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Living with Crohn's
Injecting Humira
- By AshAlin · New reply November 22, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi my name is Ashley and i was diagnosed with crohns 5 years ago. I started humira in May, and I have only injected in my leg. I am curious about injecting in my stomach but am worried, I find my stomach ...
Cannot afford my meds-Any ideas???
- By bluangl77 · Posted November 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hello All. I have CD. I had my 2nd surgery in May. I had a resection with an ileostomy. Surgeon said I was within weeks of dying. I had a hole and a blockage and I was sepsis. I got 4 blood transfusions ...
hello, i have had crohn's for 24 years
- By randynoguts · New reply November 12, 2009
- 39 replies
- if anyone need some info or has a question i would be glad to help. i think i have successfully tackled most problems that come with the disease. so ask away! randy ...
Medications
- By Dee22 · New reply November 6, 2009
- 5 replies
- I've had Crohn's for over seven years and it recently spread through my colon. I have been taking Humira for about four years and my disease isn't responding to it anymore. I was hospitalized for iv antibiotics ...
improved health
- By l8ebug · New reply October 30, 2009
- 2 replies
- Several of you were interested in learning about my story regarding Isagenix and my battle with ongoing health issues. I have suffered with a debilitating condition for 27 years, being very tired, having ...
movement in stomach
- By heppy · New reply October 29, 2009
- 3 replies
- does anyone feel a movement in your stomach, (if I didn't know better, I would think it was a baby...) thank you. heppy ...
Help Needed
- By nanascorner · New reply September 27, 2009
- 5 replies
- This is the issue that I face, which doctors refuse to accept or try to understand. I will collapse from malnutrition, or hyperglycemia, before my body will take into my fat stores. When I have a serious ...
Crohn's Diease and Diabetes TypeII
- By teschtruth · New reply September 27, 2009
- 15 replies
- Does anyone else have both of these? I have a very strict diet because of the Crohn's and then the Diabetes's on top of it. I feel like I get no nutrition at all, I continue to loose weight. Both the ...
Side effect of prednisone ?
- By nanascorner · New reply September 21, 2009
- 1 reply
- We were talking about the side effect of prednisone at our HopeKeepers meeting a few days ago. Several ladies said that the main symptom of prednisone for them was a tendency to feel nervousness or restlessness ...
Cold sores/crohns sores
- By jkmother · New reply September 21, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi there: My 25 year old son has been living with crohns since he was 14. He is presently receiving Remicade treatment every 8 weeks for the past 2.5 years. The treatment is working very well except that ...
Crohn's and Parkinson's Disease
- By Lynnjp · New reply August 19, 2009
- 3 replies
- I've had Severe Fistulizing Crohn's, since I was young. I've had many complication's, surgeries and medication's. I'm dependent on Home TPN, Have had blood clots due to my hickmond lines. I have short ...
LOOKING FOR A LAWYER WHO SPECIALIZES IN MEDICAL BILLS
- By bluangl77 · New reply July 28, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello Everyone. I am having a lot of problems with medical bills and co-payments. I have left several posts so I am going to keep this one short and sweet! Does anyone know where patients can turn to ...
hatrad if drs
- By heppy · New reply July 24, 2009
- 3 replies
- I hate doctors, really hate them....they tell you to take prescriptions that cost about $1,000 per money, hello? anyone out there? Will you pay for it? My marriage is suffering because my stupid husband ...
why does nobody listen
- By nobodylistenstotiff · New reply July 23, 2009
- 6 replies
- i have been diagnosed with crohns disease for seven years now, dealing with it for eleven. i have had to have part of my small intestines and colon removed. i am dealing with another flare up, and the ...
real diagnosis
- By lyanne · New reply July 19, 2009
- 2 replies
- The only way to truely find out if you have crohns is to have the test done by prometheus. After 6 months and numerous hosp. trips all other tests ect. this never comes back false possitive and rarely ...
medication
- By lyanne · New reply July 16, 2009
- 2 replies
- Does anyone feel worse on endicort? i was doing good until I was back on it for they were unable to get in my illeum again ...
Diet Dilemma
- By nanascorner · Posted June 27, 2009
- 0 replies
- 15 years ago, after being diagnosed with mild diabetes, and not wishing to push it beyond being diet controlled diabetes I removed sugar products from my daily diet. In other words, no cookies, cake ...
Eat or not to eat that is the question
- By nanascorner · New reply June 23, 2009
- 3 replies
- Picture this.. I had spent the first 37 years of my life not knowing what was wrong with my stomach. 17 years ago I went through a very bad period of stomach cramps and pain that forced me to seek out ...
Getting a diagnosis.....
- By hukleberrie · New reply June 8, 2009
- 17 replies
- I have had problems for over a year.... seems every doctor has something else to say about what it could be, but most begin with believing it is crohn's. I have had 2 colonoscopies, one a year ago showed ...
12 Pills A Day
- By Ater6166 · New reply May 15, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am 21 years old and recently diagnosed. I am taking about 12 different pills each and every day for my Chron’s. I have a hard time remembering to take the pills in the afternoon, and commonly forget ...
