I was told by a doctor that while drugs like Remicade and Humira can reduce inflammation in the intestines, they may also leave scar tissue in their wake. It's a sick catch 22. You take a drug to...
I asked my boss straight out if I could lose my job due to my absence after the surgery. He said they wouldn't fire me for missing time. I told him they wouldn't have to pay me for what I miss so I...
Kel, thank you for the positive view. I think I feel better about some of my concerns now. 24 hours ago I was pretty worried. I know every situation is different and there are no guarantees but just...
ggaza, thank you for your advice. I am fairly certain i could benefit from the surgery as I've tried various medications and the crohns has gotten worse over the past 2 years or so. however, my case...
Some background: I was diagnosed with Crohns around 8 years ago. I've been on pentasa, predisone, humira and now remicade and 6mp. Two CT-scans since the summer have shown chronic strictures in my...
I noticed you take Androgel. Could that cause the testicular swelling? Has your doctor ruled that out?...
Yes, I'm a guy. My comment about being pregnancy was facetious. I've heard so many people jokingly ask me if I'm pregnant that I decided to have fun with it. I knew that not everyone would be...
I first had the test done shortly before I was diagnosed about 8 years ago roughly. I had a second one done a couple months ago. The good news is that that camera appeared smaller than it was 8 years...
medieval, i am not on antibiotics. i take 40mg of Humira every other week, 40mg of Nexium daily and 5/325 percoset as needed (though i try not to take more than one per day). i know the percoset can...
sphinxy, the side effects stopped about 7-9 days after i stopped the medication. i weigh around 155-160 and was feeling like crap on the 50mg. i can't even imagine what twice that does is doing to...
I was on 50 mg of 6mp for a bit and it made me feel like you described. after the third week i told my doctor who said i should stop it for 7-10 days and see if the symptoms went away. sure enough,...
In the past, my doctor hasn't really addressed my diet. i asked about it and he didn't say much. as far as a liquid diet goes, how exactly does that work? what do i eat/drink? also, while i doubt...
I've noticed that recently (a few times per week) I've been feeling weak and nauseous shortly after getting up in the morning. And no, sadly, this is not the result of wild parties/hangovers. anyway,...
Thank you all for your responses. My doctor will be back in the office next Tuesday and i'll see what he says about the CT scan. Part of me almost wants him to say I need surgery so I could at least...
call your doctor's office anyway. maybe someone is covering his urgent/emergency calls. or have him paged on an emergency basis. feel better....
Hi. I just signed up for this site after finding the forum when I searched for info about some symptoms. Basically, I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 2004. In my case, there is no evidence of Crohn's...