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    Blurred vision on Methotrexate

    Hi, I have been on Methotrexate for about 3 years now for Crohns disease. Something I have noticed is I take my Methotrexate on Wednesday late afternoon, and come Sunday I develop blurred vision which last 2 to 3 days. I feel it is getting worse and seems to be lasting longer. Anyone else have...
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    Allergic to mercaptorpurine - What are my options?

    Hi everyone, I have had Crohns disease for 27 years. I had a nasty reaction to mercaptorpurine back in 2012, after successfully taking a 50 mg daily dose for 3 years. At the time it wasn't holding the crohns very well, and my GI tried a few other drugs, all with no success, so he decided to...
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    Help- question on antibiotics pre/post surgery.

    Hi, I had a right hemicolectomy 13 months ago, the outcome wasn't very successful, firstly I was diagnosed with staff infection in the wound,& pretty much straight away I knew something wasn't right, I was very distended in the tummy area, my surgeon wouldn't acknowledge this on the 2 week...
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    Anyone else had this happen?

    Hi everyone, I had a right side Hemicolectomy on the 30th of April this year, All went well with the surgery, bowel woke up within 24 hours, and I was able to go home 6 days after. When I went to get my staples removed the Dr wasn't happy with how the wound looked so he took a swab and sent it...
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    9 days post surgery

    Hi Everyone, well I finally had my surgery after being on the waiting list for the past 8 months. A right sided hemicolectomy was performed on the 30th of April. All went well "so I was told" I haven't seen my surgeon as yet. He headed off to Singapore with a bunch of other surgeons for a...
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    Surgery

    Hi everyone, I had an appointment with my surgeon today, he said I am a perfect candidate to have a hemicolectomy (hope I've spelt that right) on the right side as my crohns is in the ileum, and contained to the one area. He has put down as category 2 so i will be operated on within the next...
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    Still looking

    Hi everyone, I put a post out a couple of weeks ago trying to find to find somebody else who also suffers with Crohns in the oesophagus or Duodenom. I am seeing my GI on the 29th of August, and as the medication that he has treated me with (nexium Double dose 40mg twice daily) has taken so long...
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    My Crohns story

    Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and just wanted to share my story and perhaps get some info from people with similar symptoms to mine. I am in my mid 50's married woman with 2 children. I was first diagnosed back in 1988, so am certainly not new to the disease. It took about 18 months to get...
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