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Recent content by KimboHiggs

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    Advice for being put on Imuran first time!

    So I went for a regular blood test today and asked my IBD nurse to come have a chat with me as my follow up isn't until December 23rd the MRI scan showed inflammation and the pain has started... I then ended up having the whole pre-screening of bloods and told I am being put on Imuran by my...
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    MRI results... Confused! Can anyone help???

    So I got my MRI results today and it says acute inflammation of the caecum consistent with IBD... I typed it into Google (yes I know you shouldn't) but it say caecum diverticulum?! Anyway I don't have a follow up until December 23rd so won't have any answers until then just wanted to know if...
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    Throat spray or Sedation for Endoscopy...??????? (first time up that end!!)

    Hi guys, So I've been booked in for an endoscopy on the 16th I've never had one before! I've had 2 colonoscopies previously. They have said I get to choose on the day whether I want Throat spray or Sedation... but I dont know.... any advice?!?! X
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    Kidney & Appendix pain and constant UTI's?!

    Hi guys for the past year I cant tell you how many timea I have had really bad pain in ny apoendix kidney area and have been hospitalised it has been that bad but everytime after they say it isn't an appendicitis they say its a UTI Some one said to me crohns can affect the appendix and kidneys...
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    What was your Crohn's misdiagnosed as?!

    So... I was having bad symptoms from the age of 12 and was not diagnosed with crohns until the age of 22 I was told every time I went to the doctors or was hospitalised that it was something different. I have a long list of things I was told it was over the years, has anyone else been told it...
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    23 no friends active crohns depressed as hell

    Hi I'm a 23yr old female and with years of being on and out of hospital it seems now I have no friends... I live with my boyfriend who is great and I have a best friend who lives far away from me so I only see her a couple of times a year. The other day my boyfriend was out and I felt bored and...
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    Help! been given prednisolone rectal foam enemas!!!!!!

    I just had a call from the hospital to say my they want to start me on emergency treatment and to go collect 14 days worth of prednisolobe rectal foam enemas! Has anyone had these before i have them here now but daren't even open the box to see what it looks like!!! :'( :'( :'(
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    Feel alone...

    Sorry but I really need to vent. So I've been in an active flare for a year now and am now on day 3 of modulen ibd... and my god is it hard. It might just be me but I have never felt so alone!! I have my boyfriend of 6 years at home and he is wonderful but he just doesnt really get it, and its...
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    Chest pain... :/

    Hi everyone, Im new to this but just wanted to share my worries i guess... So ive been diagnosed with crohns since last year but in and out of hospital for 12 years with various problems. For the last few weeks I have been throwing up when I flare and this has never happened before but I...
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    New to this - started modulen ibd today and weird symptons :/

    chest pains?!?! also just started modulen ibd Hiya im a 23 yr old female with the crohns disease. I was diagnosed last year but have been in and out of hospital with it for 12 years now :/ Have had no success on asacol mesalazine 800mg 2 tablets 3 times a day. I went to see my dietician today...
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