thanks for your responses, I do appreciate it....
I've been on Imuran since Jan6 (225mg/d), and I've lost a LOT of hair. And I've had severe joint pain on twice. Is the hair loss normal? Is there any thing I can do to stop the hair loss? Also, is it...
Thanks for the response. As to weight, I'm down to 185, still heavy for 5'10", but not huge. I'll check into the folic acid and B12 areas....
Added info: Level of Imuran is 225mg/day. I've also had noticeable hair loss, is this often seen with Imuran also?...
I've been on Imuran since Jan 6, 2009, and it appears to be slowly helping my Crohn's. Blood tests get better every two weeks, and the GI doc has slowly decreased my Prednisone down to 30mg a day (it...
When my GI doc does the blood tests, there are a number of hematological tests done (wbc rbc hemoglobin, hematocrat, etc). I've had a recent major 'flare up' of my Crohn's in early December, which...
Thought I'd relay a quick update since I left the hospital a month ago. After leaving the hospital on Dec09, I had a couple of 'bleeding' episodes (Christmas day, three days later). My GI doc had...
10pm update. Condition has stabilized nicely during the day. Had 2 stools since 9am, some blood, not nearly as much. Been focusing on getting energy levels back up by eating easily digestible food,...
Update with new brief flare up. After going from Dec26-28 with no problems, only one stool, good appetite, no cramps, some gas, late on Dec29 I started to pass some blood as the food started coming...
Updated info, I contacted my GI doc, he was out of town until January, but another doc checked my files, and recommended: up Prednisone from 40mg/day to 60mg twice a day Up Pentasa from 1000mg/day to...
It's been three weeks (two weeks out of hospital) and things have been going well. But today, I found noticeable blood in my stool. I've been on 40mg Prednisone with 1000mg Pentasa and all was going...
Nanners, Thanks for your input, it sounds like we have some similarities in situation and past history. Now I'm just trying to get my gut calmed and energy level stabilized. Lot's of gas passage and...
I was released from hospital 9 days ago after 6 days in hospital due to severe Crohn's flareup. The old symptoms that I had not felt for many years have now returned. Stomach cramps every few...
My current Px calls for 20mg in morning and 20mg later, so I do take a dose later in the day. Hopefully, we can reduce the dose asap. I do some of the things mentioned to relax (soduku, golf channel,...
I'm on 40mg Prednisone after a recent episode, and it is causing me trouble getting to sleep, and getting restful sleep. Is is advised to use a sleep aid such as Benadryl at night? Any problems with...
Thanks to each for your inputs. I am tracking food intake and content closely using FitDay.com. Been getting my energy back and feel pretty good. Just need to avoid the evil weight gain, at 58 it's...
I've just returned from the hospital after a severe CD flare-up (dumping blood, needed tranfusions, ICU for several days) the doc attributed to the Pentasa not working. He started me on injected...
My GI doc just visited and is releasing me today. He has me on 60mg Prednisone in the hospital, will reduce that to 25mg at home, and have me take the Pentasa until the blood test on the Imuran...
After going for many years without any problems, last week I started passing some blood (very dark, very pungent odor), called GI doc, sent to ER, admitted to hospital. Later that day, with...