I love that there is a place that we can talk freely regarding our pains, ass problems, et.al..... It is a free zone where we all can express our views. Some views may not be the same as others',...
I am asking for answers regarding birth control. In the past birth contol pills have not faired well with my system. I want to know about your experiences with birth control pro and cons....
I always take my shots in the stomach because there is more Sub Q tissue-fat....
Lately I have to sit on the toilet and almost hum, sing, ....to get through the pain. I always thinkk about what I have eaten but even a book doesn't take the pain away. I take Humira but I am not...
I have recently had blood through my bowel movements when I have my period. My period, as I am sure alot of women out there is irregular. I would like to discuss with other women how they're cycles...
I have had Pyrodermal G before but this new discussion of EN is intruiging me. I had a huge lump under my knee that couldn't be explained but it was hard, not like it was fliud-filled. Now I am...
For my shingles, I use a Penetrating Spray bought at health stores. It's called LarreaRx, and it workd wonders especially when you first start to feel the tingling and burning. It is an extract of...
I had Pyrodermal Gangranosial in my foot right after I was siagnosed with Crohns Disease. I had to recieve corticosteroid shots into my foot where it started to create ulcerations. The pain was so...
I just want to thank Nanners and all the others that make me feel that I am "normal."...
Try Humira, a great natuopathic, good food ingesting...whatever works for you. Until you try one, two, three or all of the same - then you will know. I am sorry but I am sick of hearing people...
I just received confirmation of an appointment with what I hear is a great G.I. Interesting findings of the causes, including free radicals and a lack of Glutathione in our immune systems. Reading on...
Just in the last week I have had the same pain in my lower right that kept me in the hospital for 6 months. A botched surgery that left me leeking after my Iliem was removed, I am now dealing with...
I have been taking Humira for 18 months and it works for me. I wish more people would be honest on this site to allow us all to talk freely, open and honest. Keep bringing your thoughts....
Welcome Dex to the forum!!! I am wondering if you have ever had a bone density done. I just recently had a friend that was diagnosed with leukemia but through more examinations they discovered he had...
Hello new members, I feel your pain. Always trust your instinct when it comes to your health and body. I was misdiagnosed for 8 years but knew that there was something wrong. Good luck to all of you!...
There are so many threshholds on this site, it makes me sick. (No pun intended.) We are suppose to be here to help each other, are we not? Most likely why others have left, and why I am rarely back....
Always listen to your own body and do not let any Doctor tell you any different. Always keep in mind what you are eating etc......
Let your body tell you what you need. As it comes to other peoples advice on this site, take each with a grain of salt. I am sorry about that. To each their own when it comes to this disease,...
I have not been on this web site for long but what I feel is that there is alot of crying and not alot of trying. I live in Vancouver. Yes, I have great Health care. Try eating better, try taking...
It all comes down to the inflammations. Our diseases are all the same. Scar tissue, Crohns...etc... I can feel your pain. I just do not know how to solve it. I have my own pain, everyday, severe, but...
I agree with the rest...sounds like you had a Doctor that was sedated. Keep on this site, as it will connect you with others that need to hear your story and they will tell you theirs...
I still have a vaginal-anal fisula and no one can seem t curew it. If anyone knows how to make this better fr me please let me know. I have been on Humira for 3 years and everything else when it...
I know you can not use Humira while an infection is going on. Is there any other way though? Infections run rampannt in our systoms, give it a try, give all a try,. Try what hasn't killed you yet....
Erwin, I think-no, I know when you have CD you have to know your own body. No one else can tell you what meds to take because they don't know how you are feeling and what exactly is coming through...
I have read, studied, etc...when it comes to crohns it is individual. That is why we can all gather information about ourselves and perhaps fight it, eventually cure it....
there are so many questions that all of us want to ask about. But, we all suffer differently. I donnot know what machs are so I cannot give a reply that will aid you. For me, Humira shots are what...
I am sorry to say this but, ...I have lived with Crohns for 26 years and have had only one operation that actually made me even worse than I was to start out with. I live in BC., the place in the...
I know that sometimes no words wil l ever help but....a ship in port is safe but that is not what ships are built for....
Depends on what kind of drugs he is on also, if it is superficial then there will be no woories. Try aloe vera cream, or my mix of tea tree, vasaline, and Cold cream....
All I have to say to you is always trust your instincts. If you do not like what your doctor says get another one, write down everything that goes on in your day and- yes describe your crap. Take it...
nly take Prednisone if you have a bowel blockage and there is no other option. Otherwise-don't take it. And when you do have to take it-take ...mg a week then decrease 5mg a week, if you don't it...
Prednisone is one of the worst drugs that you can take. Study it. It's reprecutions are something that I have had to deal with....
I first have to ask where you live? The reason I ask this is because I think certain types of bacteria may be the cause of Crohns. I also think that the majority of people with Crohns are highly...
I'll kick your butt personally if you are not there to see the cure, I underastand the pain. I am 37 and have Crohns since I was 14, living with pain every day of my life, every day. Pleaser don't...
I feel your pain but working around science, do you not think that there might be a cure...
I think you threw your heart out. I commend you. She probably has anger because she can`t fix you and it hurts her to see you when you are not at your best. She needed to get that anger out . It...
I have been on Humira for almost 3 years and recently went from 2 shots a month to 1 shot a week. It has been nearly a month and the only difference I feel is fatigue and a slight difference in my...
i have my own advice, be your own doctor and depend on no ne else but your instincts. When it comes t Crohns everyone has it differently. Some are allergic to dairy, some swam in the ocean and...
I do not know where you live but if you can find a goverment issued place that aids people to do all the paper work that is your best bet. Try some Glycosamine for him and for yourself-it helps...
I am so lonely also. Siagnosed at 14 but since then the research I have done has made it worse for me, emotionally. Believing in yourself and whatever it takes us to get by the pain and the ability...
I am also from B.C., and I am taking Humira shots every two weeks . Talk to your Doctor about them. They are covered by Pharmacare....
I would like to hear testimonials from other sufferers of Crohns regarding meds....
I feel for your daughter, being so young. I am 36 years old and was diagnosed at age 14. When it comes to this disease, everyone is different. For myself, I always do better health wise in a warmer...
i also have the same fistula and have had it for the past 15 years. They tell me that I should just "keep an eye on it" and no surgery has been offered to me. Do some research, there was woman...
Yes, it is interesting. Lupus and Crohns' are both auto-immune diseases. (as far as they know)...
I wish I knew more about the iron intake alot of you seem to be talking about. Alot of meds you discuss are not given to alot of us in Canada. I have never taken most of them....
I also have shingles and of course arthitis. I have never heard of Cimzia. Humira seems to be slowly stopping it's effectness bi-weekly. Perhaps I should try weekly but I don't think it will be...
I have been on Humira for 2 years now but do not take any other meds except for vitamins. I suggest you give it time in order to feel better and perhaps stop the other meds that never seemed to work...
I always have abnormal paps and have had to get biopsies 3 times-Not Fun!!! perhaps it is HPv afterall. I don't get my period ever and have been given progesterone therapy which made my Crohn's flare...
I can't believe the amount of money you haave to pay to get well. I am in B.C. so I am covered but even then it only costs about $1500 for two weeks worth of Humira....