Thanks, JMadrid. I appreciate the response....
Pratoman - Thank you for the thorough response (and reassurance). I have seen quite a few references to Dr. Epstein, and I think I will send him the slides after I get the results. My doc tells me I...
Hello: I am new to this forum, so I apologize in advance if I don't follow all the protocols. I had my first biopsy last November, and I was diagnosed with PCa as a result of that test (specific...
Greetings . . . I have had CD since 1989, and since my 1998 surgery, I have been handling my disease with Remicade and 6MP. Lately, I have been feeling quite well. I had a scope in December, and the...
Greetings. I have been on 6mp and Remicade for several years, and that combo seems to be keeping my symptoms in check. I just learned that my most recent Liver Function Test was "slightly abnormal"...
Hello I was wondering if someone can help me. I have had CD (limited to colon) for over 25 years. Every so often (including now), I see blood when I have a BM. It is on the paper and in the bowl, and...
For what it's worth, I have been on Remicade for at least ten years, and I have also been on 6mp. This past March, I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma. I am very fair-skinned, and I do spend...
Hello. I know there was a thread about this a while ago, but I was wondering if I could get some more responses regarding Magnesium Citrate prep for a colonoscopy. For the past several years, I have...
Thank you all for your responses. Kazbern . . . are you my doc? He said basically the exact same thing you did. He doubled the frequency of the remicade; said the same thing you did about cortifoam;...
Hello. I am having a flare of my CD . . . not horrible, but bad enough to make life annoying. Although I hate to make a deal with the devil, the "P" is usually the one drug that actually controls my...
I was diagnosed with CD in the large intestine and in the rectal area in 1989. I had 18 inches of my large intestine removed in 1998, and I have felt better since the surgery. The surgery was pretty...
Greetings: I was wondering if anyone with CD with rectal involvement has any experience with this drug. I use Canasa/Rowasa suppositories, but I was wondering if the foam might be a better option. I...
73 Monte . . . Thanks for your reply. I have been on 6mp for approximately 10-12 years. That, combined with Remicade (since roughly 2000), has been keeping my CD pretty much in check. I have...
Hello. It's that time of year again, when my doc treats me to a holiday colonoscopy. Here is what I am freaking out about . . . . Lately, I have had some pains (nothing major . . . I still run 5...
Thanks, Habs Hockey Fan . . . the "smell test" sounds like a good idea. I appreciate the help, even if I am a huge Bruins fan! It's nice to see that Bruins fans and Habs fans can get along!...
It's that time of year again . . . scope time! It's that little holiday treat I give myself every year! Anyway . . . for the past two years, I have used the orange flavor for HalfLytely, but I am...
Hello . . . it's that time of year when I get my annual present - a colonoscopy. I know the flavor packs are pretty much useless, but does anyone have any recommendations as to which is the most...
Thanks for the advice . . . I am going with the orange, but I am going in with the idea that it will be nasty. At least the scope will be over by 1pm on Wednesday....
Greetings . . . It's time for my annual scope, and I will be using half-lytely. I used it last year, but I do not remember which "flavor" I used. I know any of the choices will be disgusting, but I...
I have been taking Remicade every 8 weeks since 1999. I do it via IV, and I have not had any negative side effects (at least none that my docs have found). My veins are a little hard to find at...
You bet . . . I was a litigator, which drove me nuts and made me ill. I was fortunate enough to get into law teaching, which is a totally different world. I knew that I would drive myself into an...
Hello, Board Members: I have a question. I don't know if this is a coincidence or something else, but I have been dieting for the past 4-6 weeks (I gained 15 pounds before that), and I started eating...
I know that it might seem hard to keep your head up at this time, but you can live a normal life. I was diagnosed with CD 20 years ago, back when I was 21. Since then, I have had only one surgery,...
Hi all: I was just wondering why eveyone seems to hate prednisone so much. Whenever I have a flare, I go on about 40mgs for one week, and then I decrease by 10mg each week. When I am on this drug, I...
I have been on Remicade for quite some time, and I also experience muscle twitches. I never associated them with Remicade, but I suppose anything is possible....
First - I want to thank those of you who responded to my first post to this board. Second - I wanted to let you know that the HalfLytely prep was not nearly as bad as I expected. For those of you who...
Greetings. I am new to this board, and this is my first post. I have had CD for almost 20 years now, and for my past few scopes, I have used the pills. Now that my doctor no longer allows them...