I agree with everyone else...it definitely sounds like you need something stronger since you're only getting worse. Hope you can get on something soon & start feeling better! :)Sharon...
Thanks David & LiLa. The doctor told me yesterday that I definitely have Crohn's and he's not doubting that...although with the test he did "I" was the one that was doubting him because I didn't...
thanks rlsnights...i'm gonna wait to see what shows up on the SBFT since it is soon and go from there. if it happens to show anything i'll be back on meds anyway and won't have to worry about it....
Nanners the whole time I was talking to him about maintenance meds I was thinking about you and what happened with you not being on anything for so long. Should I push the issue and tell him I want...
Hi all, just wanted to fill you in on my doctor visits this week. Saw my GP on Monday and my GI today and they both told me I wasn't losing my mind and that the serology test isn't always...
Matthew, that's one of the reasons this has been so frustrating...the Crohns has been proven, so why bother with an expensive test? It's not gonna change the fact that its there regardless of what it...
Thanks tsitodawg for your response. I would love nothing more than to have a test that would prove with 100% accuracy that I do not have this disease. Unfortunately I have already been diagnosed with...
Thanks everyone for your responses. I am so ready for next week so I can actually sit down and talk to my GI about this. I don't know how he can say that the test is accurate when he's the one that...
Hey everyone, first I'd like to say that I hope everyone's doing well. OK, now I need some help. Just called my GIs office to get my report on the IBD Serology 7 test and guess what? She (the lab...
Sorry to hear you're having troubles. Hope you get some answers and relief soon!...
[b]Anyone taken the probiotic Align before? I'm taking an antibiotic right now to supposedly get rid of all the bad bacteria and when I'm finished that I have to start taking the Align to put the...
I also was told not to drink anything red or purple with the bowel prep. Good luck with the surgery!...
Hi Artkid, I was like you when I was diagnosed in 1997. I had never heard of Crohn's before, much less knew what it was or what it would entail. I have had a 13 year remission so far so there is hope...
[b]Well, had the IBD Serology 7 test this morning. Anxious to see what it tells me. Also had an ultrasound on my liver. One question...my liver enzymes have always been at least slightly elevated....
Welcome! I don't post a lot but this is a great place to get information and someone has ALWAYS tried to help me when I have posted. :)Sharon...
I have never taken accutane so I have no idea what the effects of it may be. The thing that bothers me about this commercial is that when they list the diseases its listed like: crohn's disease,...
I had excruciating pain in my LRQ and thought I was gonna die along with the feeling that I had to go to the bathroom. It started in my lower back but didn't take long to work around to my abdomen. I...
Thanks ivy6, I hadn't thought of either of those scenerios so that makes me feel better. I was just having a hard time trying to understand why there would be any question as to whether it was...
Yes Nanners, I was diagnosed with biopsies. Thanks for your help. I do consider myself lucky for being able to enjoy a long remission because I know how bad it is and what all I'll have to go through...
[purple] Hi everyone, its been a very long time since I've been here. I had surgery for Crohns in 1997 and have had no Crohns related trouble since until recently. Went to the doctor this past week...
It took me a little over a year to get the right meds with many hospitalizations, tube feedings and a surgery, but am happy to say that I've been in remission for what will be 10 years in November....
I'm on bp meds also. Just lost a lot of weight so got dosage reduced because it was getting to low. It's under control but is ALWAYS high when I go to the doctor. White-coat syndrome I guess...I told...
Started getting sick at age 29 but wasn't actually diagnosed until I turned 30....