My sister has one working kidney working and the other never grew ,she is now in her late 40 and has 3 children,my question is this we live in a small town and there is not a lot of tech here they...
I 2 had 2 deal with a seton and soaking in a sitz bath is the best thing 4 u to help with healing and 2 keep the area clean so u don't get any infection and the tub or kittie pool is a reat idea if u...
Thanks guys 4 the tips and support I will continue 2 stay positive and have faith,,my Gi is on a vacatation which she totally needs by the way and my family doc didn't think I would pull thru last...
Hi I have short bowel syndrome now numerous bowel resections due 2 total bowel obstructions and severe crohns,the situation I am currently in now is extreme bathroom trips vomiting and pain I live of...
Hi sorry I haven't posted in a while I hope everyone is as well as wut can b expected,,I'm very sick again :cry: and 4 a number of years 27 2 b actually right I have been suffering with Crohn's...
Thank u and I do have an apponitment with pain mangement but not until April I live in a very small town,but this is hell.................
/community/emoticons/cry.gif Hi I have had Crohns disease now for about 27 years since I was 15 and had numerous surgeries minor and major I don't have alot of bowel left now after trying remicade...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif Sorry guys this issuch an old post but I have been very sick since I tried and tried to make attempts to c my GI only 2 find out that she moved her practise to a bigger...
I go 4 my colonoscopy in the morning and have tried Pico-Salax several times without any problems now however I'm bleeding very heavy and its freakin me out ,, do I call the emergency room and go...
Hi there Crohnie's well I take Buscapan 10mg 2 ( 6 ) times a day and thy work great 4 the bowel spasms trust me mind u I have been on a great deal of meds now and had my disease since the last 24...
Hi there Cleanfreak u name reminds me of myself lol I 2 am on Zopiclone and Trazadone 100mg and I take them about 1 and a half hours b4 bed and boy do I get a good rest but had no babthroom breaks...
RiddleMeThis said... Yep! I'm on Depo Provera and it has been a blessing! It completely stops my periods, one less major annoying thing to worry about! As I have severe perianal involvement with my...
Hi Ladies and some gentlemen u know who u r lol,,,since I was 16 my period had stopped all together the docs claimed it was normal cause I was so under weight how ever it never returned until a month...
NG tubes SUCK big time going down I know I had repeated boel obstructions and had the great use of the NG but after it was down and the stress and the tears were all over I know it helped alot it...
Lasardo said... I find I am always hot, everyone that touches me says my skin is hot, has anyone every experierienced this or is it all in my head? U r not alone Lasardo I thought 4 a number of years...
I'm so glad 2 hear u had great success with the remicade good 4 u......
Thank u ladies 4 all your replies I live in a small town and my gastro doc is 6 hours away and a ob gyn doc I don't know how I could find one but I know there is none around here,,the thing is I...
Hi Coco you story rang home to me I have known my entire life there is nothing I wanted more in life than 2 b a mother,,but with alot of drugs and numerous tests it just was not meet 2 b I'm now 35...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif Hi girls I have had Crohn's disease since 23 years now and I'm 35 now and had numerous bowel resections,,ruptures,,fistula's,,abscesses,,several bowel...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif I have been sick now 4 to long 4 say out loud was hearing the time and seeing the length of time is debilitating all in one long cold step,,does anything ever get easy...
Endeavor08 said... Thank you everyone who replied! I've always had a really positive outlook on life, but after this year everything has just taken its toll on me. It's just so overwhelming sometimes...
I wish I could offer u some advise I had only one fistula it was on the right check of my bum and drained steady and had a seton placed with no success and tried remicade and developed erythema and...
Hi Ireland guy did ya get it figured out about the seton,,the way they do it here in Canada is they place they seton I only had one that wouldn't heal with numerous meds even with...
I believe I 2 seem 2 have the same views on the bottle as all of ya,,I voted not at all cause I can't remember the last time I had a drink,,and when u go in the hospital 4 admission or tests and...
Thanks 4 the advice everyone and I'm sorry 4 not getting back to u sooner and bringing up an old post,,but I was 2 sick I don't know what it is like in your areas but now here in the past 2 weeks we...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif ts been 4ever in a dogs age since I wrote last it is one year since my last and finally surgery on March.17th the GI surgeon wanted me to be on TPN and Potassium and...
Thanks mouth things r looking up a little today they tried her on her bottle but the milk made her vomit and the baby food the same but they took her of the morphine pump and now she is on dilaudid...
Hey Sniper I hate the rain 2 it makes my whole body hurt,,but I live in Nova Scotia so rain is what we get delivered almost everyday in the fall till the snow arrives,,when it leaves and spring is...
I'm so glad 2 hear that your baby boy is doing better and I pray that the Pentsa works 4 him I don't know if I saw u post it or someone else that was my first drug I tried,,everyone is...
Sorry I didn't get back to thank everyone,,things r still dark she is getting more distended her little belly looks like its ready 2 bust,,its killing me,,its so hard when they r that young and there...
I'm so sorry 2 hear about your little boy,I hope and pray u find a great doctor 4 him and the meds work 4 him,does it run in your family,,I got another post on here about my 7 month old niece she...
Please update us on her condition. Hopefully you will have good things to share as she heals. Thanks so much 4 your kind words however Layla is getting worse they have her in a drug induced coma...
Thank u so much 4 your warm thoughts and prayers,,as I said yesterday all her lines were blowing so they had 2 do something 2 get some nutrient in her so they put in a pic line 4 her TPN,,they...
BDA,Hi how r u doing? Well I just wanted 2 let u know that I get my flu shot ever year I never miss it,,after all we r on enough meds that already suppress our immune systems,,we don't need 2 pick a...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif /community/emoticons/cry.gif /community/emoticons/cry.gif I'm desperate 4 help my 7 month old great niece got extremely sick on Saturday of this past weekend,,she...
/community/emoticons/idea.gif Hi Dragonfly great name by the way I think I can be named an expert in bowel obstructions I been hospitalized so many times for them cause of a narrowing in the bowel...
pups62 said... After reading everyone's' postings about their CD. I feel a little guilty about complaining about all the medicine I am taking. I should be thankful(and I am) that I have been in...
Hi Jean don't worry about being cranky I so hear u and we have the right 2 when we r sick,,I got someone in my family just like that with no PHD but knows everything and I mean everything I broke...
I think everyone on here had a pain in there ass at some point,,I 2 had started with an abscess and behind it was a fistula they r very painful I was on antibiotics 4 almost 2 years than finally they...
BSMOM said... Thank you all so much for your feedback. I know it's awful to know so many people have to go through this but I am thankful to hear that it is manageable (hopefully without meds or as...
Hi Artist guy thanks 4 the message I will find out soon enough what is causing mine hopefully before I starve 2 death lol..I reallt think it is my disease showing its ugly head once again it sucks...
Thank u everyone 4 your advise I got an appointment 2 go c my GI doc next month a long wait I might starve 2 death by than no joke seriously I'm so hungry but it hurts so bad 2 put food or fluid in...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif /community/emoticons/cry.gif /community/emoticons/cry.gif Sorry 2 hear about your fear of the bowel prep I hate them 2 and also throw them up,,I'll tell u a little...
Hi Gobbler welcome and yes like sniper said u can get crohn's in your throat u can get it anywhere form mouth 2 anus sounds delightful don't it lol...Get it checked out with your doc I posted...
MMMNAVY said... The last time I hemmoraged (after being sexually active for quite some time) so darn bad I ended up in the hospital, and the doctor said it is because the vaginal canal and the poop...
SaraOnThisSite said... Just wondering if it's okay to have the occasional glass of wine or cocktail while on Humira (not that I'm planning on doing it anytime soon, still weaning off the Pred and...
I just logged on I to have been sick and out of the loop for a while this is really devasting to hear about Kevin I'm so sorry for your loss he was full of helpful advice to all he knew,he will be...
Sure this could be coming from your crohnes disease however I had the same pain and worries wondering if I will have an accident than u stress about and its bound to happen I to take my pain meds...
* Burning pain in the mouth while eatting or drinking and brushing my teeth.. * There is no white spots which would indicate oral thrush * I do have raised bumps on the inside of my checks and gums...
sweetnakira said... Very curious about this treatment. I have never heard of it. Is it just taking 3 different antibiotics? I live in NY, does anyone know if any doctors here heard of this treatment?...