Entocort not passed in breastmilk? The entocort prescribing info on their website begs to differ. I was given Entocort after I had my child in 2008, and I was lucky that I read up on it before I took...
The Humira pen is much easier than the syringes, and if you call the Humira line, they will send you a disposal container as well. Before it is full, call them back, and they send you a new one and a...
I was on BC pills two different times, once at 17 and again at 22 years of age. Both times, I developed erythema nodosum and both times it went away within 2 weeks of stopping the BC pills. At the...
I have a 7mm stricture, also at the T.I. As clonehead said, it will depend on the doc. Normal size for that area is 15-20mm, but my doc said that he has had patients that seemed fine, only to...
I've been on Humira for almost 2 years, with no major problems. I had one tiny (I mean less than the size of a pencil eraser) spot of psoriatic reaction that has stuck around, and I get the...
I have a rectovaginal fistula that also has at least 2 other branches. The first abscess (which occurred 1 week after I felt the fistula happen, though I didn't know what it was at the time) started...
Hi scifigal2k, I have a rectovaginal fistula, that ended up having 4 branches, and I've abscessed twice since 2009. Between May 2011 to May 2012, I've had no less than 8 surgical procedures to figure...
My GI doc has also speculated that I had CD before pregnancy, but that the hormone drop after birth is what finally set me off......I had no issues until my 20's, and was misdiagnosed with a spastic...
Sorry I'm just getting back to you Sudsmom....it's been a busy month! Here's the continued update: For me, I abscessed the first time in 09, and it was misdiagnosed as a Bartholin's Gland abscess....
We just went through this.....I've been round and round with the Humira folks, the CDC, my GI and my daughter's pediatrician..... So, from what I understand, the worry is from shedding. Basically,...
I dread my injections as well, and I have such bad anxiety in regards to needles that my husband has to do it for me. Even then, it would take me a long time to work myself up to it and I would cry...
Hi all, So, I had my LIFT procedure for my fistula this past Wednesday. The whole thing went really well, and my incision is less than a 1/2 inch long! I spent the night in the hospital, and really...
Just wanted to update ya'll on this.....LIFT procedure is set for August 24th.....so far, I've been dealing with the seton (which is not fun), but it is keeping things from re-abscessing so far. I...
Thinking of you Nanners!...
Just getting back.....well, THAT sucked!! Here's how it went: Surgery was fine once they got the IV in, I was so dehydrated that they blew 2 veins, but got it on the 3rd try.....apparently, the whole...
So, it looks like the LIFT procedure is possibly being postponed.....went back to the surgeon yesterday (he's back from vacation!), due to pain and the antibiotics not working. At this point, the...
Nanners, I'm sorry to hear you're feeling bad right now! I'll be thinking good thoughts for you.........
I'm not sure about this one, so I'll just tell you what I felt like when my fistulas developed..... With the first one, it happened during some Valentine's Day fun with my DH....I felt a sharp pain,...
Thanks everyone! I guess I need to just chalk it up to one of those things that you live and learn from.....I just really lost it thanks to sitting on (literally) an abscess the size of a chicken...
I know I'm new here, but I have to vent just a little about this please..... So, I'm dealing with this fistula/abscess deal, and due for surgery on 7/15. In the meantime, my surgeon left town last...
Coming in really late here, but I had something like that, it's what led to me getting diagnosed. My GI doc said it was "transverse colon cramping". Typically when I have it, it means that my meds...
Coming in late on this one, but I tried the glue for mine (rectovaginal, but now branching into the perianal area as well). It didn't work, probably because my bathroom visits couldn't get under...
Adding my voice to others, I have Crohn's in the terminal ileum as well. I typically have pain just under my bra line in the front, and my doc says this is "transverse colon cramping" that comes...
I recently had this done, except my mushroom cath was put in rectally instead of from the outside (so I had a tail). It was supposed to be in 10 days, but i only made it to day 4, as when i went to...
Ri, I'm going through something similar right now. To sum up quickly, I found out about my Crohn's when my daughter was 2 months old (hormone drop after her birth triggered my first flare), and about...
Glad to hear you are doing well, I'm on Humira as well, but I'm a big weenie... :) Chasity, I'm a needle-phobe as well, and I break down and cry from the stress of it every time. My husband HAS to do...
It can take a few months with some folks, I started it in March, and really just started seeing results in the last 2 weeks.....then again, I'm terrified of needles, and stress makes my symptoms...
Coffee messes with me as well. I had to switch to decaf coffee and tea, but sometimes, hot beverages set me off as well. However, the upside to that problem is that when you get stuck on pain meds...
I did Remistart as well. The only thing you have to provide after the doc signs the forms are your EOBs from your insurance. Then, a few weeks later, you get the card OR you can get a check (you have...
Thank you Nanners, I hope so too! It turns out that this opening they made may have closed up, the lump has gotten bigger, and now I'm back on Cipro (which has to me the most evil antibiotic I have...
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, and I have some questions.... A little more than a year ago, I developed an abscess that was misdiagnosed as a Bartholin's, which led to a recto-vaginal fistula....
I had no luck with the remi and my fistula, but I was only on it for 5 doses before I had a reaction, so who knows? I have had pretty good success in controlling my bm's with a combo of calcuim,...
Hi, new to the forum here... :) I had 4 infusions of Remi, and a reaction to the fifth (they doubled my dose on that one). For the first 4, it was just muscle aches for 2 days, but other than that, I...