Hi Cronewinter - what exactly are your finger symptoms?...
Hi everyone. My gi tests are finally complete and all is normal. I still have some odd symptoms and I got a pos. Ana so that is making me somewhat nervous. I see a rheumy in 2 weeks and I hope for a...
I just did this last week. It took a little while to get insurance to cover it, but they eventually did and the test was a piece of cake once you get over the fact that you have to swallow a large...
This breaks my heart a little, but I do have something to say about medication for depression/anxiety. A few weeks ago, I did not want to leave my house. I hated having to go to work - mostly because...
Good luck. I actually had to make a virgin lemon- lime miralax daiquiri when it was hard to keep down. It prolonged the prep but keep things moving in the correct direction. Take care!...
Hi! I went to Mayo (not in AZ) 5 yrs ago when I was sick for about 7 months with constant upper GI symptoms. That place ran like a machine. The doctors were great and I got so much testing done in 3...
Let us know how everything goes....
She is supposed to call me this week with results and we talked about seeing a rheumatologist next. I feel ok about my care and my patience is improving. Thanks guys....
I know - I am a big self diagnoser, but I am an eye doctor so it is in my blood! And it is hard to be patient when it is such a struggle to get through the day. I was doing okay because I could at...
I know I should be happy, but I feel so miserable that I was just hoping to get it figured out. My patience is running thin and I am sick of being sick. Although, I have lost 15 lbs and my clothes...
Hi all, I had my colonoscopy and egd last friday and I told the doctor that I thought it was crohn's. I woke up to her telling me that that colon and terminal ileum look fine. My stomach was quite...
Get better soon! I've only been around this forum for a few days and feel like Nanners truly cares about everyone here. I'll be thinking of her....
are you light sensitive? Is there any discharge? Do you wear contacts? Do they itch, burn or sting?...
Good luck!...
I got my tests moved up by 6 weeks to this friday. I am pumped, but nervous to get the diagnosis. Another good thing is that my joints finally calmed down today. Still hurt, but not putting me in...
I am not good at making a fuss. I am very good at worrying myself sick though! I think I did a pretty good job at getting some attention. I got ahold of the GI docs nurse and promised that I wasnt a...
I hope you feel better soon. Do you find that you use this forum less when you are feeling well?...
My symptoms started in Jan. I had taken antibiotics for a sinus infection, was really stressed, and got a sharp stabbing pain in my lower left pelvis. The next day I got the sensation of rectal...
8 or 9 sounds nice. Zanne- I hope you feel better soon. Did you have your kids after being diagnosed?...
I hope I am not annoying anyone with these questions considering I don't have an official diagnosis. While I am waiting to get help, I figure I might as well try to help myself. What are some diet...
So, after another sleepless night due to severe joint, muscle, and skin burning pain, I would love to know how you all would rate your quality of life. With 10 being great and 0 being terrible. I...
It is scary to not know what is wrong with you. I am impatiently waiting on a diagnosis as well. Hang in there. They will get you sorted out. In the meantime do your best not to freak out. Everything...
Does it seem unusual that my joints are killing me but my ESR and CRP are completely normal? I know labs can be normal with chrons, but I always thought that if you had systemic symptoms, you would...
Thank you! I tend to worry. I have a lot of student loans to pay off and am afraid I wont be well enough to work, or have kids, or enjoy life at all. This joint pain is out of control today. You guys...
Hello again, I went to the ER last night and they are going to move up my testing. I still don't have a date, but I am waiting on a call from the GI clinic today. I am scared to death. I have been...
Thanks. I think I will go tonight. Please tell me this gets better with treatment....
He tried, late august was the earliest appointment. Is this going to keep getting worse? What are real emergencies? Blood loss, a lot of vomiting?...
I was told that the ER would just give me pain meds and send me home. All I really want is an appointment before the end of august! I am scared because this has gotten so much worse, so quickly. In...
RED, I dont mind the hijacking. I actually just put some things together and think that I am actually dealing with chrons. My throat and esophagus are a wreck, and I had some pretty serious gastritis...
Hi, I have not been diagnosed but I am quite sure I am suffering from Chron's. I wrote in the UC forum a few days ago and then some things started to make sense and I think I am definitely dealing...
Thanks everyone. Seems like a good group of people here. I am nervous, but I guess there isn't much I can do until I get a diagnosis. Which I am still hoping not to get, but it seems pretty likely...
Is this knee pain typical - it just a constant burning sensation. It does not seem to matter if I am just sitting around or if I am up and moving. I have read that about 25% of people with UC have...
Thanks. I just called my future GI doc's nurse. Hopefully there is something they can do. How do people handle the mental side of this? I am not sure I am prepared to deal with this for the rest of...
Hello everyone, For the last 5 months I have been convinced that I have Ulcerative Colitis. I have been to the doctor, but because of wait times to get in with specialists, I am still 2 months away...