SL24: Hi, I am so sorry that you are so very ill and struggling so much. I vote also to skip worrying over issues and just call a GI and make an appointment. Your symptoms are very significant and...
I know I heal very different than say last year. I don't think it is the disease causing the delayed healing as the meds used to treat the disease. Same diff probably....
Sniper: didn't someone mention that there is a Mayo branch in Florida? Time to cut your losses, ya think? When trust is betrayed its really hard to feel confident in any decision or action plan, and...
congratulations on slimming down for the flight. . . hope all goes well and you get to sit kinda near the bathroom. . . . good luck!...
firecracker: Wow! I always find it so very frustrating when medical professionals become immune to the needs and issues of their patients. So much for a lofty title of the best GI, must have gone to...
Nanners: glad to hear that you are on the mend. Always wondered what that left sided pain was about and gasx helps? Will have to try it. Are you still on track for TKR? Barb...
Navy: Am praying for you, be blessed and take care of yourself. If you can't stand it anymore . . .be quick to yell for help from your docs! Barb...
Sniper: You are the best advocate for your wife and others . . . would get on MD Anderson's web site and complain to hospital administration . . . there is always a cost - paid by you, your wife,...
dunny: me to but my statin is Zolcor . . . still in this boat . . . ....
Navy: can I ask why? What is the point of trying to survive a yucky disease and then be in agony? Would rather be on this side of the grass as pain free as possible or the alternative of being...
met a new doc . . . ....
Ivy: Hope you feel better Monday (i think its probably already Monday am where you are). Did finish my summer goal of clearing the garage for winter . . .just in time as it truly is fall and cool...
Canada: I'm sooo sorry that this hurts so much emotionally and physically. Sometimes people react to bad situations with anger and hostility, acting out their anxiety and frustration. Sometimes its...
Dragon: am on Entocort now, thot the GI dude would start a taper when the pharmacy called for the refill but didn't and he wrote the script for refills x 5 - well into next year. Seems like a long...
Sniper the only thing I would worry about was the millions and millions and millions and . . .(well ya get the idea) of dependents I would have ta support. . . . ....
Sniper: have you ever wondered why peeps die in alphabetical order?...
ccsg: Idk about excessive clotting, being on Entocort, I seem to bruise and bleed much easier and so worry the opposite is true. All labs are within "normal" range but fell with so much bleeding into...
ipdoer: my bias is to not tell the employer your diagnosis. They want to to know if you can function and are fit for the job and that is what you are saying yes to. That you have a chronic disease...
dragonfly: in my book you hold the trump card: "the doctor said" which is . . .go home, do not drive, work or otherwise engage in meaningful behavior besides rest!...
June: I was just thinking about you and hoping all was well. Am so very glad you are starting to see some positive changes, hope they continue and full remission sets in for a long time as you have...
vixen: life is like one big experiment, don't ya think? Study sample of one though, and sometimes the study sample (me) has to repeat the experience cause I did't learn it well enough the first time!...
isergodur : orange juice, by the gallons (and a little hand sanitizer) as a chaser!...
Sickofitall: did anyone ever think that your blood pressure was up so high because of pain and the anxiety it produces as a result of unmanaged or poorly managed pain? I am appalled at your story and...
I'm one of those people who managed symptoms by myself -didn't like the over the counter anythings, but couldn't regulate myself without really ever understanding why for years. Over the last several...
Happy dance sniper, happy dance over here! Best always, Barb...
Yikes! Probably should do all the doc recommends and head for the beach! I was taking 10,000 IU a day when I bought the wrong bottle. Still alive . . ....
Hi, I've had cold sores since early elementary school when the only treatment was suffering in silence - and having sores that covered every inch of my upper and lower lip- couldn't even talk or eat....
I take Vit D3 daily - 3,000 mg in capsule form in addition to my mulitvitamin and fish oil. Easy to digest - specifically formulated to be easily digested by individuals that have had gastric bypass...
Blue: Are you sure you will need antimalaria meds? Check with your travel agent or primary care doc (or someone with international knowledge/recommendations) and check to see if you are traveling to...
Harley: Certainly a fistula, when you think about Crohn's disease-it's gut wall lining irritation and crohnic inflamation that progresses and tunnels through all of the intestinal wall layers. As for...
Hi, I like travelex but most trip insurance companies require you to purchase upon booking/deposit or prior to final payment. There are great web sites that compare many companies - look for an AAA...
Hi, wanted to first thank everyone for their great suggestions in how to travel with GI issues and secondarily just to say the trip was great, and the GI system cooperated throughout all the...
Harley: I think this is from fistula development, would call and leave a message with your GI doc. Take care. Barb...
Cyborg: Don't know how fragile your living conditions are (homeless but living with parents is different than on the streets or homeless shelters) but hospitals have pretty effecient social workers...
Hi Teacher! I'm sorry that you haven't felt well for so long - hope you get in to see a GI on the sooner side - school is starting soon! This web site and reading voraciously has helped my kinda...
Dragonfly: Hi, have you thought about calcium fortified orange juice, Tums (sometimes easier on tummies than Calcium tablet preperations) and if you can tolerate grains - Total cereal has 100% of a...
mdf34-wonder if the eye doc would agree? GI's see the world as revolving around the intestinal tract . . .+/- merit!...
Hi, part of heading into menopause is dry eyes. When your eyes are dry they don't clear the proteins as well and so they are dry and scratchy due to protein buildup. . .can you tell I've been dealing...
see . . . ignorance is bliss!...
Jordan Rubin from the Maker's diet has some anti-inflammatory products with ginger that work pretty well. Not the same as mainstream medicine though and the Maker's diet is a whole lifestyle...
ok, that's it, I quit. Goin back to denial, this is just the last straw and i don't want to know any more!...
Navy: just make sure the head is higher than the butt . . . .gravity ya know!...
yeah, I think your right, none of the specialists like to deal with emergencies in their offices. Even urgent care facilities don't want to deal with a true potential emergency, and you probably...
yeasty organisms don't like sun . . . .so sun bath sunny side up and au naturel! (or is that cheek up?)...
Hi, I did talk to my GI re this topic in the spring and he was really dismissive. So here is my question: do you have to tell your provider what you are doing as it would be perceived as "against...
I too went to this drug's web site and read through the side effects -GI bleeding is not there. The Brand name for this drug is Ultram and there is 4-6 hour dosing and 24 hour dosing in the extended...
cyborg: not necessarily. The insurance company is contractually related to your dad's employee benefits. As such the employer drives the boundaries of the insurance provision - what they include and...
june: you got some great directions and supportive literature. There are usually ways around road blocks and impediments that people throw up. I never really understand why the hoops have to be...
Gosh, this has been so hard on you, there needs to be a breakthough on your behalf! Doc's are given many samples, have you talked to your provider about samples until you can get dosing through your...
Hi, I hope you are reading all this information and hopefully not feeling too overwhelmed but using all of this information as a tool to help you chart a course for improved and stable health. You...