Dear fellow-Crohnies: I joined this forum back in 2000 when I was first diagnosed after years of symptoms, and underwent a small bowel resection in March of 2001. I just wanted to share my good...
Hello: my stepson thought he had a spider bite too. It turned out to be one of those nasty antibiotic-resistant infections and he was misdiagnosed. It came out on his shoulder initially, the doctor...
Hello, everyone: I'm the one with the sister in England who has been having non-stop complications since her lumpectomy and radiation a year ago. Back in April she was hospitalized for 8 days with...
Hi, everyone: a good news update! Emma's temp has finally come down and the swelling has gone down some as well. She has to stay in the hospital probably through the weekend, as her white blood cell...
Thank you: of course, you are right about beating myself up. Unfortunately things are going worse today. The infection is not responding to antibiotics and they are trying a 4th IV cocktail. The...
Hi again, everyone: it's been a while since I last posted. My younger sister (45) lives in London and was diagnosed a year ago, had a lumpectomy and radiation and is currently on Tamoxifen. Her...
Holiday greetings to everyone! My little sister in England (I posted about her back in the spring/summer) is battling an infection in her breast. She had radiation treatment in May/June and had...
Good news! I just talked to my sis. The breast nurse is actually very pleased with her progress and told her to be patient. I guess that's not a family trait! Once she heard that the healing time...
Hello,MK, and thank you so much. I just called my sister and in fact she has now made an appointment with the oncologist for this Tuesday, so I am much relieved. It may be a problem with scar tissue;...
Hi, everyone: I'm the one with the sister in England who underwent radiation in June. Well, after quite a long healing period her breast is suddenly hot and red again and she's quite uncomfortable....
Hello - I am new to the RA forum but (unfortuately) a long-time Crohnie, so I'm familiar with the Healingwell forums. A very good friend has RA. I was in England in June, and read a new study about...
Hello again, everyone: I posted about 6 weeks ago to tell you about my sister in England. She has been having radiation for the past two weeks and is doing very well so far; the only side effect is a...
Hello again, everyone, and thanks SO much for your answers. I just talked to my sister. She is so funny; she knew I would want every detail, so she is going to fax me the copy of her doctor's report!...
Hello, everyone: I used to post regularly on the Crohn's Disease forum, but am happily in remission now after surgery 6 years ago. I really appreciated the help I got over the years at HealingWell,...