I didn't know. Sorry for that. Won't do that again. Dancerpeg...
My husband was taken off Pentasa. I know we are not to give out pills to anyone....
Hi all thanks for all that encouragement. Well my mom live's down by Evansville, In. She will have to have a part of her colon removed and put back together. If she survives the surgery she will be...
Hi All, Well we went to the University of Washington Medical Center today. This was a good visit we saw the surgeon first and she said we had to get the crohn's under control after that appointment...
Hi Wendy88, Really no one can tell you how long it takes for a fistula to heal. My husband also has two fistulas in his small intestine and is getting ready for surgery. They are going to remove the...
icepixycicle Back in 1993 when my husband was very sick with Crohn's Disease and I was pregnant with our last child. I was only making 6.00 a hour and went down and applied for medical coupons with...
Praying4healing, I don't know if you have read my update on my husband but he will be going in for surgery in February to remove more small bowel. The doctor said he could have short bowel syndrome....
Hi All, Well we went to the University of Washington to see the surgeon today and the surgeon gave us a plan. He does have to have surgery to remove some of his small bowel and replace his ileostomy...
Well we are going to finally see a surgeon on Friday. We have our list of question about what they have plan for him and to make him better. I hope they do surgery quickly so he can get back on the...
Sorry Peggy, I was typing to fast this afternoon. Yes you are right about that....
Dutches, I have found out that my husband has been really sick and they finally gave him TPN with is nutrition in a back. This will help you get better because you are losing liquid out your...
Sammi, Good Luck with your surgery and I'll be praying for you on Thursday. Also I'll pray for a speedy recovery. Dancerpeg...
My husband has Crohn's Disease and it cause a lot of problems inside of him. He has 2 fistulas that tunneled through his back muscle and through the skin in the lower back. He also has a back...
My husband started TPN last Tuesday and in two days he has been feeling better. Finally got appointment this Friday at the University of Washington. But just having all that nutrition and not eating...
Back 1993 my husband tried to get on disability and they refused him even though he was really sick and need to have surgery. They told us he had to be sick for 1 year and then after that 1 year we...
With my husband having CD and he is very sick at this time, we have set the 3 boys down and talk to them of what's going on with him and the treatment that he's going through. When the TPN nurse was...
My husband pay $10.00 co-pay for 240. I don't know what we be paying with out our insurance....
Thanks for all the prayer's and having someone else to talk to. Our friends are really great and stand with us in support. But we did go to the doctors so here what when on. We went to the doctors...
Praying4healing, I had 3 catheter in when I had my C-sections only and they did them after I was numb or asleep. When you have your surgery you will not want to get up and go to the bathroom right...
Thanks Cecilia, His name is David. Dancerpeg...
Hi All, We need at lot of prayer for my husband. He's had 4 of CT Scan and One MRI. He has a bone infection in his lower back and a couple of abscess areas that are really infected. We are being sent...
Hi Paintedsongs, My husband had Pyoderma Gangrenosa under his wafer next to his ilesostomy and the doctor put him on remicade for the med's for him. He hasn't had that problem since then. Good Luck...
Praying4healing, Well I'm back to answer your question from my husband point of view. He's had his ileostomy since 94' he ate anything he wanted even popcorn not alot. But when you talk about getting...
Hi Kitt I am to a wife of a crohnie and we are in a battle with this disease. He is now getting IV therapy for antiboitics and will have to have TPN this week and they are going to start Remicade...
Hi Anne, When my husband got his ileostomy, once his appetite got back to normal he started packing on the weight. He got all the way up to 195 lbs but started from 130. So they can go up and down...
Praying4healing, How are you doing? Dave went to the doctor yesterday and we are waiting for them to consult with the GI doctor before doing anything like TPN line and maybe another surgery. Well I...
Hi Pray4healing, I just know after 90 days in my husband school district that he can apply for long term disability. It will pay 60% of his pay but I don't know about insurance. We went to the...
Praying4healing, We are in Washington State. My husband works for a school district as a head custodian. His physical years starts from Sept. to Sept. When he had his first surgery we got public...
praying4healing, When my husband had his first surgery in 1994 we had to go on public assistant for his surgery. Because he had got really sick and was unable to work. In 1993 he was working for a...
Yes he is on Pentasa 1000mg 4x a day;Flagyl 500mg 2 x a day, not much on the painkillers but does have vicadin on hand. But did you have something like this? They are talking putting him on TPN to...
Vette Guy, I had read a little about you through this forum. Can you tell me more. My husband has 2 fiscula and a really bad infection in his lower back. He is unable to have surgery because he will...
fan4iu Hi, I dont' have crohn's I'm on this forum because I'm looking for answer and support for my husband. I think WW is a good program. I've lost 30 lbs with it and I execised. I do have type 2...
tsitodawg You get well soon. I will be praying for a speedy recovery. May this New Year be a great blessing to all who has been sick this last year. Peggy...
Crohnie8, My husband has had crohn's since 1980 when he was just 18 years old. He just turn 45 so I've been dealing with this for a long time. He has his first surgery in 1994 had a total colon...
To Crohnie8, Thanks for the episode I just got done watching it. At first when I met my husband I really didn't know what to expect with him with pain and then I went to the doctor with him and still...
Hi David, I would like to tell you that thing are going to look bright for you and your wife. I left her a messages on your other thread. My husband name is David and he also has a ileostomy and has...
Too all you men out there my husband uses a halter top that has no straps and it is stretchy so it can go around any mans stomach and you can get them in many colors. The only problem we have is that...
Molly, I messed up on the TPN line instead of TNB. Peggy...
Molly, Glad to hear that you are doing okay. I'm new to this site. But my husband lives with a iliostomy for the past 14 years. He's had crohn's for the past 28 years. So never let your guard down of...
Hi Vette Guy, You are the first that I have heard that has the same complication as my husband to CD. He also has pyoderma gangrenosum after his second surgery it took months for that to heal up....
Hi Barbara, I just want to let you know that you are not alone as a wife. My husband has a iliostomy for the past 14 years this January. At the time it did change things for the better but we now...
Merry Christmas Terry, I know what you are going through this christmas time and back in 2001. Right now my husband is bound to the house with being really sick with this disease and the only trips...
Hi Everyone, I writing because my husband has had CD for the past 28 years. He's has 2 surgeries on in 1994 and the other in 2001. In 1994 he had a total large bowel removal and 6 in of small...