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Just a friendly reminder that this a support forum first and foremost. This thread is not about how anyone feels about parents who have children knowing or not knowing about illnesses in their family which their child may or may not have in the future. If you wish to discuss this then please...

My hair has been purple for a while now.

I'm not sure if just taking it orally for those last couple of weeks would really do much for you. Talk to your doctor about taking oral B12 along with the injections. Many members receive injections monthly or even weekly and take an oral supplement, sublingual supplement, or use a B12 nasal...

Go to your local Social Security office and apply for SSI and SSDI (you should qualify for both). Your local Social Services also offers free help in filling out the forms for Social Security or you can contact a lawyer if you prefer to work with one and you'll only have to pay them a small...

I still haven't gotten a decision from Social Security on whether or not they think I'm still disabled but I did receive a letter saying that they are letting Social Services decide my case. I had to fill out the Adult Functionality report and have my husband fill out the third party report...

You may want to check out this support group on the forum where other members are receiving SSI/SSDI and those who have applied and are still waiting. http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=51690 Good luck! :)

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Everyone is different. Some people tolerate fiber and other more common trigger foods fine but and this is very general, foods that contain fiber or are high in fat (like fried foods for example) or sugar (candy or sugary drinks) or spicy foods and sometimes even dairy (especially if you're...

I love me some lemon drop candy as well. I wish it did... something. :P Maybe my old self many hopefully decades from now, will remember what your grandma did and I'll put different candies in my pill bottles. Some Nerds, Skittles, Reese' Pieces etc. Or maybe I should just have a separate pill...

How did your appointment go today bebe1?

Going from EN straight into regular foods is a bit too much for the digestive system to handle. It may take a while to fully get used to other foods that are normally easier to digest than things like popcorn, corn on or off the cob, nuts, seeds, raw fruits and vegetables and other high fiber...

I'm not sure why it was never brought up but it's very possible that it could be benign especially considering it's size (some reading linked below). I hope that it is. Please keep us posted on how your appointment goes. :hug...

Indeed! :ghug: Cat it's very possible that what she saw was too traumatic for her as well as the dementia being so bad to where she wouldn't remember. That's not really a memory you want to have though. I did see my Grandpa many hours after he had passed and I'd like to unsee that immediately...

I'm glad that you've had very few symptoms. :) It's not as common to be asymptomatic (based on the posts I've read on the forum) but I have heard many other people on the forum like you who have had very few symptoms as well and seemed to mainly be diagnosed after some other procedure or like in...

That is a lot to deal with so young CarolinAlaska. HUGS to you and your daughter.

Adhesions can't really be seen in any imaging tests. They can be found during surgery or in my case they were diagnosed by going in to have a balloon dilation done at my anastomosis site since I had a full obstruction and a few partial obstructions but they found that the anastomosis wasn't...

I'm glad to hear that you're in remission scl. :) After my resection I also went into remission and have been since 1999 (I have always been on medication since my resection so I can stay in remission). A cure would mean that there's no chance of the disease coming back but with remission it's...

Not a problem Cat. It took us a while to get the word out to all of our family as well. I was worried about someone mentioning it on facebook as well but thankfully no one did. I'm really sorry to hear that he's passed away and I hope your Grandma will get all the help she needs. My Grandma...

Is it possible to get a second opinion ron50? My mom has issues with her heart, liver and pancreas and also has Diabetes. She has been retaining fluid lately as well and they believe it's mainly the diabetes which she is still trying to get under control. She was seeing the worst doctor for the...

I honestly don't know because I have Medicaid which covers 100% of all costs minus $5 for ER trips. If you were told that your insurance would cover the anesthetic prior to the test then I'd try and get the insurance company to cover it especially if it was the insurance company who told you...