I had resection surgery 3 weeks ago. I just went to see my GI doctor today for a follow up appt. She doesnt want to put me on any type of maintenance drugs. She says that I will have a scope done...
Its been two weeks since my resection surgery. For those of you that have had same type of surgery, how long did you wait before you started taking supplements again such as multi vitamins and...
i had surgery exactly 2 weeks ago myself. laproscopic resection to take out about a foot of small intestine and fistula. I feel that i am improving by the day, but am still having sharp pains on one...
so our surgeries were only a couple days apart tooth. How does your stomach feel now? My stomach muscles dont really hurt, ther're just tight but seem to be getting better each day. I get cramps in...
thanks for your detailed reply clonehead, ive been eating small meals so far and have some ensure in the fridge now. ive been getting around better then i thought after just a week. my muscles feel...
I just got home today from my resection surgery. I went in the 21st so about 6 1/2 days in hospital. They were able to do it laproscopicly, but had to make the main insision a tad larger because he...
im having my first resection surgery next week. it will be done laproscopically. Having the surgery done doesnt bother me much, but what does bother me is my anxiety issues. I am worried about waking...
my first resection is 3 days after yours(july 21) im not that nervous about it, just kind of bummed with the timing, having to do it mid summer. I have all the same questions as you, so im interested...
I am trying to apply for my 3rd year on FMLA...same employer, same doctors office, but diferent doctor. My doc from last year retired i think. My HR department disapproved it this year because my...
i use Pandora radio, facebook, and youtube on my phone...its an android phone, but you can prolly get the same apps for iphone. I used to play angry birds but was getting too addicted..had to stop. I...
I had blood tests on Monday before Memorial day, got results in the mail the following Wednesday. So that meand they most likely had results in office on tuesday right after holiday. So a week should...
I talked to the surgeon today, He seemed like a nice guy, has been doing surgeries for 26 years and does 2-3 surgeries a week, and he is a Colorectal surgeon ...so he sems pretty experienced. He...
Im going in tomorrow afternoon for a consultation with a surgeon about resection surgery. Nothing has been decided yet, its just to talk and get more information about it. Can anyone recomend some...
my anxiety is getting worse. I have a huge anxiety problem over my crohn's. I keep worrying about my health getting worse, needing surgery, loosing my job, going broke. Different seinerios just keep...
She said I could do 40 a week, but sometimes people might forget to take it every week. Is there a difference between every week or double every other week....
ive been taking Humira since January, had a cat scan in march that showed narrowing in the terminal illium, and then a mri in may just a week ago that still showed the narowing. My doctor did say...
www.peacanbread.com has some of the best free advice for SCD diet, ive learned by now anybody offering a cure in exchange for your cash is only doing it for the money. Diet has helped me the most,...
I started getting this pain last nite. its in my right lower ab area close to my groin area, and wraps around to my side on hip bone. Its not deep so i dont think it my intestines. Im kind of...
my first time posting in this forum, iv been posting in the crohn's forum for a while. I think depression is starting to get to me. I thought I just had the winter blues for a while, but the weather...
if I end up not being able to post the link here, you can also go to facebook... I made a fan page, you can get the link from there. just search " dmills reconstructed"....
ok, i tried to add the link in my siginature, but I cant get it to show up..do I have to make a new post?...
hey everyone, I really want to share this with everyone and hope Im allowed to do this on here. I started a youtube channel, and started doing weekly vlogs. I just put my first video up last nite....
ive been doing mine in the legs, hurts but only for 5 seconds or so. How long has it taken everyone here for the humira to really work well. ive been on it since January, noticing some improvement,...
i freeze the injection site too, seems to help alittle. there is usually a bump after inject, but i never pay attention how long it lasts. its definitly gone by the next day when i take my shower. I...
hello all, thought i would post an update on how the diet is going. im sticking to the diet fairly well. ive been eating chicken, pork, and fish, and some green veggies. I read somewhere that...
thank you all for the support. I would like to ask those of you doing the SCD diet....how long did it take before you noticed yourself feeling better?. I realize it wont happen overnight but what...
so i started the SCD diet a few days ago, ive done variations of it in the past with good results, but this time ive decided to be super strict on it. Reason being is I got a catscan a few weeks ago...
humans are the only animal on earth that drink milk after early stages of growth. There have been studies that show humans are supposed to be weened off of milk by age 2. There is a study I was...
this will be a little hard to explain,but i'll do my best. today I started to get pain in my right side. It tends to come an go..which has happened to me before, but I felt something new today. It...
for those that take humira, how long did it take for all of your symptoms to go away, or put you in remission if it did??, ive been taking it for 2 months and notice some improvement so far, but...
for those taking humira, how long did it take to fully kick in??. ive been on it for 2 months now and it definitly sems to be working, but im not totaly pain free yet....
i just went for a cat scan yesterday, a little different then ones ive had in the past. the technician said with this one the barium coats only the lining of the intestinal walls so they can see in...
ive had 3 colonoscopys, and the only problem i had with 2 of them was that couldnt urinate after i woke up from the procedure even though i really had to go. they had to feed a tube up to my bladder...
i started humira a month ago, had the loading dose in doctors office and had to wait around for about 15 minutes after shots to check for reactions. i felt a little light headed right after the...
has anyone ever tried Theralac probiotic? I just heard about it today and was wondering if its any good. I take VSL#3 right now, but its so expensive. Theralac comes in a 30 capsule bottle and says...
my heart seems to calming down now....wonder if its just anxiety, putting this new drug in my body hoping it will work....
i just took my second dose of humira a few hours ago...80mg. it seemed to work pretty good the first dose, so im hoping it works out for me. I didnt notice it the first dose, but after my second dose...
you kind of sound a little like me...i was real stubborn at first when i was dianosed with crohns...doctors wanted to put me on the strong meds like remicade, but i wanted to try the mild stuff with...
i didnt read through all the replys, so this might have been posted already but Humira has an assistance program, if your uninsured you might be able to get it for free. i have insurance but still...
i just started taking humira a week ago, it seems to be helping some already...it does burn when you get the shot, but ive had far worse pain with my crohns so its not a big deal for me. as far as...
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does anyone know of any natural herbs or supplements that help depression or feelings of sadness? id rather not go to a doctor to explain my feelings to a stranger, i cant even express myself to my...
i started on the SCD diett early this summer right after i had a real bad flare that lasted a week, i decided i didnt want to feel pain like that anymore. After a few weeks on the diet i felt great,...
I just started taking 6mp 50mg about 10 days ago, yesterday i woke up with swollen lymph nodes on the sides of my neck. they are still swollen today. they're very tender to touch, and it hurt to move...
im still really new to this forum, so please dont think this a stupid question, but where do i find information about these diets?, do i have to buy a book, or can it found on the internet?. i have...
i am curious, does anyone believe that stress and anxiety can make your chrohn's flare up. Ive been under alot of stress lately. Trying to remodel my kitchen, and i have a job that i absolutely cant...
hello all, i would like to introduce myself to this forum. Let me give you a quick history on my condition. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease back in march of this year. Ive been hospitalized...