I met a new GI at Lutheran General Hospital named Kennth O'Riordan. He is from Dublin. He is fast, smart, friendly, and a great guy. I think he works for the hospital, so he does not seem to have...
I wonder why you would be prone to get cancer if you have it diverted? An odd thing is that my rectum got worse after the ileostomy???...
Nice. I had a bad CD episode in the last two years: 17 weeks in the hospital, 2 surgeries, and one surgery upcoming. Never again....
I have a temporary diverting ileostomy, and I want to keep it for around 6 years. Anyone know if it is possible? Is there a limit on how long you can have it diverted?...
I have a temporary diverting ileostomy, since I have IBD in the left part of my colon. I have been living with it for about five months. I have no pain or anything at all. Life is great. I do not...
I was downtown, and I was supposed to go to The Field Museum. As I was walking down Michigan Avenue, stool starts to fall out of my shorts - and it is A LOT. OMG. Thank goodness I was by a water...
I am wondering if I will be considered disabled for life. They said there would be a reevaluation in a year or so....
I have an ileostomy. Liquid as gone through the area where the adhesive is. It is rare though. It has only happened a few times. You have to put enough ostomy paste on....
Wow, looks like there is no support for those with good news on here. lol...
I have SSI. I should be getting 670 or so a month....
I was in the hospital for 16 weeks, 1 month in a nursing home, had one bad operation, and 2 are upcoming probably. Now, they say I am disabled. I so happy! lol...
I am so sorry to hear. Get a few other opinions. Maybe Remicaide might be better for you. Where do you have the disease?...
So, I have UC/CD in my colon. I had an ileostomy and now I am off all CDmedications! I have no pain. Who would have guessed. I have been off meds before and things were hurting so bad. Looks like...
If it is a virus, what will they give me? The problem is I have no insurance. I cannot get an appointment right away. I would have to go to the ER and wait probably 15 hours to get help, which is...
I think I have E.coli. I ate some steak. It seemed ok, but I am thinking it was bad. I have watery diarrhea and I am very worried. I started Humira in early November, and I felt I went into...
Maybe it just disappeared....
I took Cipro. Then, I had diarrhea. It eventually got extremely painful to even have a bowel movement when only one drop of blood was passed. I was diagnosed with c diff. Took Vancomycin and the...
When I started Humira, it was like this: Day 1: Felt a little better (beforehand I was not hurting usually, but sometimes in the morning the lower area of my left abdomen would irritate me) Day 2:...
After I started taking it, my fatigue went away....
Here is a GI talking about that treatment with 3 antibiotics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crm4pKz6X2M...
I am thinking it might be a hemorrhoid too. If I sit on anything that is not padded, I bleed....
I was bleeding for about 15 months. 2 days of Rowasa stopped it finally. I tried the Pentasa enema, but it was watery. Rowasa is thick....
Imura (Azathioprine) gave me the chills and severe fatigue/sleepiness. I am off. Thank goodness. My new GI switched me to Humira. It actually works....
It is too bad that the iTouch does not come with a white back plate like the iPhone....
There are some really, really good deals out there on lower end stuff. Some of those Walmart prices on TVs and GPS systems are really nice. If you would be looking for a gift for someone, it would be...
When I went into a 15 month flare, I felt it contract in the beginning.Then, I began bleeding. Hope that is not the case for you....
How long do you guys have bowel movements for? It sounds like over 10 minutes. Mine are pretty quick now. When I was in remission, I was on it for about 10-15 minutes for the 1st bowel movement of...
Buy it from Canada Pharmacy for $60 (Yes!!!!!!) a month....
Canada Pharmacy is probably 90% cheaper than American pharmacies....
I will pray for you tonight. Why are you taking Levaquin? The CR said to go on it, but I think the GI overruled it. It was supposed to treat an abscess. They did not put me on Cipro because it made...
You should have asked for gastrofin....
isergodur, Are you in the US? How long did it take to get approved for a disability? I have been waiting for a response for about 2 months now....
This thread is getting me mad, since it is reminding me of all those bad experiences I had with GIs....
Go to Healthgrades.com and "opine" on your doctor. Let him have it....
I am so sorry. I had an a@@hole GI before. I left him. He was a complete little jerk. He really did not care and did not know much. The more I think about doctors, the more I think that they are some...
If you want to talk on IM, I am open to it right now. I have nothing to do for the next 30 minutes. I would give you my IM, but it has my personal name, if you want to send me your IM, email me at...
When I was at my doctor's office, there was a girl who had similar symptoms. They said it was not Crohn's though. Weird stuff though....
Which city? Those surgeons make big, big money off operations. If I did not get my new, good GI, I probably would have been operated on to. It is kind of sick to think of how eager surgeons are ready...
Why resection? Do you have a stricture? Blockage? Why do they want to operate on the fistula? This might be unnecessary. The head GI told me I had a fistula and then one told me that I had 2....
what kind of surgery are we talking? My experience with surgeons is that they are head hunters who want money. If they are private, they want money. They want to operate. I hope this turns around for...
I have applied and I am waiting about 6-7 weeks now. I have called a few times for an update. Nothing is moving....
It was. The CR doctor said it was, and I had an abscess in the same spot. I was really sceptical that Humira would work, but apparently it did...within hours. I am happy now....
I had an abscess on my lower left butt cheek, and it apparently burst about an hour after taking two Humira shots. I felt my undies wet, and when I checked them, I saw lots of blood in them. I hope...
I had a problem with fatigue as well. I think inflammation caused it. After I started Humira, it went away, as well as the diarrhea....
It started the day of the exam. I was worried....
In my first year of grad school, I had a room with a roommate and next door to us was another room with 2 guys. All four of us shared one bathroom that was linked to our rooms. One night, the guys...
1 GI said I had both, 1 GI said I am in between, and 1 GI said I have UC. I am guessing that the body is so complex and that diseases are very complex as well. I guess you cannot really classify...
If anyone else has other videos, please share. This video was really nice to hear....
Today is Day 4 after the injections. I guess you can say I am in remission. No blood, diarrhea, and pain. All of my stools are very, very small though. I have a stricture in my sigmoid colon. it...
I had the Humira shots on Tuesday, and now today, Thursday, I feel better. My rectum seems to be normal. It felt sort of sore before. I am happy about that....