I just saw this post and was going to comment to try and help but see it has been resolved. However, someone may have the same issue in the future. I used to do pharmacy PAs for an insurance company....
You should have had the TPMT test before you started. I completely lack TPMT and I became seriously ill after just 5 days of taking 6MP. The lab test came in right around the time I called in to tell...
I had a UTI that went septic. When I had to pee I would get terrible cramps. They were as bad as the worst of cramps from the Crohn's. I was admitted to the hospital and was put on IV antibiotics....
It depends on where the disease is located. My disease likes to hide in the outer layer of my intestinal walls....
I had a cervical discectomy and fusion and had to be off Humira for 4 weeks before surgery and 4 weeks after. I went home day of surgery and was admitted to the hospital 7 days after surgery for a...
Pharmacies do not keep extra pens in stock. I'm not even sure it comes in a single pen....
You can have your doctor tell the insurance that you have been on the drug for an extended period of time and them changing drug coverage will interrupt your "continuity of care" and that may get...
Sometimes they only approve 3 to begin with and if after 3 days in the hospital the doc says you need more time they will call. Last time I was in the hospital I was only approved for 2 to start with...
I have developed a non-alcoholic fatty liver. My GI says it happens sometimes from the inflammation from the Crohn's Disease....
Absolutely! I was seen at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Dr. Sandborn was my GI, but he is gone now. Mayo Clinic has the best medical care of anywhere in the country as far as I am concerned!...
So my sister was in the hospital a few months ago with kidney failure and they told her that she has C1q Nephropathy and that it is genetic and that I may have it as well. I have never heard of it,...
Imuran is bad. Imuran is a Pregnancy Category D, there is proof of harm to the fetus....
I take MTX injectable, 12.5mg every week. I take 1mg of Folic Acid every day. Just restarted the MTX though, first injection was this last Tuesday....
I gain weight when I flare whether I take steroids or not. It's not as common as weight loss, but some people DO gain weight from Crohn's....
I called once when I had a problem with a pen not having enough liquid in it and I did not have another pen for that day's dose. They called my local Walgreens and arranged for them to give me a box...
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Such a beautiful baby!...
She said that I am "borderline" and that the diet modifications were needed to avoid needing more medication and to help the symptoms. Any less and I would need medications and possibly injections...
Well the GI nurse called me just after lunch today and said that my test results were in. After 90 minutes only 50% of the stomach had emptied. She said that I cant have fat, fiber or red meat and...
I ate the eggs and they were nasty. Cooked in a Styrofoam cup in a microwave but I ate them with now problem then laid in the machine for 90 minutes. Have felt sick all day. I always get sick if I...
yeah, I just hope it doesn't taste even worse with the radiation sprinkled on lol...
So I saw my GI yesterday and she ordered a Gastric Emptying Study for me to do tomorrow. So it is my understanding that I get to eat radioactive eggs, hospital eggs at that. Oh the joy lol...
How sad. I am sorry for your loss :( Hugs...
Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis) is an automatic disqualification for military service Page 7: http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blaw/dodd/corres/pdf2/i61304p.pdf ...
I am trying to take care of me as well. The stress has only just begun. Tuesday we will be flying to Houston for my boyfriend to recover at my grandparents' house and so that I can look after my 94...
My boyfriend has never really been sick a day in his life but is now recovering from emergency surgery! He has been sick for days, since he had an EGD and Colonoscopy to find the cause of cramps and...
I have Crohn's and Proctitis. Have you tried the Anucort (hydrocortisone) suppositories or the Rowasa enema?...
I am sorry, but stopping eating "for a couple of days" is a bad idea, especially for someone with a vitamin deficiency. I would not follow that type of advice unless it came directly from MY...
There is a diaper rash cream your physician can order, but it has to be made (can be made at any pharmacy). It is: Cholestyramine Powder 4gm 30gm Nystatin 1% Cream 30gm Zinc Oxide Cream Mix until...
I had my loans discharged due to disability. There is a form you can have your doctor fill out to start the process. The US Department of Education website for loan discharges (disability discharges)...
Wolfie, Even if your insurance formulary is changing you can have your doctor request a Formulary Exception. If the doctor states that you need to stay on the medication for "Continuity of Care" and...
My doctor already wrote the Rx. She wrote "A-PAP for Sleep Apnea" on the Rx. The sleep study is just needed to get the auth for the machine. I will see the doctor again before I have the sleep study...
I can't speak for anyone else here, but I personally have NEVER had a GI tell me to take a pill and eat whatever I want. I saw my Primary Care Physician on Thursday. We spent a good amount of time...
I previously had an APAP but I lost my insurance, etc.... and had to return the machine. That was in late 2010. I have another sleep study on 01/16. I want to get another APAP but the sleep study...
I am on Social Security Disability and do not clog the aisles with electric carts. . . ....
CrohnieToo, I was looking at a Sleep Apnea forum earlier and saw the user name CrohnieToo and thought you might be one in the same. If so, I have a question for you concerning CPAP vs APAP. Thanks,...
@livingwell249 How can you try and make derrogatory statements about a Physician (Medical Doctor) who went to a "standard medical school"? Are you serious? What kind of medical school do you think a...
livingwell249 said... Here comes all the negative replies about someone who HEALED. It's unbelievable how its so hard for people to understand that a digestive disease can be healed by eating foods...
Oh that is awesome news! I wish I could have a baby :(...
Abbott Pharmaceuticals has Nurses on staff 24/7 to help patients with questions like this. There is no charge for the service, just call 1-800-448-6472....
No, you can not take an mp3 player. You can not have anything with any metal in it near the machine, bad things happen. Maybe they can give you a mild sedative like Valium?...
Oh no :( Yeah, they can not sedate you if you do not have someone to drive you home because the sedation will make you unable to drive for about a day....
I hope it goes well. The first one is always the most stressful....
How is the prep going? I always chug as much as I can get at once and have some water standing by immediately to rinse my mouth....
There are resources available, such as at http://www.needymeds.org and other places. You can also call Abbot Pharmaceuticals at (800) 448-6472 and they have people avaiable who can help you find...
I do see that you are a frequent and serious contributor. I did not take a "heavy handed" action, I simply removed a link to a commercial website whose function is to sell a product or service. Those...
I am not on a "high horse" at all and do not appreciate the inflammatory post suggesting I am. If someone wishes to pursue natural and holsitic that is their right to do so. However it is, very...
Caldera, Have you thought about seeing a Gastroenterologist? A Gastroenterologist would probably be better suited to help find what is going on with your stomach/intestines. Sadly, it can take a long...
Why is a Chiropractor writing a book giving people treatment advice for an Auto-Immune condition for which he does not have the education or legal authority to treat?...
Oh no, I am so sorry to hear about this. Maybe you could ask if they have a plan to get things under control immediately and what the short-term and long-term maintenance plans are....
Try this link: www.njmmis.com/providerDirectory.aspx Also any hospital based GI clinic should accept Medicaid....