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    Have you been tested for iron deficiency (anemia)?

    I'm border line anemic, but my doc says that my number has been stable borderline anemic. Not sure how to take that, but I supplement with iron every other day. Until the next CBC.
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    Single/married/kids??? Please answer

    Married with two kids, diagnosed during dating my hubby. Two kids while on my meds, no issues. Two cats, they've been around as long as the hubby. One is my medicine kitty who'll cuddle with me when I don't feel well!
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    Word association

    Thursday
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    Pet peeves about people's thoughts on IBD

    Have your lost weight? (really, I'm trying to keep it on) Let's order in salads, they are healthy and good for you (not me) You look healthy (yeah, well would you like to look inside?) Do you really take all those meds? (No, I like the pretty colors!) Go gluten/dairy/msg/additive free and add...
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    Just did my first 30 day bloodtest check to see how im doing on imuran and am wonderi

    I go every 90 days for my blood work, usually a CBC and then the next time it's a CBC and urine/liver function. Done this for over 10 years. You may get to wait it out longer the longer it's in your system. It takes about 3 mos to be totally effective. It's not like most meds which work with...
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    Word association

    heat
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    Newbie to forum, CD~not so much

    I've been on azathioprine since Jan 2001. In July 2009 I was put from 125-150 mg. No issues with it It was the one med I was told I may have to had gone off of when I had kids, but I did some research and talked to a great Dr. from U of Chicago who had done studies with women and at low...
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    Rash Attack

    Everywhere but my torso. I callled the GI on call this weekend and he didn't think it was my meds since I've been on them so long. I finally went to Urgent Care and they gave me Pred and Allegra, stay out of the heat/sun and don't eat allergy foods (nuts/strawberries). It's day 2 of the meds...
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    Green stuff, yummy!
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    Newbie to forum, CD~not so much

    Hello, I was diagnosed with Crohns in July 2000, age 26, while studying in Costa Rica. It was kinda of scary going in for an emergency appendectomy and awaking to a small bowel resection. I speak Spanish so that wasn't the scary part. My doctor was so supportive and explained to me what had...
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    Rash Attack

    A couple of days ago I started to develop a rash that is spreading all over my body. It seems like anytime I itch, the rash appears in that spot. I'm on aza and have been for many, many years, but this is the first time I remember the rash spreading. I know I've been in the sun a lot lately...
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