Want to know other's opinions: do I have the start of a new fistula or an infected Bartholin's gland? I noticed today that I have a swollen area, about the size of the end of my finger on the outside...
I wouldn't worry about the bleeding part. I had a seton placed in January for my anal fistuala and wouldn't ya know it, I started the night before the surgery. Which of course meant I was on my...
Nebraskagirl, where are you at? I'm in Omaha....
Interesting, I'm gonna email my GI doc and ask about this. I'm currently only treating my crohn's with Asacol, so this may be something for me! Once a day is better than having to remeber it 3 times...
I'm a believer in the hereditary side of the disease, but I believe that environmental factors may help push a person "over the edge" if they are genetically predisposed to have bowel problems. I was...
If this is true and I can't say that I have heard it, frankly, this is one curve I am not thrilled to be ahead of....
While waiting for my sis-in-law at her doctors appt today, I leafed through the latest Family Circle magazine and found this tidbit of info: So, there's something to maybe try?...
Movie theatre popcorn with the fake butter stuff. How I love it, how it hates me, which is why only go to the movies a couple times a year and have some, cause it's totally worth the pain. Dairy...
Yay for you! He sounds like a keeper. And hey, you've already been through the "in sickeness and in health" part, so I think it's gonna last! :turn:...
I'm 5'9" and I just now jumped on the scale, it said 247. So yeah, I'm the fat girl with crohn's. I've always had a weight problem tho, I've never not been fat. My old GI doc said it's kind of a good...
If I had room to grow more, I would! The only things that I seem to have a problem with are dried fruits, like cranberries and raisins. They go right through as if that weren't even eaten. I remember...
Now I feel bad cause I'm giddily planning my garden and thinking about planting at the end of the month. Various lettuces, radishes, carrots, green onions and walla walla onions. Celery, bush and...
All good and reasonable questions/fears. I had a seton placed in January and was positive it was going to be some huge thing (cause my CR surgeon didn't take any time to explain squat to me!) but...
Sorry to be so late to this post. I was DX with Crohns in 96, and my disease decided to fistula into my bladder in 97. I had the mother of all UTI's for about 6 weeks, before the doctors finally...
Just thought this was funny, and well, I wonder where I can get one? This toilet is awesome! I'm always flushing dog food and chess pieces, amongst other things....
I was on a high dose of Pred when I was first dx'd in '96, for about a year and a half. Prior to the pred, my teeth weren't sensitive, but ever since, they have been super sensitive to cold. I rarely...
I had a resection in '97, removed 10 inches of small intestine, 4 inches of large intestine and stitched up the hole the fistula had created into my bladder. My scar goes half way round my belly...
Omaha, Nebraska!...
I got a seton almost a month ago, and last week, I made the mistake of sliding down into the corner of the couch to take a nap, and in turn, did what I'm calling a seton wedgie. Has anyone else done...
Not personally, but anything is better than needles IMHO! Must ask my doctor about these!...
How long is my draining seton going to well, drain? Anyone have any clue? I realize that I just got it less than a week ago, but will this still be draining pus 2 months from now? I must say however,...
I'll assume it was cleaned out, as far as I can tell, just a draining seton. I'm of Flagyl right now, but the CRS wants me to get with my (now non responsive) gastro and get on something to help...
Just found out that my old gastro no longer wants to see me, since I haven't been coming in for the last 3 years. Sorry, but I didn't have insurance and well, nothing was happening. So now, I'm on a...
I've had several scopes through the years, but the first one was the most memorable. This was before we found out that I had Crohn's so I was running through ALL the tests. Therefore, I had a liquid...
Yay, I'm alive and feeling okay-ish. That went a lot better than I thought it would, not a whole lot of pain. My CRS put in a draining seton, but doesn't know how long I will have to have it. He told...
Hello all, I am new to these forums, but have been lurking for the last few days, soaking up information. So nice to have this available. Let me get the details out of the way first. 38 yo female, dx...