I think you've gotten some good and some tough advice here. The only thing I would add is to agree that this should be about the emotional support and not the financial. I think you and fiance are...
I am sorry you are so worried and have so much to deal with. Let me give you some advice from the point of view of a sassy 40 year old married lady. Laughter is the best way to deal with worrying...
I get a lot of C. I go back and forth between not going and then get D. It's painful. Sort of how it goes for me I guess. My gastro said some people are effected that way. When I am constipated and...
I have had terrible itchy feet and ankles ever since I was a kid. My Dad has excema and has itchy feet too. I've had the itching so bad I thought I was going to flip my lid! When I was pregnant it...
I asked my husband to keep a hold of my pain pills a few months ago because I wanted to take less of them and I thought that if I had to ask him for one I would take less. He never judges me and...
My thoughts and prayers are going out to you hubby. They have wonderful ways of treating this stuff these days prayers to the medical staff too....
I get abdominal pain, dull, stabbing, you name it. I don't notice it most of the time, I think I have become accustomed to it. The worst pain I get however is joint pain all over my body....
I take the OTC dose for heartburn. It works really well for me. If I don't take it I get heartburn/GERD in the middle of the night and sometimes end up throwing up. Bad....
My opinion would be to be totally upfront with them, including the fact that you are not comfortable with botox for migraine treatment and will be seeing a neurologist. If any additional medication...
I haven't had a flare since last spring but I do still have a considerable amount of pain. For me it's mostly joint pain... for some reason those bother me more than the gut pain. I have been trying...
He everyone. I've been doing pretty well. My older son is getting ready to start kindergarten, and my younger son is 3 1/2. In case you didn't know, it's Adam's world and we are just allowed to live...
Thank you so much! I am so proud of you guys. Rah rah rah!!!...
"I fell in love wth the person, not the circumstances" That is so sweet! I am 40 and diagnosed a few years ago. My hubby has been very supportive and is so wonderful. But I can't deny that its been...
Mucinex and also other decongestant I believe duophen forte with same ingredient seems to flare up my crohns so I avoid it. I just put 2 and 2 together that my crohns flares when I get sinus problems...
What a cute idea for the coloring book. Glad you cheered up your friend. I hope her surgery gets to the cause of these abcesses. Ouch. You are a good friend. I was mad at my hubby for bringing me O...
Yeah, talk to your OBGyn about the depression. Have you seen anyone for the migraines? I had to go see a neurologist to get meds for the migraines after getting diagnosed with crohns since I can't...
Popcorn!...
I have mild asthma as well as CD....
Tell a potential employer about any illness or diseases you have AFTER you get the job offer. Don't give them any reason to deny offering you the job because of it. As far as working goes.... I only...
My worst pain is in th lower left. I have a stricture there, which I was able to see on one of the small bowel series....
I got this awhile ago and its actually quite informative. I put it in the bathroom ----- LOL!!!!...
Yay!!!!...
I was telling my mom the other day that prednisone is like selling your soul to the devil. I feel like it saved my life, but on the other hand the mood swings, the not sleeping, the cleaning the...
Did you pee on stick yet? Good luck!...
I do some deep breathing and say "Breath out Pain, Breath in Love." Sounds kind of hippie-ih but it works....
Wow that is awesome and so inspiring. I am now going to be a Jaguars fan!!!...
I go up and down --- usually a week at a time or so. I get very tired during the week and then nap and rest over the weekend. Once I overdo it then I feel crappy for a few days until I can recoup my...
I am about to start excercising again for the first time since being diagnosed and in the hospital 1 1/2 years ago. I am doing the Curves workout which is pretty tame if you want it to be. I'll let...
Oh man. First the live worms and now this....
9 colazal 1 zoloft 1 claritin 1 prilosec and a partidge in a pear tree...
Welcome. I don't like needles either. I have learned to "go to my happy place" I close my eyes and imagine I am on the beach with the waves rolling in. I also have a weird coping mechanism where I...
Wonderful story. I laughed, I cried. I love your posts here. They really help me put it all in perspective some days. I am so glad you survived the hard times and can enjoy the holidays this year....
papercus runoutofcus --- LOL That is hysterical! corpeus achius - body aches crappyus fatigeus - feel crappy and tired...
I was watching the episode of "The Practice" where they had a patient diagnosed with crohns disease. No-one believed her symptoms were real, thought she had Munchhausen syndrome, anorexia, etc. It...
I third what Clcaj said. Computers! I am in IT and I have a very "cushy" job. It can be alot of work at times, but most of the time it is a fun challenging desk job....
Congrats! I was diagnosed after my 2 babies were born, but I can tell you that in some respects I was healthier while pregnant that not. I was surprised that my "messed up" body could do what it did!...
I have an almost constant achey pain in the left lower quadrant and sometimes I also feel it in on my right side. The worst effect for me is the aching joints and muscles all over my body and...
I hope this and other medecines work. Its one of my fears to have alzheimers. Such as terrible disease....
I am anemic. I refuse to take iron pills. When I was pregnant (before CD diagonis) I tried every brand on the market and they all made me consitipated and crampy. My pains were so bad I thought I was...
I'm actually pretty chunky....
Zout works well. I have a 2 and 4 year old and they really know how to create laundry stains!...
Yeah, I can relate. That is the worst symptom I have - along with fatigue....
Oh I just hate it when doctors are like that. You are at your most vulnerable and ZAP there they go with the snotty comments or impatient, or rude. I change doctors now when someone is like that....
I had my tonsils out at 20 when I came down with cronic fatigue syndrome. (Maybe it was crohns then I just don't know) and my appendix out 3 years before CD diagnosis. I wonder if lacking the...
My GI said no aspirin, ibuprofen, alleve... I miss my ibuprofen so much....
Dr Critelli is def. there to help. She is very compassionate. When I got out of the hospital she gave me her cell phone number to call if I had any major problems. I never used it but that made me...
I had mine out in 2003 when my 1st son was 3 months old....
Ok, I am still watching this. Thanks for the votes!...
bump? anyone?...
I posted a reply and now don't see it. Dr. Critelli at Altanta Gastroenterology is wonderful. And there are a number of doctors in the practice who are national crohn's experts doing research, etc....