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  1. Holly

    Starting Humira, What to expect?

    I got my delivery of Humira this morning and I have been told they are coming to administer my loading dose tomorrow. I just don't know what to expect... I am 5 months post op ileo. Crohns symptoms rearing their ugly head again so been suggested for Humira. -Does it hurt to inject? -How...
  2. Holly

    So annoyed at myself..

    I haven't been on here for ages, but 8 weeks ago I had emergency ileostomy surgery, my self-esteem has plummeted and as a result I feel like it is putting a massive strain on my relationship. He's known about my Crohns from the start (we've been together like 18 months) I know it's not forever...
  3. Holly

    Can we rally round some support?

    I have shared a status on my personal facebook page, which was really hard to write about a horrible experience last night. I wondered if we can raise some awareness and share it around, people need to know. https://www.facebook.com/hollyshorter
  4. Holly

    Complicated TTC and period muddle.

    Hi everyone, I am on Aza and Pentasa, currently not flaring. Came off Pred in March, although I am not actively TTC. I am currently unprotected, my period usually falls on the 16th of every month. No period as yet, although it's only the 19th. But I took a test and it was negative. I also...
  5. Holly

    Pred Weight Gain feeling Deflated

    So I have been on my second course of Prednisolone from December 23rd till March 23rd. and I have put on 21 ish lbs taking me from 8 stone to 9 and 1/2 stone. I need to get some of this weight off, I have been doing the diet and exercise for the past two weeks ish, and I seem to have put on...
  6. Holly

    Pred, Ex-Boyfriends, New Boyfriends.

    Urgh! Really need this vent. If any of you read my posts you will know that I split up with my long long long term boyfriend about 6/7 months ago. and then I got a new boyfriend who is awesome (he is still on the scene) But then I had 2 family bereavements within 3 weeks of each other...
  7. Holly

    Sickness on new pain killers..

    My last post was about advice on new pain killers, after the post I went to GP and she prescribed Nefopam or Acupan. The prescribed dose was 2, 3 times a day, after 1 I was drowsy and heaving. When I took ONE again, same story, thought nausea could be down to illness though so I continued to...
  8. Holly

    Best over the counter pain relief?

    I am in a LOT of pain right now... "Welcome to Flareville" I am in the UK, Paracetamol doesn't touch the pain, research and doctors suggest no codeine and no ibuprofen! So what do people take when the pain is like this? Usually I battleaxe through it but this is the worst I have had in a long...
  9. Holly

    Started Smoking...

    I know a lot of people on this forum write posts about quitting smoking etc. Because of it's links to flares and other much worse problems. But, over the last 6 months... I don't want to go too much into it, but I have had a lot of bad things happen.. I got dumped by my partner of 6 years, and...
  10. Holly

    Quest to lose weight!

    I am on a quest to lose a bit of podge, and get fit and healthy and obviously this can be a challenge for us Crohnies, and I am quite a fan of 'fitspo' inspiration sites for fitness tips and motivation, I am also obviously a fan of Crohns sites for positive thinking etc. So I have created a...
  11. Holly

    Who's gonna want me now?

    Boyfriend of 6 years has left me, and I am not taking it well at all. Well, I've dealt with the break up, now it's just getting on with life. Who's going to love me? A disease ridden 20 year old. My self-esteem is on the floor. I feel like I will never find anyone who will love me when I am...
  12. Holly

    Why do I do this to myself?

    A few weeks ago I was on holiday, it was the first day, and after a 5 hour car journey I started to have an ache in what I presumed is my Colon, and as the day progressed it got worse and worse and worse. My walking speed was similar to a dying snail. Pain was unbearable and we were in a small...
  13. Holly

    Severe Pain from my Colon maybe? help

    Okay so... On Tuesday (Today is still Thursday for 1 more hour for me) I started getting little twinges of pain on my right side, on and above my hip. On Tuesday night they proceeded to get worse to the point where I stood up and had to sit down straight away because it was hurting so badly...
  14. Holly

    Mums on Holiday, coping on my own.

    My mum went on her first foreign holiday in 30 years a week ago, and she's due back in 5 days, my dad (as lovely as he is) is useless! He won't wash/cook/clean (he won't even have the heating on) and living in Manchester in the UK. It's chilly! So I have adopted the role of mum even though she...
  15. Holly

    Putting Weight on that I don't want! Help!?!

    So... I am currently coming out of a flare. I have had my Imuran/Azathioprine increased to 125mg and I have to take 4g of Pentasa and I am feeling a lot better. No more D!!! :poop: Anyway. I am 5ft 6in = 167cm I weigh 9 stone now. (57.1kg or 126lbs) When I was in my flare I went down to...
  16. Holly

    Hay Diet (Food Combination Diet)

    Has anybody heard of Food Combining, also known as The Hay Diet? It isn't really a diet, more of a lifestyle change. It's basic premise is 'Don't mix foods that fight' I have been on this diet for a few days now after reading the book 'Food Combining for health' and reading about people with...
  17. Holly

    Feeling really really low

    First of all, I don't really contribute help or feedback to this forum and offer my advice etc. and for that I am really sorry. I will try harder to do that in future. I am currently not in a flare, I visit the bathroom average 4 times a day with very ls sorry if that's tmi, I also get pale...
  18. Holly

    Weakness, nausea and dizzy spells at work

    So I am coming up to my 1 year Crohniversary and things have started going to go a bit funny. I was at work (I'm a shampooer/sweeper/tea-maker/cleaner at a hairdressers) and I was shampooing a client, I went dizzy, lightheaded, weak, breathless, nauseous I was wretching and it comes over me in...
  19. Holly

    Forever Fatigue?

    I was on Pred about 7/8 months ago. After massive flare (hospitalised for) lost 3 stone between April and July '12. Started Azathiprine in July '12. Everything going back to normal, lost all the 'Pred Weight' now (finally) and feeling generally okay. Still have loose bm and occasional abdominal...
  20. Holly

    Not a nice one....

    Well, there isn't many nice topics with our illness is there? Here goes, Recently my D has come back with a vengeance, although only going max 5 times a day but it is as bad as it was when I was hospitalised in a flare.... (In terms of the 'looooseness' urgh hate that word. Anyway... When I...
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