thank you for your responses...I will call my doctor and ask about them......
I had an ultrasound done a few months ago...and that was normal also??? anything else anyone can think of????...
Hello everyone, I have had Crohns for 4 years now, been on Humira most of that time, since January I have had nausea & pain in my right lower abdomen & in my middle to right upper abdomen...
I got really sick after my first dose, now I take them at night before bed, so I sleep through some of the side effects... good luck Kelly...
Call your doctor and ask them if you can do the Miralax Prep....its Miralax mixed with anything clear..and a few laxatives... if you look up miralax prep online, and call your doc and see what they...
Hi, I live in southern NJ, and my GI Doc is in Philadelphia, at Pennsylvania Hospital. His name is Dr Fran Dufrayne, very nice, very good doctor, down to earth, you can talk to him, hes not one of...
I suffer from constipation, my GI doc suggested benefiber every morning, and miralax every other night...it has helped. Kelly...
Thank you soo much for the replies. I do have other issues other than the osteoarthritis all over, I recently had an MRI, & CT scan, which shows, cervical kyposis, a mid compression fracture...
I have been on Humira for almost 2 yrs now, it has helped with all my crohns symptoms, but for the past 6 months, my osteoarthritis is acting up BAD... I have a GI doc appt on Monday, and I was...
My eye twitches every once in a while...at times it lasts a long time...my doc told me its a combo of stress and lack of sleep Kelly...
Glad to hear you finally got approved for Disability...I also have Crohns, and I am going tomorrow for an MRI to check for AS. Just wondering what type of doc you see for your AS? I am also...
Hi Beeble...welcome..What meds are you on? I have the same issue going on right now, Im on Humira for the Crohns. I just recently was told about spinal stenosis, going for a CT scan on Friday to see...
FMLA paperwork only needs to be filled out once a year... I have never heard of every 3 months... Kelly...
I know it must be hard...but better safe then sorry...you are gonna have to try to find some time to get your tests and doctor visits in, or your just gonna end up in the ER... good luck...
My GI doctor is at Pennsylvania Hospital in center city Phila. His office is called PHGI Associates, you can check them out online...not sure exactly where you live in NE PA....
I am nausea all the time...my GI doc keeps trying to put me on Acciphex, that doesn't help at all...he just keeps sending me for different tests, all normal...I HATE CROHNS Thanks for...
Yes, it took a very LONG time for mine to go away too...I really dont think the dermatologist did anything, as long as he is on Prednisone, it just takes a while to completely heal... Kelly...
I suffered with them about 1 year ago, my GI doc put me on prednisone for a few months and sent me to derm...but she didnt do anything amazing, they eventually went away... good luck...
I always inject in my upper thigh, it only hurts for about 5-10 seconds then its done. I almost tried in my stomach, but I got scared, thought it would hurt worse, so I just alternate thighs... good...
Constipation beats Obstruction anyday, right? Glad your feeling better......
CONGRATULATIONS...get all your sleep in now...lol...
Thank you all for your responses...I am gonna chat with my GI about switching my meds...I have tried Pentasa, now on Humira, maybe the next step is Remicade?? I have also considered either switching...
Yes, I am on Humira, I have been on that since Dec 07...well, I guess it would just be better to wait till I hear from my GI..prob just a few more days...Thanks...
Sept 07 started having rt side abdominal pain, nausea. Had every test imaginable, finally had surgery, Ileocecectomy in July 08...everything seemed to be going good, I felt much better...guess...
Dont stress out too much about it...you will only make things worse...this is who you are, and I am sure that everyone there will understand...hope everything works out well for you Kelly...
I havent had any eye preoblems, but I know my GI doc said Crohns can cause eye problems...he said if I ever develop blurriness or i start seeing floaters, that I will need to see an eye doctor......
I think Humira has does something to my sex drive...I dont have one...I scheduled an appt at my Gyn to have my estrogen levels checked......
I was dx almost 3 years ago, and I started on Pentasa, now I am on Humira, and yes I always take colace, cause I am always constipated, never had diarreah... It will make you begin to fell beter...
Am I the only person who gets constipated from Vit C? Has this happened to anyone else? Kelly...
No, I did not run a fever. Your doctor should be able to see it by the colonoscopy (my doc did) Yes, it was just a steady pain that lasted all day long...at first I thought it couldnt be my appendix...
OMG....that was the worst test ever. As Gail said, it is not painful, it is BEYOND uncomfortable...I told my GI doctor that I will NEVER have that teat done again. Sorry, I am sure you were looking...
My Rheumy just put me on Sulfasalazine, which is supposed to be for arthritis and crohns....I am also on Humira for my crohns....
I used to have pain in my right side, took my Gi doc a while to figure it out, ended up that my appendix was wrapped around my cecum, so they needed to remove my appendix and cecum, but becasue of...
Nanners, I will keep you and your family in my prayers... Kelly...
thank you... i am gonna print out your response and bring to my rhuemy...cause i know myself, I"ll tell him the wrong thing thanks everyone, Kelly...
Thats what it was...i will, thank you...
Hi everyone, i havent posted in a while, actually been feeling better since my surgery in July..I am still on Humira for 1 year now...but recently I have been feeling like crap, every single bone in...
I have that same kind of pain.... SEVERE cramps...rectal pain...worse than labor pains. I had an Ileocecectomy in July, and it has been like that ever since then...I should probably call my GI but I...
It sounds like gall bladder.......
hi chelsea....i started off on pentasa but that didnt help too much so my doctor switched me to humira, i have been on that for about 1 year now, i have had no crazy side effects. after my first...
Hey steph...i had the same surgery in july, i was not allowed to eat sunday or monday, had to take a prep on monday, surgery was on tuesday (laporscopic). my doctor told me i would be in the hospital...
Hi, I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago, things still aren't going smoothly, but it will eventually. I started out on Pentasa, but then my GI doc wanted to switch me to Humira, I have been on that...
I have had 2 CT scans in the past 3 months...the scan itself is not bad at all, but the contrast that you have to drink made me throw up both times....the hospital I have them done at offers 3...
I had a colonoscopy back in February, that the doctor said everything looked good, except a growth on my Cecum, (which he biopsied and said everything was good)....I have never had any surgeries...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif I have had some pain in my right side of my abdomen, along with nausea. This has been going on since about May 1st, I have had a CT scan, Endoscopy, Ultrasound, and...
I have never been on Aza, so I am not sure if that is a side effect, but last summer I broke out with about 5 E-nodosum on my legs, they are very painful, but the prednisone was the only thing that...
I feel for you girl, I have been having alot of joint pain, seen an ortho doc who did an MRI & CT SCAN and a DEXA SCAN, he seems to think that I have osteoporosis. He also wants me to see a Rheumy, I...
I have my first appt scheduled for next week, and his secretary told me to plan to be there for at least 1 hour. She said new patient appt's last 1 hour....
As crazy as this sounds, I actually dropped weight while on Prednisone, I am now on Humira, and I feel like I am putting the pounds on. Kelly...
For the past 2 weeks I have been experiencing something similar, I have barely been unable to eat because of the nausea and the pain I get in my right side, my GI doctor has done a CT scan and an...