My son is 17, he was diagnosed at the age of 12 with moderate to severe chrons. He gets remicade treatments every 6-8 weeks and for the most part is managing well. But, there are occasions when he...
My son, now 16, was diagnosed with Chrons at 12 years-old. He was not used to taking pills and I'm thankful for Remicade because it was more stressful to get all of the pills down (Colozal) and...
Bio K may be good, found in health food stores. It's a drink....
My sister emailed me this information and I'm not sure what to think. The link was a website called 'Exploitation Nation' - many state that Remicade is dangerous. Any thoughts on this? Son's had...
just stumbled on this post. I certainly wouldn't let that stop you from having a family. My son was diagnosed with Chrons at age 13, now 14 and neither my spouse or I have it. I have a sister however...
I take it your son has already had remicade treatments? How old is your son? My son is 14 and had similar issues. I was upset at his lack of growth compared to his friends. The remi is helping him...
My sister was diagnosed with Chrons about 10 years ago. None of us really knew what was wrong with her until she had an appendix burst. She often complained of pain in her side after that and bloody...
My 14 year-old has only had two injections so far and appears to be doing well. He is also taking Colazol 6x per day. The nurse always gives him two meds, benedryl and motrin before his injections....
I appreciate all of you taking the time to give me your thoughts and encouragement. It means more than you can know. Although it's obvious, I wasn't thinking too much about the long term effects of...
Hello Littlebitmommy - My son is 14 and will start remicade treatments for chrons shortly. I wanted to address the fatigue issue. Our GI insisted that we buy Boost nutritional drink right away, once...
Thanks for this link - great article - gives hope!...
My 14 year-old son is scheduled for Remicade treatments in a few weeks. While I'll be happy to see him grow normally and have a better quality of life in his teen years, I'm mortified at the thought...