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Thanks Michelle. Yeah my insurance covers pretty much all of my remicade because i am still on my parents insurance while im in school. However if i switch to humira their insurance will cover it as...
Well I have been on remicade ever since I was diagnosed in 2004. It has been my miracle drug even through my flares. I had surgery in June for a small bowel resection in my ileum. I was pain free...
So on June 3rd I had my small bowel resection along with getting my appendix out. I was only in the hospital for three days because I was doing so well. After about 4 days of being home I had pain...
I get these too! There so annoying but I seem to always get them no matter what :(...
Well I guess on the bright side I will have an excuse for not looking so hot in a bikini lol. Like the rest of my life, blame it on the crohns!...
So the colonoscopy went well. I was pretty groggy in recovery and I guess that I told the doc if I drank to much coffee I would poop out coffee lol. But as it turns out I need surgery. I have too...
I must say one of the worst parts is not eating! Im never as hungry as when someone tells me I cant eat. And the liquids and broth just arent cutting it! Oh well I guess my first meal afterwards will...
I know there are a lot of threads about this but tomorrow I will be prepping for my first colonoscopy in five years. I was just wondering if any one had any tips on how to make this easier if thats...
I like this topic:) I am grateful for... Number one my amazing family, they might not always understand but they try! My amazing boyfriend who takes care of me. Having a place where people actually...
My first of many wrong diagnosis was celiac disease. I was only 11 and weighed 50 pounds. I couldnt eat anything. I was skinny my whole life untill this year:( I was in the hospital in January and...
I just finished tapering off prednisone on sunday and ive got to say my face is going down pretty fast! Its still a little swollen but im starting to recognize myself again which makes me more...
Just a side note about the prednisone...I know your suppose to drink plenty of liquids but I've read and experienced, try to limit your water intake and you won't get moon face as bad. On the...
My doctors have always told me that narcotics slow down your intestines and that I shouldn't take them. Even when I was in the hospital they wouldn't even give me pain meds to sleep. My pediatric doc...
Well I had my dr appt today. He prescribed me levsin (which isnt helping ) and scheduled me for a colonoscopy on the 21st. Sometimes I feel like nothing is going to help....
Yeah I have no idea what kind of pain it is. I guess I will have to wait untill Thursday and see what the doc has to say :/...
I dont plan on taking pain meds every single day. I was just wondering if theres anything out there that would even help. As I said I have a very high tolerance to pain meds. The pain im in right now...
Thanks to all replys. I forgot to mention I have a really high tolernance to pain meds. A vicodin is like taking a tylenol to me. And I build a resistance really fast. I have a feeling that my doc...
As a teenager I think I can offer some advice:) My mom has gone to every single doctors appt with me since I was diagnosed at 14. Sometimes when she tries to give me advice I feel like she has no...
I have a doctors appt on Thursday and currently I have nothing for pain. I am tapering down on my prednisone right now and am finally at 5mg. I also am on imuran and nexium. Any ideas on what the...
Yeah the majority of my pain is in my lower abdomen. I also deal with the joint pain and extreme fatique. But thanks to everyone about the prednisone weight advice. Hopefully it falls right off haha....
I tried the pill camera when I was first diagnosed. It got "stuck" and I had to get a colonoscopy to get it out. My doctor jokes that he was afraid he was going to have to put his feet on my back to...
Hi I was diagnosed with Crohns in 2004 at 14 years old. I went through many many medications and found remicade to be my "miracle drug." I was in remission up untill this year. I had nearly forgotten...