just how difficult is it to get onto disability? what can you expect to recieve? is it a percentage of your past earnings? with my wife gone and me having the responsibilities of the four kids, I...
Karen, I hope you didn't think I was referring to you when I was saying: " [b]I just hate it when ppl who haven't got a clue, give advise like they have all the answers." I [u]completely agree with...
It makes since. But in those really low times, the little tid-bits of advice ppl spout out can be as welcome as another whole in the head. I just hate it when ppl who haven't got a clue, give advise...
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It bothers me when you confide in someone about how you are feeling and they respond with the remark "there's always someone out there who's worse off then you". How is that supposed to make us feel...
Don't feel alone in the whole, [b]feeling alone [/u] thing. I can only speak from my own experience, but for me it doesn't matter if I'm surrounded by a crowd of people, or family members, 90% of...
I always pack my meds in my carry-on bag along with an extra set of clothes, wipes. I try to pack the things I would need if the worst were to happen. I've only needed the things from the carry-on...
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Kittikat said... (Has anyone ever seen any statistics involving whether Crohn's affects women moreso than men? I know there are men and women on this board but I wonder if there has been any studies...
If it isn't I really don't want to try for a fourth try. and thanks for your worm welcome to the Lost Boys group /community/emoticons/blush.gif .......................... As to why this conversation...
Sometimes it takes a few times trying different meds to find the one that works for you. When you do find the right one, things can get much better. At least that's been my experience....
I agree with C2 and Sniper. Not that i would want you to be in a flair(I wouldn't want that for any one of us), but i wonder if this research will address what life is like for patients during a...
OK now I'm lost. Are we for or against sex?...
Fish has always been one of the easiest meats for me to handle. No matter how you slice it. As far as sushi.....I love the stuff. I don’t eat the tougher types like octopus....
Most of the time you have to keep insisting in order to get real help. Some places just don't want to deal with us simply because we are often not the easiest cases to work with. O.K. I guess I...
Is it possible for you to see a gastroenteritis?...
I don't know how things are now........but I think there are blood tests that can determine weather or not you have Crohn's. Here's something I found with Google...
LOL Randy, in my case it slowed things down. she didn't want to make things hurt more then they already did. but, as far as i was concerned things had to be really bad before it effected me in that...
She dropped out of life entirely, including her job. She just stop showing up one day. I looked into the whole COBRA thing and MAN is it expensive! Ivy, I went from having a resection years ago...
I was with my both dating and married for about 23 years. she was with me when i was dxed and through all the surgeries, and the numerous ER visits. She was my rock. the only person i could always...
She said it was her turn to be happy. So she took some of the money we took out of my 401k and she bought a second hand RV with it. That was part of her grand plan to drop out of "normal society" and...
How many ppl have lost spouses due to this DD? As in them leaving because they don't want to deal with you and your problems (complications) anymore? /community/emoticons/shakehead.gif I'm pretty...
well looks like Remicade train is running out... Wifie left and with her so did the great insurance. gotta go back to the crappy insurance (though I'd greatfull to be able to have it). anyways I...
This Nov. would have been 20 years we've been married and we dated for 4. Just two months ago she left with the...
Susie, at the moment, I'm only on the Remicade. I'm supposed to get the scope in a couple of weeks to see how things are going. I'm very curious to see what it has to say. it's been three years since...
I agree, but it was on a Friday, after-hours. they close early on Fridays and there's nobody to talk to, at the office come Friday afternoon. seems like if anything is going to go wrong it always...
Su, I don't want this to sound discouraging because my pain is in a completely different location......but over the summer I went through three surgeries to get mine to stay in the proper place. the...
well, I called the doctor's office just to find out he not in the office today. I did give the information. as much as I hate to hear the bull I'm gonna get from him I hate the depression so much...
Sandi, It's taken three tries to get the stimulator to work properly. it kept slipping out of position the first two times and I've come to realize the pain I've been experiencing stems from the...
has anyone had experience with methadone causing depression to increase? I mean to unbearable levels?...
just an update........ the gastro wanted me to take magnesium citrate and see how things are after that. I'll take the second dose when I get back home, but I do feel somewhat better after taking the...
LOL, I found the straight Liquor was a lot harder on my system. I go with the mixed drinks and at a low dosage of alcohol than I used to drink. Hope you find Mr. Right soon...... :)...
I've been going to a pain specialist for the past two years. mine prescribes pain meds and I've gotten epidural injections. Before I went to him I was under the impression he would explain different...
I've been on remicade for about 3 years now, and I'm fairly sure it's only a partial blockage. does anyone know just how far through the system can those scopes actually go? I know the upper GI...
Last time i had a blockage was back in 92 and now i have reason to believe I'm dealing with it again. Last time I had the open surgery resection which the recovery wasn't much fun. Are there another...
has anyone here been on Remicade and still developed a blockage?...
It's in the lower left quadrant and wraps around to the mid to lower back. I've tried having the rep change the settings a couple of times, but unfortunately I'm having trouble getting much...
I know I should have ask this question before I had it done. how much pain did the stimulator mask for you? I have mine now and am not getting the results I was hoping for. Sometimes I can't even...
I have a pain management doctor, he's the one who did the first two surgeries and blew it on both so I had a neurosurgeon fix the pain doctors screw up. it was my shrink that had those lovely words...
I'm just a bit irritated at my doctor now. I'm recovering from my third back surgery since July and am frustrated about[b] the fact I'm not seeing the results I was hoping for from the surgery. doc...
My wife took me to the ER shortly after i posted this last week. they had me admitted to a hospital for observations which lasted until yesterday mid day. I don't think it was the right kind of...
not sure where to begin....I've been out of work since July 2 due to getting a spinal cord stimulator put into my back. it took them three different surgeries to get it in the place where it's...
i also deal with depression and anxiety. i think they can be attributed to dealing with this DD day in and day out and not the depression and anxiety causing the crohn's....
just click on your name and your profile shows up. in there is your contact info. I'm interested in SSD information also....
I've been on it for a little over 3 years now. I don't know if there is a max amount of time a person can be on it....
i just called the gastro's office letting them know what was going on. hopefully i'll hear back from them today. i hate not being able to get out and do stuff. the only thing i've done for months now...
Hey Krysta, I hope this is a sign of things to come. :)...
it's been a little while sine I've visited the boards, but i have something heavy on my mind. I was hoping some of my fellow Crohnies could help. I've in the process of healing after undergoing my...
i have severial health issues and so does my wife, in my job I lost benifit after benifit (wages,retirement, you name it and it has been taken) now our health insurance has been messed with. sure I...
Cathe , I've been on it for i guess it's been 5 or 6 years now, maybe more. it works great and this is the first time i've ever heard there was any kind of link between it and cancer. I have...