Hi JaSanne and kazbern. I do get antihistimines and steroids before the infusion. Have never had this reaction before. GI seems to think it is related to CD - but suppose Rhumatologist will diagnose...
It's been a while since I've connected with you all as I have been going really well /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif . Am on Remicade every 8 weeks (cannot get it sooner in oz), as well as...
Hi nicecupoftea I totally agree that these drugs just prolong the inevitable. So let us all enjoy the better situation we are in while on these drugs and hope there will be a cure or a super drug in...
My doc has put me on a low dose penicillin daily to help combat the bacteria issues. Since starting this I have had no infectios since April....
I have (finally) just started remicade after 2 years of Humira. Instant, I mean instant, improvements - major labia reduced by half in size (apparently a result of non-draining lymph-nodes), minimal...
The only experience I've had with setons are the ones that are joined into a loop - like a band that goes through the fistula and joins on the outside. Are yours joined into a loop? If so, cutting...
Hi val11 - I'm so sorry to hear you have had so much trouble - fistulas going into other bodily channels is the last thing anyone should ever have to go through - especially women!! It doesn't do a...
OUCH! I've had many perianal abscesses drained and never had stitches. They have always left the site open to allow drainage. You would need to ask your surgeon why - they obviously have a reason....
/community/emoticons/confused.gif Hi mum2010 You are doing the most you can do with the pain - however remember the painkillers are prescribed purely for that reason. I always get prescribed endone...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif Hi ArkA So sorry to hear you are having this problem. Fistulas are not elitest! They do unfortunately happen to people without crohns. I really hope you don't have...
All the best for your surgery and keep us posted. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger!!!...
Hey mum2010 Sorry for the delay. If your abscess is being 'fed' from somewhere, then it is a fistula. Perhaps your surgeon meant a 'seton' rather than a stitch (for your sake I hope so). A seton is a...
/community/emoticons/blush.gif Hi I have perianal crohn's. Was D in 2000 with Crohn's in large bowel, but over last 4 years have developed perianal abscesses, and now have open fistula (with seton...