I finally got to see my doctor again today. He was out with a death in the family. He has decided to try and taper me off of the pred again and to refer me to the UCSF Crohn's Colitis Center....
Hello, On March 2, 2006 I injured my right knee while working in deep snow on a mountain top. I was working on a repeater carrying some test equipment when I twisted my knee. Later that night I had...
I am back from the UCSF Spine Center and I got some news that is not all that great but it could be some of the answers that I am looking for. I have a large herniation at t11-t12, this is where your...
I am trying to quit. I have attempted several times with out success. I am waiting on approval of Chantix. Anyway, My wife doesn't smoke and is asmatic so I smoke outside. I was fither persuaded to...
This is a great post. I know that one of my colonoscopies I became combative and they really had to up the sedative for me. Looking at these comments makes me wonder what I said during mine. Thanks...
I went to the doctor today. The only problem is that my normal doctor is out of the office with a family emergency. The doctor that is taking his cases while he is out put me on 20mgs of pred daily...
Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of helpful and caring people here. They have helped me a lot....
I am going to my family doctor tomorrow. I am hoping that he will agree to send me to UCSF or Stanford. My pain is starting to increase again so I am going to ask him to restart my pred again. Right...
I am glad to here that you are feeling better. Whenever I hear of someone feeling better it gives me hope....
Thank you for the information FamilyGuy....
I have a herniated disc in my back and my doctor said that prednisone could actually help with back issues, due to the anti-inflammatory benefits of the medication. But you should check with your...
Be careful with the antibiotics especially if they are broad spectrum that was how I had my second case of c. difficile BTW congratulations on the good news about your lungs....
This is interesting. I consistently crave hard candy. It started when I started to quit smoking I also have extremely cold extremities so bad that my wife at times doesn't want me to touch her...
While I am still waiting for them to figure out what is wrong with me I do understand the fatigue issue. Since I have been having this latest flair I have no energy at all I used to stay up until at...
I do think my former GI's reasoning was just an excuse not to see me anymore. She originally diagnosed me with IBS in 2005 and I believe that she doesn't want to be shown that her original diagnosis...
Thank you all for your support and suggestions. Sarita right now I don't have a GI. The last one I had refuses to see me because my family doctor put me on pred. I am hoping to get refered to UCSF...
Well I am feeling a little better today so I was thinking about a post that was on here a little while ago. I was about the show ER and how insensitive the show was towards Crohn's Disease and how it...
Sniper, Thank you for sharing the story of Dad. I am a former Marine and have the greatest respect for all that have sacrificed for this country. My heart goes out to all of the former and current...
I have had multiple Colonoscopies, 2 Endoscopies, numerous blood tests, and CT scans. I keep getting told that they are not finding anything. My family doctor thinks that I have Crohn's in the small...
I no longer know what to think. Today my pain is getting worse and the weakness that I feel is worsening as well. I am having frequent bowel movements with watery/bloody stools. Since I have been up...
You should consider publishing what you have done. I am sure that a lot of people would benefit from the knowledge that you have obtained. Good luck and thank you for sharing....
I have never remembered anything with any of my colonoscopies or endoscopies. They are not bad and they can tell your doctors a lot. Don't cancel your doctors wouldn't have scheduled it if they...
I am going through a similar situation My scopes didn't show what they where looking for either from what I have read and heard it is possible for Crohn's to be any where in the GI tract and it could...
I understand where you are coming from CrohnieToo, I was having some very severe pain and I was scheduled to see the GI I was seeing. Well as I waited to get in to see her I was in and out of the ER...
This is an interesting thought because in 1998 and 1999 I was put on heavy NSAIDs because of a knee and neck injury Motrin 1000mg 6 times a day. After a week of being on this for a week I broke out...
I am bumping this today because I am have more pain issues today. The pain today is located on the left upper quad of my abdomen. I live with diarrhea and when I don't have water stools I have blood...
I have a 5 year old so we happen to have taped "Shrek the Halls" so I was able to get the Ogre's Night Before Christmas. Here it is: T'was the night before Christmas and not a swamp rat did creep, As...
Thank you everyone that has responded. I am so tired of getting treated as if I am making the pain up and that everything is all just in my head. This last flair up has been really bad and when I had...
Hello, I am new to this forum and I am currently very frustrated. In 2003 I developed a very severe case of c. Difficile. I actually had 2 cases of the disease rather close together. I was back and...