in a...
Don't get me wrong, I know there are safe alternatives. I just picked up on the Alli in MAG's post. I think that pill should be taken off the shelves....
If your doc says get to the hospital, that's exactly what I would do. He must have a reason for it, especially if your disease is not under control....
Usually, once I'm on pred my flare is gone (until the next one whenever that may be) I normally don't get worse unless the taper is too fast. Also, it usually gives me immediate relief at a dosage...
That Alli pill makes me angry, it's like giving yourself Crohn's to lose weight. No thank you!...
I get to be . . . Dorfus Pottyhead :)...
I bet they would have some sort of system to accomodate someone with a medical condition. With all the food allergies out there, you would think they would have to. Good luck and have fun!...
Good luck! I'm sure it'll be fine! Keep us updated :)...
It is a pre-existing condition, but group insurance through your employer can't refuse you for it....
It took me about 10 minutes to register AND vote. I was so excited!...
That's a good point Sniper. It's kind of like "this guy has crohn's and can be an NFL quarterback" so it's like the disease isn't that bad. I wonder what he does during a game if he's flaring? They...
I also had a coworker try to convince me to do a colon cleanse. Apparently they don't realize how many colon cleanses we get a year. :)...
I have seen it a few times as well both during the day and in the evening. Also, I've heard a few mentions of Crohn's disease on the show House. No patients with it yet, but it's still strange to...
You could also do peanut butter toast in the morning for breakfast. Just toast some bread and spread peanut butter on it. You could also add honey or sliced bananas on top of that. It's not too high...
I also have not had any problems with bc pills and have been on them for 10+ years. :)...
I figured if anyone can appreciate that joke it's us Crohnies :)...
An extremely modest man was in the hospital for a series of tests, the last of which had left his bodily systems extremely upset. Upon making several false alarm trips to the bathroom, he decided the...
Everytime I have to call in sick one of my coworkers decides to drive by my house and make up lies about what I'm doing (i.e. sunbathing on my balcony-with the spiders out there? No thanks!) She also...
I haven't had one since I was dx 2 1/2 yrs ago and my GI has not brought it up since....
I know, she says "It's so good for your body". Yes, please let me take a laxative-I think that is exactly what I need....
I just had a coworker tell me I should do a colon cleanse. /community/emoticons/shocked.gif BTW-she knows another person with Crohn's so she knows about the disease. Some people!!!...
I would tell them it's like having extended bouts of the flu (or continuous depending on the severity of your disease) I'm sure they'll get it from that....
That's great Erica! What a wonderful place you work for!...
Best of luck to you Fitzy!...
Maybe some lotion? My skin gets kind of dry when I'm sick and dehydrated. Or little bottles of olive oil for soothing fissures (I'm hooked on this thanks to pb4 /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif...
Mine was that way for 4-5 days after I had the flu and I took some Pepto-bismol. I thought it was from that. It went away on it's own though....
Everything's a conspiracy? What about it being linked to all the processed food we eat now, living in close range to manufacturing plants that dump waste into farm soil and our water supply? I'm not...
I've seen a TV program on either the Discovery Channel or TLC (The Learning Channel) about several people turning blue from taking colloidal silver and according to them, their doctors have told them...