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Yep, buddy just keep it on the back burner! Like your sense of humour/humor! Cheers Merv

Personally with due regard and respect of the opinions of others, I really do not think that the possibility of a connection between Crohn's and osteoarthritis can dismissed out of hand.Putting aside the medications that are specifically designed to treat both Rheumatoid and Psoriatic...

Yep Ron, it certainly is not east of Java! The film was made in 1968/69 and while largely panned by the critics did receive an Academy Award for best special effects. Apologies, the actor was Brian Keith along with Maximilian Schell et al! Windy and and appreciably cooler , pleasant in fact. No...

Much the same here last evening,Rons Two storm celsl in rapid succession. I guess the temperature dropped 10 degrees in aa many minutes. Plenty of rain and gusts of wind across the southern Moreton Bay Islands, but no real damage . My generator wasn't required on this occasion! Yep, Krakatoa...

Thank you everybody, The problem may well be related to an an inhalant that I use for COPD rather than Stelara.Anyway it is not live threatening! Happy Christmas to you all, Merv

Sorry, that should have been a thanks! LOL Merv

It seems that we also dodged another bullet, Ron! Macleay Island must be blessed! Merv

Over the past 23 years I have had several encounters with Prednisone and Entocort. However , where possible the courses of treatment have been short with controlled withdrawal. While both substances do have benefits, what I find to be a major problem is pronounced mood swings. Hypomania may be...

Forecast for 37 C i Brisbane and around 33C on the coast where I live. On par with what we expect in Queensland, Australia this time of year. Further north , the interior of the State faces 40C plus! Cheers, Merv

Seasons Greetings to one and all! Have any of you experienced either mouth ulcers or more particularly loosening of teeth since you stated this form of treatment? At my age I can ill afford to part with any more toothy pegs! Cheers, Merv

I think that is very sound advice from M01. Taking corticosteroid (Prednisone) or its companion glucosteroid ( Budesonide/Entocort) is really at best a stop gap ( no pun) measure. Hopefully another specialist will engage in a little more creative thinking in terms of you diagnoses. If , as you...

G'day Cmducks, This is a bit of a conundrum! While in a past life I was a senior RN I, hesitate to proffer too much advice. After 25 years of Crohn's I have some doubts about the capabilities and commitment of some gastroenterologists. I am lucky to have a good GI at present. Clearly, I don't...

Hi Cmducks, What signs and symptoms you describe are certainly akin to what you would expect from Crohn's, but the fact that you failed to gain a positive response the second time you took Entocort is surprising. Perhaps the dose that you took was insufficient to control the flare? No wonder...

Well Jack, All I can say is that it seems that you are being comprehensively ripped off. By today's exchange rates, under a government scheme ( Public benefits-PBS) Stelara costs AUD $4348 for two 45 mg injections. That amounts to USD $3155 -a difference of USD 1545! Personally, I pay only OZ...

G'day Ayran My pleasure. I am not a doctor, but a nurse of thirty +odd years standing ( now retired). I sincerely hope that the combination of medications that have been prescribed for you will suffice. Don't worry about taking antidepressants,.Of late . it has become something of a norm to...

Hi Aryan, I hope that the antibiotics are beginning to kick in. Sorry to have missed part of your initial questions, but GROSS in medical jargon refers to any changes to your colon( or ileum) , in your case the latter that can be seen with the naked eye.Whereas, MICROSCOPY means merely that...

Hi Aryan. If it is a matter of purely infection, then that is not necessarily a long term problem.Within the armoury of antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medications that exist are many options for you .Given the diagnosis that you have been given, I am surprised that you have not been prescribed...

Not that I wear the following as a badge of honour, but here we go. . Crohn's Disease . PVD . Fempop bypass (L) - bilateral stents iliac arteries. Blocked (L) Carotid Artery. Previous TIA(asphasic). In short, atherosclerosis. .COPD.( Yes, I used to smoke), but feel free to do so if you have...

Clear skies and dry on Macleay Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland. OZ. That said and I know that some of you will get a giggle , but it is 21*C and cold. The SW winds really do affect the chill factor. In the sub tropics your blood thins out due to the beer factor! Cheers, merv

The length of time taken to confirm CD is a source of contention and frustration for many of us. In my case, a gastroenterologist who treated be for years performing several colonoscopies and gastroscopies would not state categorically that I had CD. This was because biopsy results came back...