Extreme fatique! Canker sores! My last flare started mid-August with extreme fatique. I had an appointment with my GI for a regular follow-up appointment in mid-September. He was p.o.'d that I hadn't...
I had one misfire as I was removing the cap said... [/quote] That's what happened to me recently too! Pulled off cap 1 and found I was holding the needle and the glass tube in my other hand ... and...
Thanks for the responses. Since starting the Humira in February, there's been a couple of things that I've notice ... but I question weather they're drug related ... so I'm just keeping them in the...
For those of you that have taken Humira (or Remicade ... or Cimzia) and had a "reaction" to it ... what was the "reaction"? I ask ... 'cause I've been taking Humira since February ... and I've...
I bought some generic Benedryl cream ... which helps a little. And I noticed an Aveeno lotion that what in the same section as all the other anti-itch creams. I'll work my way through them. [b]......
Been on Humira since mid-February ... and I ITCH!!! Oh god do I itch. And I notice that my arms look like they've been sunburned. (I used sun screen last time I was outside). Anyone else on Humira...
Sunlight and sun sensitivity? I've worked out in the gardens three times since starting the Humira ... each time, after coming inside, I notice my arms look like they're sunburned. But they're not...
I started taking Humira in mid-February. !!! So far, so good. But there are a couple of "side-effects" that I wonder if they're really side-effects or coincidental. After my first two shots, about...
My reply echos DCS54B's. I've enrolled in the Humira Protection Plan ... and my months supply costs just $5.00. Not sure how much of the Humira's cost it will cover when we roll over into 2011 and I...
I've been doing Humira for a couple of months myself. !!! No exhaustion kia...
After seven months of suffering with a Crohn's flare, I decided to try Humira. And yesterday, I had my first dose of four shots. Keep in mind, in have a low tolerance for pain; I sometimes pass out...
In drink a diet Sunkist orange soda everyday. Diet wise, I know it's not healthly ... but I LOVE the stuff. The only problem; when I'm in a flare, the carbonation bothers my gut. Same with beer. when...
I know this ISN'T a colonoscopy ... but I thought I'd throw my last procedure and the costs into the conversation. My doctor told me he wanted to do a CAT scan ... 'cause I pitch a fit whenever the...
I have nothing really more to add than what's already been said ... just that I know exactly how you feel. I work in a close environment with several other people ... they all know I deal with the...
Yes ... it's for Remicade. If you go to the website ... you'll take a "quiz" (which, by-the-way, didn't print out the answers I put in) ... you'll enter some personal information ... then they'll...
After several "accidents" at work, I finally smartened up and carry a spare set of underwear in a ziplock bag in my work bag. It's saved me a couple of times already. It's gross to think of having a...
It's nice to know I'm not alone with the tiredness! "Has anyone else take Asacol noticed an increase in fatigue when your doc ups your meds. Looking for answers and feeling your pain;( My doc wants...
My GI and I are talking about Humaria. One of my questions is; will it help with the tiredness? I am sooooo tired. I could almost stand the Crohns if I wasn't so tired. I made it a point of asking my...
I took the mega-dose of Vitamin D back in September. I was exhausted and my GP discovered my D level was low. I haven't noticed any difference. I'm still exhaused. Personally, I wonder if you're NOT...
Good God you're a mother of four! No wonder you're tired. I'm a mother of none ... unless you count my 53 year old husband (!) ... and I'm exhausted. Personally, I don't think anyone understands how...
Vitamin D ... B12 ... Folic Acid. I read somewhere the combination of these three vitamins help with Crohns. Iron. I'm "slightly" anemic. Vitamin D/Calicum. I'm so friggin' tired. My GP did blood...
I know what you're feeling. I've been flaring since mid-September. I've been to my doctor twice and each time he talks about adding Remicade or Humira. I KNOW it's something that's looming on the...
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm going to try each one!! You'd think after eight years of dealing with this stupid disease, I'd know the answers! Thanks again ... kia...
Last night I pooped myself TWICE in bed. :sad: (I assume others have occassionally had the same problem.) Does anyone have ANY solutions to how to help prevent this? When I lay towls down on the bed...
What do others do when their butt is on "fire" from so much diahrrea and the constant wiping? Is there any cream or lotion that folks have found helpful? I don't know if I have a fissure ... or my...
My apologies for your loss of Xena. My "children" are my two four-legged shih tzus. I'd be devastated if something happened to either one of them. I say "yes" - with an exclaimation mark - that...
I used to have eczema as a kid ... and as I got older, the only place I had it was on my hands (between my fingers, on my palms, the knuckles). But shortly after I started taking all the Crohns...
"I want to give a shout out to my doctor. . . he is amazing." It's nice to hear when someone has a doctor they LIKE and can work with. Often it seems like so many of us have problems with doctors. I...
SugarSmith ... It's interesting that your allergist said your diet could be causing all the problems. The new chiropractor made the comment that I probably have a "horrible diet". ??? I thought; how...
God love my husband. He sits in the bathroom with me when I'm doubled over in pain. He cleans up after me when I pass out from the explosive diahrrea hits. But when I say I can't eat salad because...
My thoughts on the chiropractor helping my Crohns was sort of the same as all your responses. But I thought I would ask. I also think my backache is due mostly to nerves over the holiday season....
Thanks for the responses. I sorta wondered if it was some type of bile. I'm definately going to mention it to my GI when I see him Tuesday. Thanks again!! Merry Christmas ... kia...
I'm curious about what type of a doctor treats most of us for our Crohns. My general physician did all the initial tests ... had me see a rheumatologist ... he in turn pointed me in the direction of...
I 've been in a Crohns flair since mid-September; gut pain, diarrhea, weight loss, loss of appetite, blah, blah, blah. The past couple of weeks, the diarrhea has lessened ... but my question is; what...
Believe it or not; Milk. I LOVE milk when I'm in the middle of a flair. I CRAVE milk. kia...
Throwing my two cents in on Remicade and Humira; I'm in the middle of a three month flair ... Monday, my GI suggested we might want to "think" about adding Remicade. When I talked to the nurse, she...
I've been lurking about the forum for the past month or so ... as I've been in a Crohns flair since mid-September. I was diagnoised seven years ago with Crohns ... and have had it under control - for...
Thanks Ducky! I'm getting my husband's big book o'symptoms together and we're taking it to a new general practictioner Monday morning for a complete physical. I don't doubt John has arthritis ......
When I post, I usually post in the Crohns forum ... but my interest right now is my husband's arthritis. He was diagnoised with psoriatic-arthritis and osteo-arthritis ... but we've been told the...
Thanks for the response! My little brain goes in many different directions when it comes to our health ... I try to connect one symptom to another ... compare my symptoms to his ... and so on. So I...
My husband was diagnoised with psoriatic-arthritis four (?) years ago ... and is currently taking Celebrex 2x/day. The pain has gotten unbearable ... to the point he has quit his job. (He's a...