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Yeah, we planned a Keg Dinner for after, depending how I feel after a few days. It is a week later and then my daughters bd and valentines so we roll that onto one dinner for the 3 of us. It is the only thing I want. Here is your clue of my birthday,... Ground hogs day :lol:

The only one who SHOULD know is Joan (Astra) ask her!! :lol: This time I noticed I have to take 4 dulcolax, I have never had to take that many but he could be thinking with the obstruction and narrowing he wants to make sure he can get through. The Pico Salax I can tolerate, piece of cake...

Update: I just received the letter to go for my colonoscopy! It is on my Birthday!!! So much for the keg dinner :(. On top of it, it is a late time 12:40pm, I am gonna die... :yfaint: NO Food is the worst part.

:welcome: Cruise. Wow that is alot of resections. Unfortunately every time we have a resection, the Crohn's can come back faster and worse. It is the reason to avoid surgery if at all. I have had 2 resections and avoiding a 3rd. I too am allergic to or react to most drugs. Flagyl has been...

I havent been specifically tested, my doc says my levels are fine... but I am taking a magnesium supplement anyways. Cant hurt.

My daughter has also mentioned in her University Nutrition study that most doctors are not and do not require nutrition classes and most dont. We have to be our own advocate at times, if your doctor doesnt help you out, get a second opinion asap. :hang:

Funny you mention AZA my doc wanted to put me on it. I don't do well on immunosuppressants so I said no. Why cause more pain in the liver area. On top of everything my GI was (that morning of my hospital stay) was gathering up my files to send to a different Gi as he is retiring... Then he...

Hi there welcome! :bigwave: I have had two resections and my first after my daughter was born. It was laproscopic and healed fast. If you are narrowing chances are you may have to have surgery, although it is the last resort, sometimes it is the best thing that could ever happen. I have had...

Hey Chad, I know first hand about being in the hospital but I don't have the problems you are having. It just sucks having to be in the hospital... sending healing thoughts at ya! :bigwave:

Read the morning paper. My cat sometimes licks my feet :lol:

:welcome: Chippy, that is my nickname for chips lol.... you are brave to have an MRI, so far I have been able to avoid them. Not sure I ever could. Very highly claustrophic. Yeah I am a suck :lol:. Keep us posted on your results!

I would ask him to do a blood test. Lacking Vitamin D can lead to us being on the forum in the first place. Calcium and magnesium and B12 are a few necessities in our system to not cause problems further down the road. If you are young, now is the time to keep levels up...not wait til later...

Even spookier, it was my late fathers name and a nephew too! :bat: I agree with your daughter researching about the sugar thing. Not sure if it is the cause but it feeds the bacteria and yeast, which creates havoc. But seeing as we both have more than one family member with Crohns (mine all 5...

Thank you Carol, I am not one for posting about myself , as you know Joanie started this, and I am grateful to all of you for caring. I hated being in so much pain, felt like post op pains..Pred is a miracle!

Thank you Sailor Luna and Cross-stitch! I can't blieve my body is back to my normal self. I dropped to 25mg of pred and taper every 3 days... Eventually I will be back on a low dose Flagyl to keep it at bay until my colonoscopy is booked, still nothing yet. Of course I have more energy , but...

:welcome: Nate. Yes everyone is different, and you find out throughout the forum. We have the basic problems but some are more severe than others. I guess with your wife having crohns you both must be each others support line. Hopefully not stressing the other one out and causing flares...

I dont see a urologist anymore, had 4 kidney stones and just passed one last January, found out they are oxolate type. I stay away from most water that is not reverse osmosis. I drink a fair amount of water and stay on a low fat diet. I will get a new urologist, because I didnt like him or...

:welcome: Jason! WE are a great bunch, because we are like you trying to find answers and support to our disease. Surgery sounds like it is in your best interest. I have had 2 resections, first one being laproscopic, I was alot younger at the time and bounced back fast. Stress will stop you...

Where ever you plan to go are you seeking employment? What is your field in which you would persue? Or are you retired? Ontario isnt bad as it sounds, depends where you live in Canada and what you do for a living, and getting a doctor in Canada is very hard here but many walk in clinics. Just...

Well finally you got here!! You are welcome to join us and share! :bigwave: Have to say that stress is a big culprit, and moving, weddings, divorces, and deaths can cause most of our bigger flares. I was on Remicade but by 3rd shot I became very allergic. I just hope you are getting your blood...