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Recent content by Cornfieldgal

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    Tips for an easier prep!

    Well heading into my 20th colonoscopy and thought I'd share my colonoscopy prep tips gathered over the years. 1 Sweat pants! 2 Buy a box of disposable underwear. Love these especially on the drive to the hospital for the procedure! 3 A & D Ointment - put on on every piece of skin that might...
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    Heart flutters common with Crohn's?

    Hi everyone! I've had Crohn's for 21 years and am on Cimzia which is working awesome to keep my disease under control. For the last month I have had heart flutters, it feels like my heart is turning over in my chest! They happen a lot when I'm awake but thankfully they don't seem to bother my...
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    How did your teenager ...

    Crohn's disease has been my cross to bear for 23 years but I always thought "better me than my kids". Now it looks like my son may have Crohn's as well. He is only 15 but he has had tummy issues since he was five. This school year he has missed 15 days of school due to his issues. He has had...
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    Have you had to...

    Have you ever had to delay taking your TNF blocker (remicade, humira, Cimzia) because of an infection? How long did you delay? I have a sinus infection and was put on an antibiotic. My Cimzia shots were due six days into my ten day antibiotic therapy. So I asked my family doc if I should take my...
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    Mama is so proud!

    This is the only place I can say this without someone calling out the guys with the little white jackets... When I check out the toilet and see formed stools I am so amazed with my cranky colon! Mama is so proud!:rof::rof:
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    Gotta watch this movie!

    Just saw the movie Bridesmaids! The humor is a little raw and perverted but there is one scene in the dress shop that you will totally love! I laughed so hard I could barely breathe! :rof:
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    Started Cimzia!

    Well today I received my first of three loading doses of Cimzia! So far so good! I had the big D all week and two hours after my first injection I noticed that I didn't have the urgency anymore! Amazing! There was a bit of a mixup at the doctor's office though. Apparently a pharmacy was supposed...
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    Infections more? Less?

    Question for all my fellow crohnies that are on immunosuppressants; do you get more or less colds, flu, infections, than before you started your treatment? I'm starting Cimzia next week and I'm just trying to figure out how careful I need to be. I've been on prednisone a lot but this is my first...
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    Side effects I'd like to see.....

    Ever notice side effects are always nasty? 'It'll cure your Crohns but you'll grow a purple horn out the side of your head.' Here are some side effects I would like to see (feel free to add your own!).... 1. My leg and underarm hair fall out 2. My complexion clears up 3. I have super strength...
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    Crohn's and NAFLD?!?! What...?!?

    Long story short; I have fistulizing CD and had an ileostomy and resection in early 1998. Luckily for me it stayed in remission since then. In May my GI had me come in for a routine colonoscopy and thought he saw some ulcers. He then had me do the pill cam and found ulcers in my small...
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    Newbie

    Hi All! I am new to Crohn's Forum. About 19 years ago I was diagnosed with Crohn's a year after I gave birth to our first child. Like most everyone the actual symptoms had been around 5 years before I got diagnosed. Doc told me not to have any more kids so of course we had another child about 4...
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