My wife and I are looking at possibly changing our car insurance company to help reduce our expenses. We have been with State Farm since I started driving almost 25 years ago. Does anybody have any...
cleanfreak - it is nice to hear the disease being mentioned (even if it is for a drug company to make money). I know that I have had several people that know about my Crohn's contact me when they...
Since you have life insurance available through your employer, I would recommend contacting either the benefits coordinator for your employer or the human resources office and ask them about...
I'm originally from the Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska metro area. I moved to Northeast Arkansas about 6.5 years ago....
I'm not a nurse or paramedic, but I do work in medicine. I've been on Remicade since 2008 and haven't had any major issues. I am an athletic trainer (kind of like a paramedic and physical therapist...
I've been on 6MP since July, 2008 and added Remicade in October, 2008. I've not had any significant issues since being on it, except some hair loss (which is why I now shave my head). I get some...
I, like all of you, was shocked to see this when I opened the forum to check out the activity of the weekend. I will reserve my judgement of admin regarding the decision to "rotate moderators" at...
Thanks everyone! Kathy & Jacob got to come home yesterday. Everyone is getting readjusted to live at home now. Our daughter is being a great big sister. I have one more day off and then back to work...
Hey everyone! I wanted to stop in and announce the arrival of Jacob Anthony Tackett. He was born by c-section yesterday at 8:17 AM. He weighs 7 pounds 15.7 ounces & is 20 inches long. Both he & my...
I was diagnosed with AFib almost a year ago. It got noticed when I was getting a routine colonoscopy done. I spent about 3 days over New Years in the hospital on meds trying to get it regulated. It...
I just wanted to share some of my positive anxiousness over the upcoming birth of my son, Jacob Anthony! We are only 15 days away from his arrival and everyone (especially my wife, daughter, & I)...
I agree. Mine isn't that I make a doctor's appointment but that I tell my wife about a new pain or a recurring symptom that I'm experiencing just so she's aware of it, and by the next day it clears...
I have always been one that gets overheated easy, but have noticed that I'm even more prone to overheating now. I've always been a heavy sweater when I do any type of physical labor and especially...
I have been on Remicade for almost 3 years, and have not noticed any major changes in the number of illnesses I have. I do take precautions after my infusion to make sure that I'm not around any...
teen, I got approved for Remistart in March of this year (I've been on Remicade since 2008, but didn't know anything about this program). I just got my EOB from my insurance company for my March...
Last year, my wife and I were very interested trying to have a second child. We have a daughter, and we kinda wanted to try for a boy. We've had three miscarriages around our daughter's birth. I have...
I wanted to share the latest information on my "burning" question. I have been to the doctor twice and spoken with his nurse multiple times over the last 6 weeks. The doc still says that it is...
I have been on 6 MP since September 2008 and Remicade since October 2008. The cocktail of those two plus Pentasa have really helped me (along with my two resections in November 2008) and have allowed...
Ever since my two resections in 2008 I have had issues with short bowel syndrome. Several times throughout the year (especially when the heat and humidity get high, which is often in Arkansas), I get...
I have been taking it since about middle of 2009. Like the previous poster, I can tell when I have forgotten to take it. I take to help with diarrhea and the amount of bile salt. I had 2 resections...
My wife and I just found out that she is about 6 weeks pregnant with our second child. We are asking for prays due to the fact that this will be our 5th pregnancy and only our second child. We have...
I was just in the hospital a week ago because it was discovered that I had a fib. I was put on a heparin drip and the cardiologist started me on Cardizem. My rhythm converted on its own on New Year's...
Delayed Update: My rhythm converted on medications alone on New Year's Eve. I was able to avoid cardio version. I was released from the hospital on Saturday afternoon. I am taking Cardizem 60 mg 2X a...
Well, the cardiologist was back in late this morning. I had an echocardiogram done prior to his visit today. He didn't see anything overly troubling in the echo after his primary review. He said that...
Well, I went for my colonoscopy yesterday afternoon. I was starving because I hadn't eaten any solid food since Tuesday night at dinner. I did the prep on Wednesday and drank a bunch of water. I was...
I have to drink two bottles of magnesium citrate, take 3 dulcolax tablets, & drink a ton of water today. Tomorrow morning I have to use a suppossitory. Yippee! Tell me more about the Super Bowel...
What a way to end the year, getting a scope done on Thursday afternoon. I get to do the "wonderful" prep tomorrow. I asked my doctor about 2 months ago how often I needed to have a scope done. He...
This doesn't sound like a tendon issue to me. I work in sports medicine and this sounds more neurological. It sounds like you may have an injury of some type to the medial nerve or the ulnar nerve....
I had a scar revision done when my surgeon repaired an abdominal hernia from my previous resections. My vertical incision is midline and was an inch wide at some points due to the incision having to...
I have been on Remicade since October, 2008. The first several times I got my infusions, I would show up at the site and the nurse would ask where my port was. I would tell them that I didn't have...
I found these two pieces in the past and I keep them posted on the bulletin board behind my desk as a daily reminder of the sacrifices and commitment of the men and women, and their families, in the...
I have gained backed all 90 pounds that I lost during my flare in 2008. I think those 90 pounds have brought some buddies that might be interested in taking up residence too. Dang it! I hadn't really...
Always love that phone time. :)...
I have an iphone and have been loving every minute of it since I got it a year ago. I am constantly looking for apps that may be beneficial to me at work (athletic trainer) and personally. I have...
I'm the only certified athletic trainer for a small liberal arts college in Arkansas. If I'm out of the office, then no one can really get much in the way of rehabilitation/treatment other than a hot...
My wife does a good job of supporting me with this DD. I can't imagine what coping with it would be like without her. She has sat & held me while I have my emotional breakdowns (had several when I...
I am in the group that hates to take meds all the time, but I can also say that I have been in the group that stopped them. It was not a good situation. When we moved to Arkansas 5 years ago for my...
I have an iphone app that is called Cool Facts. It has a lot of useless facts and information that I probably will never need to know. I came across an interesting one on Saturday and thought I'd...
I didn't really have any abdominal noises prior to my resections & temporary colostomy in 2008. When I had my colostomy, it was pretty obvious when gas would pass into the bag, as someone stated...
I'm 5' 7" and was diagnosed when I was 31. All of us are vertically-challenged (that is the politically correct term for it). I work in athletics and have been amazed at the increase in heights of...
I'm not really wanting to ask my doctor this because I don't really want to know the answer, but I'll ask here and see what your thoughts are. How often do you, or should we as Crohnies, have a...
I live in Northeast Arkansas and was wondering if anyone is from close to this area. I've seen where other groups of Crohnies have gotten together and it got me thinking that it might be kinds cool...
Jenngrl81 - I'm in remission and have been since after my resection surgeries in '08, thank goodness....
My wife and I have decided that we are going to try to conceive another child. We got pregnant with our daughter before I got diagnosed and started any medications. I was doing some reading last...
Well, I survived the first full day at home with my girls. I'm on lifting and driving restrictions, of course. It sucks to have my wife tell my daughter that she is in charge of making sure that...
I did get released today. I still have the one drain to manage until it is producing less than 25 cc during a 24 hour period. Then I cancall my surgeon's office & they'll have me come in to remove...
New update: Looks like I'm staying for another day at least. The doctor doesn't like the amount of drainage from the remaining drain in my abdomen. Maybe tomorrow....
Hey Everyone, I wanted to give you an update on how my surgery went. I've been in the hospital since Wednesday. The doctor repaired my abdominal hernia (which was bigger than I expected, about 5" in...
Hi everyone! I've been offline for about a month while I was on an Athletes In Action Basketball Mission Trip to Guatemala. It was a wonderful experience and one I'll probably doing again in the...
Hi Everyone, It has been a while since I did much regular posting. I've been reading a lot and jumping in with comments and thoughts when I have something to contribute, but thought I would share...