I wish i i knew how to post a pic....
I have a real odd question? Does anyone have clubbed fingers due their Crohn's Disease? I am not talking about the crazy clubbing that you see pics of online but very mild changes. Its difficult to...
It's been elevated for close to year. I had a break in 2013 and 2014 when they were normal. They were elevated back in 2011 and 2012. I started taking milk thistle and a supplement called nac. Not...
I don't think there was a concern for psc since my alk phos is at the very bottom of normal. I have had 2 ultrasounds to look for fatty liver and the liver was normal. Only thing it showed was a very...
Sorry to hear of the psc diagnosis. My girlfriend doesn't want me to come off the humira or the asacol since it is effectively managing the crohn's. Obviously I only have 1 liver and this is making...
Has anyone ever had slight ALT elevations from either humira or mesalamine?...
Have you noticed a fluctuation based on how your crohns is doing?...
Not sure if this is somehow related to my crohns. My gi looks at me like I have 3 heads when I ask him about the high calcium. Just seems odd that I thought my crohn's started to flare in June and...
As of my last test they were 10. However prior this my last 5 readings were 9.8, 10.6, 10.4, 10.2, 10.2. My pth levels with the 10.6 calcium were 14. My d3 level was 26 which is low and my d 1,25...
Has anyone ever had high calcium in there blood before?...
Really no concern but it has been high normal slightly elevated going on two years. All my other enzymes are normal. Alp was 45 and albumin was 4.8 so my liver is working....
I just wanted to gauge everyones opinion on my current situation. I apologize if this is a little long and winded. It started 2 years on a routine lab test which I get every 6 months to monitor my...
Has anyone ever had high levels of Calcium in there blood? Appearently this is a very bad thing. The most common cause Hyperparathyroidism has been ruled out. After numerous blood tests it turns out...
I just wanted to bring this post back up as I am going through some crazy Vitamin D and calcium issues. This article is actually correct. The vitamin D they are referencing is 1,25 also known as...
I would double and triple check that remicade infusions would be free. Remicade is used to treat an existing medical condition and is not routine. I work for an insurance company and can you this...
After 12 years of smoking I have decided to quit!!!! Started my Chantix on Tuesday and my water vapor e ciagarette shoould be here next week!!!! Here goes nothing... =)...
In my opinion I would go into one of the clinical trials before surgery. There are three drugs out there that eventually will be approved for crohn's. Look into traficet,vedolizumab, or stelara....
Just be careful on how your doc submits the claim if you have it done n the office and are expecting to only pay a copayment. a lot of times they submit the claim as an ambulatory charge as they get...
I do not think it is something your doctor would have a difficult time obtaining. Just make sure they are submitting the necessary info the carrier is looking for....
It will require auth and medical necessary review for all carriers. I know under horizon Bcbs it falls under outpatient services, but can't say how the other companies categorize it....
Is it normal to have watery diarrhea after a colonoscopy? I thought they would clean you out but 6 hours later I am still having water bowel movements. Is this still from the prep? I was only having...
Not sure if anyone saw the article but the phase 2 results were just released and look very very promising. Hopefully some new drugs are going to be out soon. After four years of complete remission...
I got shingles 2 weeks before my wedding while on Humira. It went away after 2 weeks and all was good again....
could be the antibiotic. I dont use flagyl but instead take tindamax. It is the same type of antibiotic except beer doesn't make you sick if you have one. I am on humira also and when things start to...
Haha, I am trying to keep my chin up with this. I caught it early and I seem to be getting a little better day by day....
So I am getting married on 10/10/10 and got an early wedding present on saturday. A nice case of the shingles!!!! the good news is its not on my face. The bad news is it came from my sacral nerve....
There was some articles, I forget where I saw (maybe Cimzia studies) that mentioned use of biologic therpay early in the course of the disease had a better overall outcome. Personally I have a pretty...
I actually work for a health insurance company and I can bet the customer service is outsourced through a third party. Do you have insurance through your employer? If so you should inform your hr...
Congrats on the marriage. I am actually getting married as well in October. I had a syricture due to inflammation about 2 months ago. Colonscopy showed inflammation and the doctor dilated it. I...
Before surgery the doctor may try dilate the stricture back open....
It can certianly be done. Try and find some articles about Mount Sinai Hospital and infusion reactions. They developed special protocols for patients who are prone to reactions and difficult remicade...
I am actually not sure how they dialiated it back open, but whatever they did it worked. I don't think it was the balloon dialation so I think the doctor may have just stretched it back out with the...
Well it seems like my stricture has disappeard in only 3 weeks. It was found via colonscopy and dialted back open. The biopsy showed it was caused by inflammation. All it took was a antibiotic...
If your stricture is caused mostly from inflammation I would consider trying the Humira and Remicade. If so these meds can open up the stricture so you would not need surgery. If you look at the...
I was recently diagnosed with a stricture in my descending colon, up by the tranverse colon, which my doctor was able to dialate back open. It was due to inflammtion. I used to take metamucil since...
I am almost in the same boat except the reverse. I was on remicade first then went to humira and now will prob go back to remicade. Seems like the biologics last only in 4 year intervals. Good luck....
looks like a scar tissue stricture in the ileum, but can't say 100% as I am not a doctor. I believe fibrostenotic relates to scaring....
Just heard back from the nurse and the biopsy of the stricture came back inflammation. I am still waiting for the doctor to call but it in his report his recomendation was to go back on remicade....
Just real nervous that my wedding is in 3 months and this has the potential to cause a significant problem. Not to mention the Vegas bachelor party and the honeymoon to Fiji. I am real worried about...
Well I was supposed to get my biopsy results today to determine if the stricture was scar tissue or inflammation. Instead I get a call from the nurse stating I need to get an MRI on the pelvis and...
My seed rate and CPR are all normal. The only symptoms I was having was bloating and gas. I was still going to the bathroom daily so I didn't even think a stricture would be the cause. Hopefully I...
Does a colonoscopy show the difference between a scar tissue stricture and an inflamed stricture? The reason I ask as my gi had to dilate a stricture in my descending colon during the colonoscopy....
Turns out I was not suffering from a bacterial overgrowth after all. I just returned from my scope and there was no active disease however the doctor found a descending colon stricture just below the...
actually took the CIPRO for 14 days and it made me more constipated. I took the Xifaxan for 10 days and it made my stools softer and floating. I think I may actually go back on the CIPRO again and...
Has anyone ever had normal bloodwork while flaring? My ESP, CRP, and CBC counts are all normal. My doctor is trying to determine if I have something else going on or if I am in a minor flare. I have...
I have no idea how to post links but if you google prochymal it should come up. Osiris's went up a nice share. Maybe it is time to buy some. Haha...
Now that I am stuck in a minor flare after three years of being in remission I have had some time to do some research. (or just can't get enough futsing around on my iPad) I must be lucky because I...
well, my ultra sound came back perfectly normal, no abnormalities or signs of scarring or inflammation. He told me to stop reading so much on the internet because I will drive myself insane, which I...
Is it normal for the ALT to fluctuate between 30 and 50? Why are some reference ranges on the ALT test only up to 40 and the one's from quest up to 60? Is this because they are using a different...
well got my blood test results back today from my appt. Everything is normal except for Total Bili. Doctor inists I have Gilbert's syndrome and told me to not worry at all. He said I looked great,...