I had my first scope since surgery in June today.. and of course he left me trying to figure out what "single apthous erosion" means... I should meet with next week to go over all my results. I...
Oh yeah, the dr has me on a 1mg dose of folic now :)...
I used to run a low grade temp... around 99-100 my regular temp usually always runs low too. From everyone's comments, this apparently is pretty common!...
I read about this briefly on the LDN yahoo list... Something about Dr. Jill Smith's 2nd study was complete and published? Anyone know any more on this? I want to take more paperwork to my Dr....
I took the first bottle of prep (Mag. Citrate) last night too late it seems... I'm doing better now after about 5 trips to the bathroom. I've also got an Icee now and Icee's just make everything...
'Scopy prep plus plumbing that does not contain a cecal valve and thus no Questran powder. Just not a good. Hungry. Crampy. Nauseated. AND AT WORK! Not good, not good, not good... yuck....
Yes, you can freeze them... just take them out about 10-20 minutes before you're ready to drink the next one, so it has a chance to thaw a little.. then it'll be the same or near the same consistancy...
I'm having my first colonoscopy since surgery on Friday... I can't do 'golightly' and asked if I could do the prep that I did for surgery which was 3 bottles of magnesium citrate and a liquid diet...
The pain medicine always gave me the sweats after surgery. When I stopped taking them the sweats stopped....
I was on Loestrin 24fe for a while, I liked it... the only thing I ever noticed was that I was more 'edgy' though that could have been the Endocort that I was on. Loestrin was one of the better pills...
Oh wow, I'm not sure I should even reply here. On good days 2 usually BUT on days when my goobers are just not happy (like this past Sunday).. 4 - 5. Right now I have more good days than bad... but...
Small Bowel Series would show them. That's how they looked at mine and determined that I did in fact need surgery. I had almost two feet of small intestine removed because of my strictures. But I...
It's very common in diabetics, is your brother-in-law's sister a diabetic? A coworkers dad surgery to relocate the exit of his stomach so that it pointed straight down instead of to the right side,...
I was on it for a while when I was first having problems and misdiagnosed with IBS at the time... I always called it the stomach "happy pill" I don't remember it having or doing much for pain, but it...
Gastroparesis is when your stomach is 'frozen' or empties VERY slowly. Its typically very common in people with diabetes but I luckily am not a diabetic... just have the slow slow stomach. One way it...
What has your experience been like with both? I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis first.. because vomiting was my first / most serious symptom. I took Reglan for a while but couldn't handle it.. it...
Was it hard to get your doctor to prescribe?...
Has it helped you? It seems like if it's so beneficial for some people more of us Crohnies would be on it or trying to get on it. If you're not on it, have you considered taking it?...
When I first started having trouble .. they found that my gall bladder wasn't functioning and it was taken out laproscopically. Sadly even though I felt bettter.. I wasn't better and went another...
Waiting on the dr to call back... oh how I don't want to take steroids... I hope that's not what he wants me to do....
I had a ileocecal resection in June and had about 35cm ~ 13 inches removed of my small intestine and upper part of my large intestine (the cecum to be specific). I was a complete bundle of nerves...
Thanks, I think I'll call first thing tomorrow. I had my cecal valve taken out.. and take questran now to slow things down, since it's not there to regulate any more. Did they take our your cecal...
I've been concerned I'm starting to flare for a couple days now. I feel a little.. something on my lower right side. I had surgery in June so it's been hard for me to tell if I'm feeling after...
Glad it went well for you. I really tried to talk my GI out of this test simply because of the goo. It's horrible. I never can drink it all and usually end up puking....
Okay.. your surgeon can change his mind. For my resection in June my surgeon had me use the clear liquid stuff (someone please fill in for my blank mind) that I got over the counter from walmart.. I...
That's what the dr told me .. adhesions.. I never remember that word. I'm hoping that is what I'm feeling. Just kinda dull and there....
Thanks Nanners, that's reassuring :) I'm just concerned because before surgery I could always feel pain in one specific spot... and I'm kinda feeling that now. But I don't know anymore if I'm feeling...
Congrats! Sounds just like my symptoms. I had a resection this past June. Sad though because I think I'm starting to have some abdominal pain/flare. Should hear some test results today that will let...
What do you do when you think you're starting to flare? I've had some 'twinges' since surgery but this one is starting to be a little more constant. Had some D the last couple days but nothing that...
My Dr. prescribed 1g for me, if I'm not mistaken. I need to pick it up from the pharmacy and then I can tell you for sure. Target has a hair/nails/skin combo vitamin that has vitamin E and Biotin --...
HI JLCat, you sound a lot like I did. I was in denial for quite a while after my diagnosis.. under the false impression that I was doing well. When I finally came to terms with it, I immediately...
I too was pretty asymptomatic before surgery but all of my tests showed how bad my problem truely was and I had a resection in June too. My joints have been 'odd' since surgery. My GI and I talked...
I just went and bought several vitamins yesterday.. and saw some for iron but I can't remember what they were, I'm sorry I didn't pay better attention! I do know that you need make sure you take iron...
I'm not a mother, but I hope to be one soon although I am terrified to pass this disease to my children. I've read that there is a 9% chance of passing it if one parent has an IBD and it's much...
Oh yeah.. when I first started having problems I was told I was "stressed" and told I had IBS. I went a year or so until it calmed itself and then went about 3 years until the runny poo's and...
When I had pain all I was given to use was Lortabs. They helped some.. but not always....
I was about to ask the same thing... do you have any symptoms right now? Also, what questions do you have of a nutritionist?...
How much folic do you take? And thanks for the welcome... I've tried other support forums I've found and this one seems to move at a quicker pace and you get good educated responses...and that's...
I've learned that Crohn's is different for everyone. My "mild" case resulted in a stricture and then a resection that took out about 20cm of small intestine. Never under estimate your crohn's! Too...
Thank you Ides! Do you by chance have the research where you found that Imuran is a folate antagonist? I'm going to fax over the info to my doctor and I'll also ask him about checking my B-12. He did...
Thank you for the welcome Nanners! I looked back and I realized I left out a few things! I also have gastroparesis and since the cecal valve was removed with surgery I'm on questran power.. Really...
HI everyone, I'm new here. I'm 29 years old and I was diagnosed with crohn's disease in 2009 after about 5 years of misdiagnoses. I had a laproscopic ileocecal resection this past June due to severe...