So, they have said my permethias test was positive for chrons....and I had a repeat scope ...ulcerations were gone (have been on sulfasalazine)...they took biopsies throughout the colon...and saw...
North east Missouri here...
I am very new at this, I was just diagnosed a few months again, when I had a flare with bleeding, and alot of pain. I was given Flagyl and am still taking sulfasalazine, and will apparently remain on...
kazbern, My stomach feels better, of course I have good days and bad days when it comes to overall pain, I have always had alot of joint pain, and am trying to figure out if I want/need to see a...
Just back home from my follow-up colonoscopy...to update I had a colonoscopy 6 weeks ago, because I had been having ALOT of abdominal pain and diarrhea, and then about 2 days of non-stop passing of...
Thanks guys... I will call Monday. And yes thanks for hot baths...we have a whirlpool tub..and i use it almost everyday. I have severe osteoarthritis in my left knee, and actually need a knee...
I do use heat for my back, but I literally would have to cover my entire body with heating pads!! Feels like every square inch hurts. I have young children and cant let them climb up and sit on my...
So, gastro says mabe Crohns, maybe not....started me on sulfasalazine 3000mg a day, and says he will re-scope in 60 days. I have been on it for 4 days, only been taking 1000mg a day, and just moved...
kazbern...thanks for the info...Yes I will no longer be using NSAIDS!!! I love the possibility of joint pain releif also, I suffer terrible with that!!! But, I HATE headaches, although I have several...
Well...my local Dr.s told me "You have Crohns"....after a scope showed severe ulcerations, and my permethius labs came back positive for Crohns they said...and said I needed to see a...
Feels like it took forever to get here, we are on the road to St Louis for my appointment. I have made a list of questions for him, but was wondering if any of you could maybe think of somethings I...
This is an old tread, but I was looking through old posts for information, and stumbles across this one. 1st let me say that I have been working in radiology for 20 years, 10 years in CT, and 7 years...
I am most definately scared, which is probably a result of knowing too much..I have worked as an xray/CT tech for 20 years...so int hat time, I have seen alot of chrons patients, of course I am sure...
My husband just doesnt seem to get this diagnosis!!! I have been dealing with bowel issues my while life, and really significant joitn issues for well about 2 years I guess. Just got Crohns disgnosis...
1st, I actually ate some real food tonight ...and soo far 2 hours later...no horrible stomach pain yet, just the dull achiness that seems to always be there. I was just diagnosed with crohns 2 dyas...
Had a voicemail on my cell when Ileft work from the gastros office...nurse said they had received all my medical records, and the doctor had moved my appointment to the 7th. Thats great news...very...
2Hawaii Thanks for all the info, yes I have a huge desire to learn all I can. KNowledge is power, I have been in the medical field for 20 years as a CT tech, so I do have a huge advantage with alot...
GP... Hate that you have the flushing and heart pounding...It also scares me, my internal med Dr thinks its due to the narrowing in the descending colon causing the bowel before that to become very...
Just got the news today that I have crohns, normally I would have been more upset about this diagnosis, but they also ran a test for carcinoid cancer, due to the fact I have been experiencing severe...