Thanks for the tips on cost programs - someone from my GIs office called today to enroll me in a program that should hopefully bring my cost down a lot. Quick question: is it weird that I've never...
beave, thank you for your insight and candidness - I think that's what I needed to hear. I'm totally willing to get a jump on treatment if it's mild-moderate. I just kept thinking maybe it wasn't as...
Wow, Clo, how scary that must've been! I'm sure being diagnosed as a child/teen is its own hell, but it's also strange to come to terms with this in midlife, when you've always been pretty healthy...
All great questions! Here's more context: Have had what I thought was probably mild IBS for years, particularly when anxious or stressed. Not usually full-blown diarrhea, just very soft/mushy stools,...
Oh, and I also have iron deficiency anemia, presumably from Crohn's. I did appreciate that the second GI spotted that quickly and ordered an iron infusion. The first GI told me to take the ferrous...
Wow, thank you all - I can't tell you how much it means to me to hear from people who have been more or less in my shoes. I've been feeling really alone in this process; none of my friends or close...
Thanks for the welcome, Minnietoty! 16 years is a long time! The second doctor was pretty adamant that 5-ASA drugs aren't approved for Crohn's any more, because they are little better than a placebo....
Hi! I'm new to this group, and also new to being diagnosed with Crohn's. Apologies in advance for repeating questions you've been asked before. I'm 40 years old, and after three relatively mild...