Has anyone ever had their seton drains down sized? My colo-rectal surgeon wants to replace the yellow rubber band type seton to thread like setons. I'm having a build up of hypergranulation tissue...
Hello.. new to this site.. had an abnormal mammo recently that showed calcifications, had a stereotactic biopsy which showed atypical ductal hyperplasia. Went on to have an excisional surgical biopsy...
Recent bloodwork shows that I am ever so slightly iron deficient anemic. Can anyone recommend a good multivitamin with iron for crohn's? The GI doc mentioned taking a gummi vitamin and/or a childrens...
My GI doc prescribed Canasa for me today due to rectal urgency, feeling of needing to evacuate and no stool comes out. He called it tenesmis (? spelling), kinda like having dry heaves of the rectum....
I can believe that I logged on and seen this today... I have been dealing with this also for about 5 days now. I have a terrible sore throat (different from a typical sore throat though), mouth pain,...
Took prednisone recently for 16 days for a flare... been off the steroids for a few days now and developed a low grade fever, lethargy, and a terrible sore throat and my tongue and mouth hurt and it...
Does anyone have any experience with the medication Apriso? I was on Remicade for 5 years, had to go off Remicade due to side effects. Was off medication for a year and developed a recurrence of a...
Anyone have any problems with muscle cramps and Humira? I had such painful muscle cramp(charley horse) while sitting on the couch. I had a cramp in my left upper thigh on the front and at the same...
Yes, that seminar is in Cranberry. I live in Monroeville, where are you from?...
Hi lamb61 & MAG102886, Since you are both in pittsburgh, was wondering if you are planning on attending the IBD conference on April 14th? Dr. Reguerio & Dr. Baidoo are both speaking. It would...
Hello mkl11, I live in Pittsburgh and my doc is at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is one of the leading doctors at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. His name is Miguel Regueiro....
Hi NDBC... I also recently started Humira, just this past Saturday... I currently have an ano-vaginal fistula and an old abscess/fistula site to the left of my anus. I have two seton drains in...
Was on remicade for 5 years and had no problems with the IV starts. My veins aren't the greatest, but the nurses at the infusion centers are usually very good... at least, where I went they were...
Asked my GI doc today what I could do to boost my immune system while on Humira... Will be starting Humira next week ,and the fact that I have had repeated upper respiratory/head/sinus cold issues on...
I've been recently diagnosed with an ano-vaginal fistula as well as an old abscess/fistula site to the left of my rectum which was previous closed with remicade treatments. Anyone out there with...
I was on Remicade for 5 years, and that was one of the reasons that I had to go off of it. It first started out that about every 3 months I was getting sick with a chest and head cold... then it was...
I too have had problems with re-occuring peri-rectal abscess to the left side of my anus. Have had a seton drain in the past, was on remicade for 5 years and had good success with closure of the...
My only problem with Crohn's was also peri rectal abscess... never knew I had Crohn's until I develop this. Yes, I started Remicade back in 2002 while I had an active peri rectal abscess and it...
I use a product called BALNEOL. You can purchase it over the counter at Giant Eagle....
I'm sorry, I didn't relay my information correctly. I was taken off Remicade due to the fact that I was having numerous Upper Resp. infections , sinus issues, chronic cough, etc... None of which I...
Sorry, I'm new to this board, i've never done this type of thing before. I see alot of people mention SCD. What is that?...
Hi, I'm new here... and not sure how these blogs work. Will muddle my way through and learn as I go. I've had Crohn's since 2002 (only found after I developed a peri-rectal abscess). On remicade from...