Recent content by Trysha

The skin problem seems to have gone away..thanks to the prednisone Carol. I have to repeat lab work …potassium is low. feeling a bit better each day. Sorry about your side effects and hope they soon resolve. it seems the time of year for sleep problems…hope you will soon be back to normal...

several times now have woken in middle of the night and passed out twice.It is very quick and I make sure to sit upright for the rest of the night Anyone else get this happeniing to them. Drs office called today. Said to repeat potassium blood level since it is low. I have not felt well this...

Robotic surgery seems to be like this….I had it two years running…first right side colon removed and the following year most of the left side. very neat incisions..fast recovery…I did have to stay in hospital for two weeks.. Hope everything continues well for you

Maybe you let some fluid into your ear while bathing. could also be an ear infection….check it out with your doctor..it should not be happening

Raised CRP is indicative of inflammation. Cte and Scope are indicating the presence of moderate to severe inflammation Sounds like UC....could also be one of the other inflammatory conditions.... The negative biopsy could be a result of sampling a negative area...this is why multiple biopsies...

Hello MizzSarah, Sorry things are so poorly for you right now and hope for better things for you. Perhaps you should be talking to your family doctor or GI specialist about your current problems, there may be some help from them...perhaps a change of meds..... Hope you will make an appointment...

Hospitals can be lonely places especially at weekends. I have just been discharged after a scare...so i really feel for you. Are you receiving medications like proton pump inhibitors...very effective in the treatment of ulcers. It sounds like a high dose of prednisone that you are receiving...

It is a good idea to have a consult with a gastroenterologist and a little surprising that your family doctor did not suggest that I have had Hashimotos thyroiditis for thirty years and it is well. controlled with synthroid.....it preceded the crohns which started ten years ago. It is a bit...

Trouble is that crohns is one of the sneakiest conditions to endure. Some doctors are miracle workers but in the end they are also people like ourselves and at times can be at a loss of knowing what next to do . Quite often they come up with something to help. Something to be thankful for.. Not...

Its good to know whats going on even though we may not like the end result. As you say this is a rare area for crohns...although crohns can attack anywhere in the body. It is a relief to get diagnosed and treated....lets hope it will swiftly respond to treatment. Its good that you will have a...

Perhaps you should check in with the GI...someone needs to investigate the problem. When i experienced esophageal narrowing the GI expanded it...worked very well and thats over a year ago. It all depends on the cause...but you should not let it continue....get the experts to investigate. So...

It might be time to check with his doctor......may be the begining of adverse reaction....

A second opinion is definitely in order... I had this problem for just over four months....no help from the GI or GP. I asked my physiotherapist ..acupuncturist if he could help...he did the acupuncture and the misery of constant bathroom runs stopped same day very dramatically. Then symptoms...

The acupuncture needles are painless...and i have up to twenty + inserted at each session. I dont look while they are going in and in no time the physiotherapist/acupuncturist is finished. He frequently checks back ,asks questions sometimes adjust or twirl a particular needle depending on how i...

I have colon and esophageal strictures...which did occur at the same time and were treated by the GI.last year This year the colon stricture was treated with balloon endoscopy ..it had reached a diameter of 1-2 mmms and was stretched to 15mm. The esophageal stricture has not (yet) returned. The...