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Recent content by Teja_99

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    Very worried - Possible Crohn's diagnosis for my 9 year old daughter

    Thank you very much @my little penguin There is no progress from my side. We reached out to our GI's office and we are still waiting for a call back from her. I will follow-up once again tomorrow if I do not get a call by 10:00am. We received a letter today that our GI is leaving the practice...
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    Very worried - Possible Crohn's diagnosis for my 9 year old daughter

    Thank you very much @pdx, @Pilgrim, @Pangolin and @my little penguin for the details. This is lots of detail to process and has helped me in charting my next steps We will request our GI tomorrow to check my Childs CRP, ESR and Calprotectin levels. If there is an improvement and the values are...
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    Very worried - Possible Crohn's diagnosis for my 9 year old daughter

    @Maya142 - Thank you very much for the details. I may be wrong but the way I understood from our GI is start Prednisone now and add Remicade after 6 weeks. I will call her office first thing Monday morning and confirm my understanding. I now understand that we need to get our child started on...
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    Very worried - Possible Crohn's diagnosis for my 9 year old daughter

    Thank you very much @Maya142 and @Pilgrim for the detailed response. This information is extremely helpful for us. Based on your feedback, Remicade seems to be the best option for us. Our GI's are also recommending Remicade. We will call our GI's office on Monday to convey our decision and...
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    Very worried - Possible Crohn's diagnosis for my 9 year old daughter

    Thank you very much for sharing the details. This is very helpful. Let me first sincerely apologize for the delayed response. The last 4 weeks were extremely stressful for us. I and my wife had several sleepless nights. Reading forums especially Reddit was amplifying our anxiety. We were in...
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    Very worried - Possible Crohn's diagnosis for my 9 year old daughter

    Hello All - I am from India but I am working in the US on a work Visa for the past 2 years. My 9 year old daughter has not gained weight over the past year. During her annual visit with her pediatrician in July this year, the pediatrician ran some blood work. She is anemic, has CRP of 12 and ESR...
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