I Have the exact same thing, got c-diff, took them a year and a half to beat it in 2011/12, ever since I have had issues, some refer to them as "Post c-diff ibs", I also have crohns so I know all...
yeah, the uro was pretty clear he was not doing the prostate, simply removing the stone.... is there a reason you guys are hesitant about the turp, is there another procedure or a different procedure...
thank you, will definitely research and ask my uro about it...
Heya, I have been a member of the crohns forum here since about 2005 or so, and as we all know, it seems that our illness's tend to morph and criss-cross forums, which brought me here. I will surpass...
Heya, same boat the closest I ever got to any kind of help is from Pred 20 mg a day My Gi doesnt seem to think my stricture is bad enough for anything other then meds and a decent diet, he' so funny,...
quick add I did not see any mention of other common crohns meds, humira, pentassa, entocort, imuran, etc Has your Gi brought up nay of these for geting your crohns under control?...
Heya, Yeah all that sucks, I'm sorry your going through this. Is there some reason your GI isn't going with the ol tried and true "Big Prednisone" dosage to get control of a flare? Cause based off...
Heya, It would be insane to think that anyone here doesnt care about Sniper, quite the opposite. Everyone loves Sniper. He is a major backbone to the comunity. His stories and humor in the face of...
Ha Clone, that is exactly what my Gi told me when I mentioned probiotics and pretty much all things alternative, his whole face scrunched up like he was disgusted, and of course I made the mistake of...
I have been on SSI for years now. This year I got a call saying they wanted to review my case. Yeah, I too had a dreaded feeling with the way things are going govt and economy wise this was just some...
Heya, If Gail is ok with things and respectufully asks me to return to the forums, then I say fine. Amends, by-gones, what have you. What a huge heart and soul to come on here and ask the supporters...
Gail posted Sad post about Nanners and Ivy.... This family is still here, but the "leader" needs to be dealt with, period. We should try and keep these posts going under Nan and Ivy's thread, not...
Heya Gang, I am afraid Zanne has this nailed. Without going into great detail about myself I was there when the internet was born, pretty close, I created, ran and sold some of the first websites...
Rootsmith, you would be correct sir, I monitored that thread that very morning till it was deleted, I had already decided by the weird tone to it I would not reply. I thought the same as you though,...
Heya, I am all for admins doing as they must for their business, website or what have you. But I would really like to hear from some of these mods you let go, no offense. They have inudated...
Heya, Actually I am almost positive it was a post about three days back where a member attempted to give some advice and many other members joined the thread and a war broke out between certain...
Heya, More of a dog pile here, cause everyone already said it. Your not alone. I think I have read of less then a handful of death reports from crohns over the years, compares to the millions who now...
Heya Snipe, A) Please take it easy. B) Tell the Doctor you had a "Smurf" for breakfast and you really hope that doesnt screw up the test. Wishing you well Jon...
Heya, Yeah, "mouth to anus my friend" Should that phrase even be allowed, just doesnt seem like these words belong to each other, sadly they do for us. Before being diagnosed I had many symptoms, as...
OMG I was making french roast generic store brand, with vanilla soy milk, sugar and cinnamon sugar, a sugar, caffiene, coffee grind lattee of whatever they call them, make em at home obviously. It...
Heya Gang, Just a quick FYI, cause I posted some pretty depressing stuff last week about my condition. I started drinking homemade smoothies last week, just frozen fruit, yoplait yogurt, honey and...
Hey, "This" post gets posted alot, and it should, it's fair. If only we had magic wands. I just wrote this thread myself couple days back. I see this thread every other day, along with the thousands...
Heya Gang, as usual good advice more good news my disability covers all my medical expenses more good news I do have a psychiatrist, she is great, she hates the medical system to, inside joke there,...
I have had lacerated hemms before, internal and external. The external hemms were helped by an over the counter product, Dickinsons Oil. You will find it in the med section. None of the oitments,...
Heya gang, Yeah right, end, haha. I keep seeing these posts every few days about people who are either in remission or have been in remission for years. I am always happy for them. The flip side is...
Heya, My Father had crohns, I have 3 brothers. I am the only one who also has crohns in the family, that counts all extended family as well. Not sure if that helps Jon...
Heya, Hoping this aint an all girls thread, cause this has been a problem for me for the last several years. Wihtout boring you with the details I will present you with the only two links of cloting...
Heya Gang Update says it all, mostly. Esophageal Tear Stomach Erosion Pancreas is fine, no Pancreatic Cancer, couldnt be happier Bile ducts clear The ulcer/tear is good news to me, the least of the...
Heya, Was just going to update everyone. My EUS Scope is Tuesday Oct 11 8:30 am. Hoping they find what has been making me sick and my lipase levels to be elevated. On the 1st of Oct my Gi suggested...
Heya all This may sound totally unfounded, but Steve Jobs death really hit me. I have had pancreas issuse for years, ranging from pancreatitis to acute pancreatitis, to cysts on my pancreas and...
Heya, Been putting off posting on this s couple days, been sick, lol, like who isn't sick here. Anyne who has read my posts over time knows of my woes with pred in relation to other drugs and my...
Heya, This has been a major problem for me, hemmies of a pregnant woman Im told, thrombosed, lacerated, bleeding, random forever, pain endless. My Gi put me on fruit and potatoes and Miralax for...
Heya, Yup 11 years now, diet is a pain, not counting all the other emergenices that come along. I find staying away from dairy, beef, sugary foods, processed foods and fatty foods help alot....
Hey, Could'nt even begin to count the amount of times this dumb question is asked and then the follow up treatment is based off that number, uh what? Did you hear me say that could change at any...
Oh Cup. How the world wants to crush you sometimes. It certinly seems that way often. I am still 7 days out from my scope, could be stricture, ulcers, erosion, pancreatitis, obstructed biliary ducts,...
Angel Soft Cheap, smooth and 2 ply.... Don't be fooled by less expensive "store brands" :) Jon...
Heya, May or may not be what you have. But I have alot of large and thrombosed hemerhoids, sometimes bleeding, sometimes not. Point is, every bowel movement for me strats with discomfort, then pain,...
Heya, I hate the hospital, not because of the pain, the procedures, the surgeries, blah blah blah... It is the Doctors and occasional nurse, although most nurses I find to be more compasionate then...
Heya Old, Sorry to jump your thread again, but Ha! Ha! Ha! (Like Ming The Merciless) I mean that in the nicest way, I can not take any narcotics by mouth either, I thought I was the only one. I...
Heya, I'm a huge CNN freak, cause of disability, so I watch the world through their eyes alot when the little woman is at work.... Anyway, this lysteria outbreak has been a big deal on CNN the last...
Heya, The pred roller coaster ride. The pred conspiracy, three days of the pred, Final Destination pred, oh wait these are stupid pred jokes. Ok 3 Years on and off pred for me, 20 mg a day, when...
Heya, I can think of a couple things right off the top of my head cause they all happened to me and are happening again, probing eminent in 2 weeks to find the source... Could be Gastriitis Ulcers...
Tears of Joy Sniper, Not much more to say :) Jon...
Heya, Just Fyi. My GI farmed out my EUS to another Gi set for Oct 11 7:45 am. Just got the call. No biggie, just cracks me up how busy they must be, you tell them you stopped eating and they tell you...
Welcome. /agree Nothing but love and good solid info here, better in many ways then I often get from myown hospital :) Real patients will imo be more honest an straight forward in a language you can...
Heya, 16 years same woman with me, 11 years of crohns, 11 years of learning to adapt to each other in different ways every day. Love gets us through. Walks are taken, often alone. Sometimes I gotto...
Heya, I just started immuran about 1.5 months ago and am having no side effects from the drug itself. I won't know for sure how well it's working till I get off the pred, tapering now. WIll keep ya...
Heya, Yes, yes and yes. Comes and goes all the time, months on months off, days on days off. Currently on mostly liquid diet, very little food, less then 8 ounces a day. Still waiting for my ercp to...
Heya, Not that I want to beat a dead horse here, but I did say I would update ya'll. This is more a "wow" "lol" moment. After 2 left phone messages the Gi's assistant called me back just now to...
Heya, My fater had to have most his intestines removed in the 50's before they even knew what crohns was, he had so many ulcers in his intestines they removed 15 feet and he had a colestomy bag from...