:shakehead: Does anyone have a spouse who is running out of patience with their illness? I have Crohns colitis and now recently diagnosed with Chronic pain disease and my husband hasn't been...
You all are amazing - thank you !!!! I already feel better just from a few replies! Depression is no joke and it seems like it get worse with age! Blah!! I'm 43 and Im not a great"growing old...
Thank you Myself09!! I'm nervous about increasing the Prozac. I don't know why but I'm sure that "it's in my head." Im weird about medication. Prozac seems to work for me though! I will call my...
Hello! I'm new on here. Don't have a lot of support for my depression or anxiety. Friends just get sick of me canceling things or not going anywhere so they just stop calling as much. Right now I'm...
Well my doctor got me in ASAP to the GI dr....guess when my appt is??? MARCH 3RD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow....thats really nice to know. Thats how backed up they are & I'm talking Minneapolis not some little...
I have experienced those cravings too once & awhile. I have found through the years when I get into my 'need a hot dog' bouts.....my stomach is HORRIBLE. I have a major flare!!! So is it the...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif K..I'm having a little bit of trouble with the meds my primary dr prescribed for me while waiting to get into GI (which we hope in w/in 3 wks). She prescribed...
OK...i just saw my doctor at the evening appt tonight. This is the fam pract dr. Still having all the terrible symptoms. I "go" about 8-10 times a day/bloody/mucous (tissue-looking most times even)....
This whole UC / Crohns ? is driving me nuts as well! I was originally diagnosed in 1999 - thought I could 'ignore it' and pretty much controlled my symptoms through diet or dealing with it. Then...
Thank you all for your replies. The surgery report has came back from the colonoscopy & the dr just wrote 'localized colitis in ascending colon - pt to f/u with primary dr'. DUH!!! I think these...
/community/emoticons/smhair.gif I had my first colonoscopy on Monday, but was diagnosed by a flex sig in 1999 with ulcerative proctitis. Now they are saying I have ulcerative colitis as the...
I get migraines all the time. I can't take most migraine medicines they are recommending for me - I have lower-blood pressure so don't want to take the one med that lowers it more. I take Vicodin for...
Thank you so much!!! Back in 1999 I had Rowasa suppositories. That was gross, and horrible. I'm hoping there is a clean-er alternative. I'm just sick of being sick! I'm afraid to take Prednisone...
I was diagnosed in 1999 with Ulcerative colitis. I was pregnant, went through the flex sig, and then they wanted me in for a colonoscopy when I had my 2nd daughter in Oct 99. I was too afraid. The...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Yippeeee - I'm on day #6 of taking this (prozac) & I DIDN'T DIE! heehee. No, but I don't feel worse - I'm not dizzy, etc. I actually feel pretty calm. Granted - I'm...
/community/emoticons/sad.gif OK....i'll try to keep this short.lol. (k i just re-read this & i apologize its NOT short lol). I'm 34 y/o & have had anxiety on/off since i was 18 y/o. At that...