So glad to hear from you Randy! I hope you had a MERRY CHRISTMAS. I am getting over the flu - Fun! Fun!My mom had a terrible bought with her CD last October and they thought there might not be enough...
Congratulations - I can share my story as my CD flared while I was pregnant too. I actually had bad morning - really all day - sickness the first trimester. The second trimester I did really good...
Hope you are better soon! I went to the ER one time and they told me I had the flu & gave me a shot in the butt. Four days later I had 18 inches of my small intestines removed from an abscessed...
My mom had 5 foot of necrotic bowel to be removed and the doctor said something as simple as bending over could have pinched a section to make it happen....
I've always heard Prednisone can cause gum damage....
YES! I had a fistula from my small intestines to my abdominal wall. It was there for about 2 years. It closed (like you said) with the abscess inside and I had about 5 surgeries at different times to...
My husband totally doesn't understand or even try to understand my CD. He told his employer I had a terminal illness instead of a chronic illness. That was about 10 years ago - I guess they are still...
While in community college full time I worked part time - classes during the day and work at night. Then for my bachelor's degree I was a full time student with classes at night 4 days a week and...
Glad to hear from you Randy! Hang in there and take care - You are a fighter!...
Been there done that and I know it is not easy. When possible I would bring my daughter into the bathroom with me, even thought that is not ideal. My daughter also helped me heal and see the bright...
My stomach seems to grow throughout the day. I can be my normal size when I get up in the morning and throughout the day I can tell my stomach gets bigger. Sometimes by the time I go to bed I look...
My pain was constant. Maybe that's good that it goes and comes - I don't know. Good luck on the 22nd! Hopefully you will get some answers....
If the pain continues I would be sure they check for an abscess. I had pain that I was told was just CD pain and I needed to deal with it, after almost being addicted to pain pills I learned I had a...
This happens when there is not as much intestine for the food/stool to go though. For lack of a better term - "it goes straight though you". The organs to digest things are not there to do their job....
I have been on 6MP for about 12 years now with NO problems. I had tried Remicade and it did not work for me. 6MP has maintained my CD symptoms and I have not had any adverse reactions to it in any...