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Ihurt, What is your primary complaint? What is your current condition? Was the issue with your arm a ruptured tendon? All The Best, Nuc~ I just looked up the risk of tendon rupture and Cipro> 15 in 100,000 patients. Usually other issues in play also related to vascular health in that...

Good points all Ihurt, I hear you. Sorry you've had those bad experiences. I try not to make my bad experiences poison the entire Well. Clearly you've had issues with your Doctor that were not good. I also take Cipro and I believe the tendon rupture issue is a rare one but something that...

Ihurt, Good points. The attitudes and the 'who's the boss' challenges and all of those stilted exchanges do lead to Doctors becoming arrogant and asserting their authority and knowledge. When patients get knowledgeable they need to remember that knowledge is just the basics for a discussion...

UnXmas, In the states here EMR's apply to all modalities. For example: Through the Diagnostic imaging side of the Hospital which is all digital (no film) I was able to see all imaging studies and Rad reports on any patient on my computer. I could also access the MAR where all Providers, ER and...

Protocols and Perspectives Friends, Also keep in mind. In the old days medical records were all paper and usually stored at a distance therefore info was not so immediately available. In the computer age now we have EMR's, Electronic Medical Records that are intensely detailed. Triage...

Hello Friend, I hear you. many times I disappear from the forums because I just try to get on with my life; I can't do the 'Crohn's Show' 24/7 non-stop all of the time, it's just too much. When flares happen I hit the boards, otherwise I'm out in the world doing the best I can. For the first...

Bowel Obstruction ruled out?

Hey guys, I don't mean to rain on this ER parade but... As a former Provider in a big city Hospital I will say that there is no need to 'game' the system. No need to pull out the theatrics; it just upsets the other sick patients and creates an environment that promotes acting out to gain...

Hello Friends, Thank you for your support. No easy answers for the fatigue I gather.... Yes, I try to take mini-walks which look more like an old man taking his final stroll. Just a flesh and bone bag of pains... Last night was horrific, the RLS was so high I was crawling out of my skin...

Jennifer, Thank You. My blood panels always come back normal, no deficiencies. I am taking extra Vit-D, and Mirapex for the RLS (Doesn't Work). I've also concluded that Narcotics are a loser with Crohn's. Dosing keeps escalating and the relief hasn't followed. I've been tearing through...

Hello Friends, My first post here. I had UC in the 80's then J-Pouch surgery in the early 90's and just in the last couple of years I was Dx'd with Crohn's Disease. I'm taking Humira with a low dose Imuran chaser. I just completed another Prednisone taper a couple of weeks ago and now this...