Just got back from buying the vanilla ice cream to go on the apple pie I'm baking....
Thank you Randy! These seem to come faster every year. Yay to 69!...
I had a very successful 9 year run on Simponi. It worked wonderfully on both my Crohn's and am ankylosing spondylitis. Keep in mind that when I was first diagnosed with Crohn's I was told it was...
I have been on Stelera for a couple years. I have not experienced any weight gain, in fact I have lost weight. I contribute the weight loss to having a very limited diet for 6 months because on...
Glad it went well for you! I take Stelera and a drop always appears when I pull the needle cap off. So no worries there. Also, your syringe should come with a giant folded piece of paper - that's the...
A-fib itself can cause clots to form. Clots cause stroke. Many people with A-fib are placed on medication to prevent the clotting issue. My father-in-law had a stroke because the doctor at the Army...
Happy Holidays, Randy! How are your new digs? I haven't posted much either. I am recovered from my ileostomy takedown on Halloween. My bowels are trying to learn to behave after months of not...
Welcome to Healing Well! I never experienced any of the symptoms you describe while on Remicade. Allergic reactions do occur with Remicade but mostly at the time of the infusion? When are you having...
I am traveling and staying in a hotel for the first time with my ileostomy. I am curious what others use for covering the stoma when they are changing wafers and/or pouches. I was taught in the...
Thanks for asking NSSG! At this point my reversal is scheduled for 31 October. I am going Monday for a barium enema to make sure everything looks good in the colon. Following that, the surgeon is...
In the early '80s I was hospitalized 5 times with kidney stones. They started while living in Germany and I was told the high calcium content in the water was contributing. I could only drink...
Good point by IamCurious...
If you tested positive for C. diff, you need to treat it. Vancomycin is actually tolerated better because it is poorly absorbed by the body so does its work in the gut to rid the C. diff. I had...
I has an ileostomy in July while still on Stelera. I had a 6" incision and 4 incisions of 1" each all on the abdomen. All healed without issue and in normal time according to the surgeon and ostomy...
Seems I have an answer. Consulted with the surgeon's office and after much discussion, it was suggested I not sleep on my stoma side. In my case, that's the right side. I am a side sleeper so this...