Thank you all for your responses. We had my son transferred to another hospital where my daughter's surgeon in (he is head of colorectal surgery there). He scoped my son to see if there was anything...
Hi. My son (29 years old) has had Crohn's for 10 years. Most of the time, it was held in check with meds. It has always concentrated by his rectum/anus and he has had some abscesses over the years...
Hi. My son is 24 and was diagnosed with Crohn's at 19. For the most part, he has kept it under control being on Pentasa and 6-mp. He developed an abcess a month or so ago (he keeps his Crohns' issues...
Hi everyone. I check in once in awhile but rarely post. Glad so many are doing well. Hope the rest of you start feeling better soon. Bratcat just had her 3rd yearly pouchoscopy (can't believe it's...
So glad to see him doing so well. I remember his early days pre-surgery and just after. Great that he is enjoying life again!...
My daughter's last straw was having her 3rd big flare in just over a year and missing another 9 weeks of school. That and the fact that she was pretty much at the end of the medicine possibilities...
My daughter had j-pouch surgery when she was 17 years old, the summer between junior and senior year in high school. For her, it was the best decision she made. She had her temporary ostomy for 4...
Cathy, I'm so glad you wrote! And so happy for Dillon! It's wonderful that he can enjoy life again the way he should. I've thought about you and your son often. It's very sweet of you to think of us...
My daughter would eat a few marshmallows before changing her appliance. Most often, it seemed to slow down her output enough to get everything back on. Of course two years after her reversal, she now...
July 3 will be 2 years since my daughter's j-pouch surgery. Prior to surgery, her doctor did as many tests as possible to make sure she had UC and not Crohn's. This included the camera endoscopy. For...
My daughter was diagnosed with UC at 15-1/2 at the beginning of her sophomore year of high school. She had 3 major flares in less than 2 years. Each time she was out of school for almost 9 weeks. Her...
Kathy, I check in every other day or so but rarely post anymore. You can see by my signature that my kids are doing well. I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's death. He was very special on this...
Thinking of you at this hard time. Wishing you peace and comfort. Keep warm memories close to your heart right now. Take good care of yourself. You are in my prayers....
pb4, my prayers and sympathy to you and your family. May your warm memories get you through this tough time. Know we are thinking of you....
Hi everyone. Happy New Year! Old Hat, how nice of you to think of us (and everyone else). We are doing fairly well. Physically, Bratcat is doing amazing. She finished her first semester of college...