you guys are great, I LOVE this site! I thought I was going crazy! LOL the emerg doctor said I'm like an 89 year old with my medical history. Not what a 36 year old wants to hear, especially one who...
Hi all, I was just diagnosed with [u]Costochondritis tonight at the ER. It is an inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs and the sternum. I was totally floored when I found out it can be...
I have had an ablation - I posted to your older post too. It is really important to get a full diagnosis first - is it an electrical problem brought on by an extra or faulty nerve? if so, the...
Hi there...I have this myself - in 2 different forms - lucky me! :) Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia. I practically grew up in the hospital until they offered me the...
Hi all, been awhile since I've been on but wanted to say hi. I just have to say eating is my major challenge too, having been 89 lbs at 5'7 all through university and my early twenties, and not going...
Hi all, New to Crohn's treatment... have only been on Entocort since early March and it isn't working. My GI will be taking me off of it shortly and I'm having another CT scan on July 27th....
No one in my entire family has Crohn's, just lucky me...you never know where the genes are going to fall! I have a congenital heart defect that I had a very high chance of passing on to my son, along...
I'm EXACTLY like you right now... can't eat a darn thing except chicken, minimal rice, Ensure and a few other little things here and there. I've lost 40 lbs and I'm still losing. I've been as low as...
I always joke at work.... "If you don't have an Angus burger in your hand, just walk away ...." LOL I am the eternal happy person, always laughing and smiling.. HA! people are getting to see a new...
I went 6 weeks not able to eat or drink anything due to a flare I didn't know was Crohn's... I went to emergency so many times for IVs for dehydration because i couldn't even keep gatorade or Ensure...
good luck, I wish you all the best, and a super speedy recovery! :) I'm having a laporoscopic surgery for a biopsy soon... I was told it is the best option for surgery, as it is less invasive and so...
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the support... it really helps! I'm still doing the food diary, and I am hopeful my strict and limited diet is temporary...I miss my fruit and veggies! lol Maybe once...
I was actually misdiagnosed as Celiac and went gluten free for many years... I actually lost weight and was pretty sick even then. I went down to 100 lbs (I'm 5'7) and had a biopsy done again because...
I can say that i DO have multiple issues too... I have a very rare heart condition, one that makes me faint too ... I also have back problems and nerve damage from a back surgery. I have nerve pain...
I have this too, only more days of C - up to 5, then I get serious pains and D. I have partial obstruction in my Ileum (a narrowing caused by tickening of the intestine). Janicea I was told the same...
Thanks guys, that makes me feel quite a bit better. That does make a lot of sense. I have to admit, I really don't know very much about Crohn's yet, and it is hard to get information on this...
My ESR is 6.. I was told this is quite low and good, and shows no significant inflammation in my system by the emerg doctor. At least, not enough for any perforations or anything like that. I do...
Wow, sorry you guys have had such a tough time with doctors. I hope you all find doctors you are comfortable with, it is so vital to good health care, and also your mental health too! In Canada our...
Hi there, I'm new to Crohn's... just got my "working" diagnosis in March... I had a CT scan done in February that showed a thickening of my small intestine (where it meets my large intestine, I guess...
That's actually not the first time I've had folic acid mentioned to me.... I'm somewhat underweight, having lost 40 lbs, and my BMI is around 17. I think I will try that and the Biotin... THANKS! I...
Oh no, you're scaring me! /community/emoticons/shakehead.gif I've only been at this since February, i thought I couldn't figure it out because I was so new at it! I keep getting fed up and just stop...
I'm new to this and I thought the handfuls of hair falling out in the shower every day were from a combo of steroids and losing 40 lbs in 2 months! My lab tests show my nutrients are still ok too,...
I have had this, it is actually how I ended up being diagnosed with Crohn's... it is an intestinal spasm. I have a partially blocked intestine (ileum) and so the food ends up sitting there inflaming...