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    Should I get a refferal to a Rheumy?

    So...I've been fighting for diagnosis for a while now...I always thought Rheumy's were specifically for RA...Looked it up, and now know better. :P Should I try to get a referral for one? Maybe they'll have some other thoughts the GI may not have had? I don't know....I just want help> :( Having a...
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    Sticky You Are Not A Burden!!!

    What a beautiful post, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I often feel like a burden when i'm ill....I feel like I should cope better than I do, but my husband is always so great about it.
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    I'm baaack....And still undiagnosed. :(

    Hey folks.....I was on this forum a couple years ago when all my problems started......September '09 it started with excruciating abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, vomiting, the works. I was off work for 6 months trying to get in with specialists, and then waiting for some sort of diagnosis...I...
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    I'm having a baby.....

    Yup...that's about it! Just found out this morning that i'm pregnant! I'm so excited....numb....not really sure!! Obviously i'm extremely excited, as we really want children, but the timing's not perfect.....but that's ok! Everything happens for a reason, right? Anyways, yeah....Just had to...
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    Incredibly discouraged

    Hey....I know I haven't really been around offering support, so part of me feels I shouldn't be requesting it, however I just need somewhere to turn right now. The past few weeks i've been getting up off my butt doing things, spending some time away from the computer. I have, however, been...
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    Symptoms Diary

    Do you keep one? how do you lay it out? I want to keep track of my food, pain, fatigue, and bowel movements, but i can't seem to figure out a good way to lay it out so there's not a lot of empty space, but it's still easy to read.....do you do it hourly, every few hours, just before and after...
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    My GI appt.....not so good

    Well....good thing i didn't have high hopes, because the minimal hopes i did have came crashing down right there in the office. I was bawling.....Anyways...So, seems that i *may* have the startings of an IBD, but if so, it's too early for treatment.....he managed to get into my ileum in the...
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    Feeling slightly gratified

    So, my sister in law has been pretty sick the past couple days, diarrhea, nausea, some vomitting, stomach pain, pretty much what i've had, some off and on, for the past 5 months, and just said to me "i was thinking about you today, wondering if this is how you feel every day and how much it must...
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    Hugs

    Four hugs a day....that's the minimum....four hugs a day, not the maximum.... Well, i'm a little short today. I don't know what's up, but i'm feeling like a big sappy soggy manic mess today. One minute happy, one minute next to tears. I'm frustrated, i was just starting to get my dang emotions...
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    What does Pred do for you?

    I don't really know what i'm looking for here, but i think i just want to get some clarity on what i should be looking for? I guess i had some high expectations for it, that i was going to feel 100% better, back to my old self again (whatever that may be). I have been feeling some improvement...
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    What was your poop like today?

    Today, i had the perfect poop. Let me explain. It was approximately 3-4 inches long, probably about 1 inch in diameter (Guessing here people.....i didn't measure! :P). it was a perfect golden brown color, and appeared soft, all in one piece, not these rabbit turds stuck together i seem to get...
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    So, um, how early does the pred energy start?!

    wowsers, i have done more in a couple hours than in the whole stinking week. LOL. I've taken two doses of 40mg pred, and am just gearing to go! LOL> I don't know if it's all in my head, it does seem a little early for that, and i'm still not feeling physically well, but wow!
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    Going to tha doc....

    Well, i've been trying to avoid it because i'm seeing the GI next week, but i'm headed to the doc today. My stomach is still very sore, probably a 7/10 on the pain scale, and my back/butt pain are nearly debilitating....i doubt he'll do anything, but i guess we'll see! My worry at this point is...
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    And the symptoms return....Only worse

    So, i finished the Flagyl two days ago, and am still on Cipro. when i was taking both my bloating subsided a bit, but the pain was still pretty constant, almost throughout my whole abdomen. Anyways, the past two days my symptoms have returned tenfold. My pain is awful, constant cramping, D is...
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    Pain/Urgency

    How many people get horrible bowel pain and urgency? I've been feeling off for so long, i can't remember what's normal anymore...Is it normal to get cramping with the urge to have a BM? I don't think so, but i odn't even know anymore. LOL. i am starting to feel a little better with the...
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