Ahhhh, clonehead - no worries. :turn: I did not take ANY offense w/ your post. I truly need straight forward communication if I am going to resolve this thing. We now have a new plan. Drop the...
Clonehead - sorry, I didn't respond to all of your comments. Yes, we "tapered up", one drug at a time. I think he was trying to rule out Pentasa. I've come to learn that the affect of these drugs on...
To Clonehead - thanks for the post. Why? Because after four (4) doctors and no solutions, he's experimenting and I agree. You may be correct about the Entocort withdrawal, but here's an interesting...
Hey, FunGuy, thanks for the post. You indicated that the problem self resolved in a couple of months. I have a friend at work that was on long tern Prednisone and when he stopped, had muscle pains so...
It's been a while and I've been to a lot of doctors, had lots of (ouch) tests and no solution. I'll recap - Started Cimzia, tapered off of Entocort and Pentasa, and after a brief period, started with...
Sniper, At least I got this one performed multiple times without any coaching - and the great news is that my bones are "normal" I assume that means all is OK). Question for [b]anyone [/u] following...
This will be a multiple response. To Sniper - No stress test. However, you bring up a very interesting point about the potassium and I will discuss this w/ my doctor ASAP. To conmire - welcome right...
To Clonehead, I was on Prednizone for about 12 years. Glad to be off the stuff. We (my Dr. and I) believe the Prednizone somehow affected one of my glands and now my Testosterone is off and I need to...
Hi Nanners, You provide an interesting option. I have previously discounted that option for the following reason: the overall body aches and the weakness showed up rather rapidly as I 1) continued on...
Hi everyone, This appears to be one of the better blogs for those of us w/ Crohn's disease. Diagnosed in 1990, I initially was on Prednisone for many years. My wife insisted that I get another...