thanks everyone. it has seemed to go down a bit already so i'm hoping in another day or two it will go back to normal. good health to all of you! Myp...
Hi everyone, it's been a long time since I have posted but something weird happened this weekend. I have had my stoma for over 3 years and it's always been the same shape and size (for the most...
thanks everyone. I had a flex sig yesterday and they gave me some supositories to heal up the bottom bit. He did confirm that i will eventually have to take it out but i don't have to rush just yet....
have any ileostomy patients had surgery to remove the small rectal stump left after your colectomy? if so, can this be done laproscopically? was recovery just as long? i've been told i can't have...
i'll keep you posted on what my dr says....
thanks Nanners. I am really hoping it's just a prednisone thing because I saw my Dr this morning and he said it could possibly be low platletts...which would mean I couldn't have surgery right away....
hi everyone, i am on my 5th week of prednisone, tapering down from 50mg now at 35mg. Over the past few days I have started getting these strange red dots all over my legs (mostly my calves although...
as far as i know the reason you can't qualify for a pouch if you have crohn's is because they don't want to take a chance that the crohn's will come back at one of the attachment points. People with...
thanks Elizabeth. While I never like to hear people are sick and needing prednisone, it does give me some reassurance that there is still hope the prednisone will kick in soon and i'll start feeling...
thanks for the updates. I know when my crohn's was mild it kicked in very quickly but now my crohn's is much more severe so maybe it just needs a little more time....hopefully. I bumped back up to...
I haven't been on prednisone for a while and I can't remember how fast it typically takes to kick in. I was on 50 mg for a week and am on day #3 at 45 mg. I still have bad cramping before each BM and...
I live in Toronto and am now on 2 shots per week. I have been on it for a few months. I was also my Dr's first patient. I started 1 shot every other week, then 2 shots every other week, now 2 shots...
thanks everyone. I did call my dr and I am going to get some blood work done. I live in Toronto and I am one of the first patients my dr has put on Humira so he doesn't know that much about it. I...
I have been on Humira for a few months now but recently increased my dosage to 2 pens every week. I still haven't seen amazing results. Is anyone else taking this high of a dose? Also, i have...
thank you both, I'm glad to know i'm not alone in this. I have decent coverage as well so I suppose there is no harm continuing, I was just getting a little discouraged that it may not be working...
I have been taking Humira for a few months and recently changed to weekly injections but I still have not seen amazing results - although a small improvement has occured. How long has it taken others...
thanks so much to everyone who posted, i'm glad to see that many others are also doing every week. I am only the third patient my dr has put on humira so he is still fairly unfamiliar with the drug...
I have been on humira for about 2 months. i took a loading dose of 4 pens, then 2 pens two weeks later and then 1 pen every other week. I felt good after the loading dose but 1 pen every other week...
I have a 5 month old son, born in November. I had a terrible flare during my 5th week and was in the hospital with terrible D. I have had very little luck with most meds so was put on Prednisone. I...