One thing I forgot i had a clear ct scan except for a hemorragic corpus lytem cyst that rupurted on my right ovary the day I was admitted (the did an u/s). That could have been what increased my pain...
So I posted a few days back about being in the hospital. After tons of test including blood, indium (sp), and colonoscopy it shows that I am still in remission!! Great right!? Except for I still am...
ok so day 6 in the hospital and I have turds again Yae (but I start colonoscopy prep today go figure right haha). Well my poops are like before kinda flat not very long or skinny if the are round. I...
I have been having lots of GI issues cramping and D. So inital though (mine and GI's) was a Crohn's flare. I have Crohns and had to have 2 ft removed after several years of trying to treat it b/c it...
Navy sorry you are goin through this. I have went through similar situations. Although I do think that lots of stress for me does make me flare worse, which is the reason I think the flare I have now...
Thanks yalls replies make me feel more optimistic about it. I was thinking that what I had did years before was "standard" but I guess not. I growl at my dr at the mention of them and after he got me...
So about 13 years ago I was on this stuff for about a year. Nine months at 60mgs then the taper. The 67 lb weight gain (45 of that in 6 weeks) and moon face eventually went away. The strechmarks and...
I don't have an answer to this question actually was planning on posting one very similar to this. My joint pain from Crohn's and from joint deteration from long term steriod use causes me the most...
In Feb of 08' i got paracarditis (sp) and they put me on 800mgs ib 3x's a day for 2 weeks then 500mgs naproxen 3x's a day for 2 weeks. Off two weeks of all of them then back on for 2 weeks. Off a...
Was just going to post a short update. The CT scan revealed a 1inch cyst on my ovary. I had a pelvic u/s already scheduled the next day. That quickly turned into a tvus b/c they saw something...
Hi all some of you long time posters may remember me from along time back when I use to be here more often. Now w/ a 21month old I don't have much pc time (or really want me pc time lol). I'm not...
One thing that is making me think that it isnt RA is that I do not have swelling and my joints are not ever red. When I first wake up they are so stiff (in my fingers especially) they feel like they...
I posted this orginally in the RA section but I wanted to post here to so if any of you have RA you could possibly help me. Expecially w/ what helped w/o bothering your crohns to much/ Hi all! I am...
Hi all! I am going to try to make my history brief so not to bore you. I am the questions I'm asking are does this sound like RA? And what are the best treatments to start out with for RA or OA that...
Thanks so much folks! The personal reason is that we are worried about the long term side effects on the newer drugs. I have had some terrible allegeric reactions to medications they have put me on....
Celey what do you use for pain medications? I have always tried to stay clear of it and my GI tells me I'm strubborn but her recently I have wanted to take a little bit so I can try to enjoy playing...
I was told (about 14 to 15 years ago I have not been back to a rheumy since then) that I have steriod induced osteoporosis (i can not spell folks so bare w/ me please!) that is causing arthiritis and...
Howdy folks! I use to be on here quite often for several years but almost 15 months ago I had my first child ..need I say more LOL..My Crohn's is tolerable. Not in remission but not ruining my day...
Thanks for all the replies. I am in ok shape I guess you could say. I use to be very active in sports etc but have developed deteration in my joints from steriods (for Crohn's), also arthritus pretty...
Hi all, I normally use this site for Crohn's Disease. I have had to have a stress test done b/c i have a bicuspid aortic vavle that is regurgitating, also my pulmonic, and mitral are too but not as...