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Thanks for all the great information...my wife and I will absorb it all and give a lot of thought to the options you've all noted. Our thoughts, Eric

Hello! My son Jack has been on Pred (down to 3ML's), 6MP (2.5ML) and Remicadee (every 6-8 weeks). We're very concerned about the side effects of being on Rem and 6mp together. To me it looks like our options are being on both together or choosing one to be his sole drug. He's doing great but...

Thanks everyone! Turns out it was Jack's first Crohn's flare. He already seems like a new kid after his first dose of remicade. We're headed home the hospital now... With Jack!! Everyone's support was so helpful for us. Thank you!!

Good morning! Pretty much the same...we're waiting to start the Remicaid(should be within the hour). Fingers crossed this will help! Eric

Thanks for the ideas. Our dr. Is also here at children's. They think this is a Crohn's flare and that Jack never fully responded to the prednisone. They think he'll respond better to the remicade. We're concerned about the cancer risk. Hoping some parents out there who have dealt with this will...

Hi all!! My son is currently at Children's Hospital in Boston. Here's a quick recap: 1. diagnosed with Crohn's 7-weeks ago and started on prednisone 2. pains went away, fevers went away and energy came back 3. started on 6mp 2 weeks ago 4. sister had cold 10 days ago 5. Jack caught cold and...

Yes, they were looking for an abcess and later in the evening did a CAT scan to determine that there there was none. They have sent a stool sample out to see if he has c-diff and if so...antibiotics should kill that. If not, they will likely tinker with his medications as the fevers are likely...

Hi again, No, they just took an X-ray and didn't see anything. They admitted him and essentially said that the blood work came back fine, urine was fine and now they are going to send a stool sample out to rule our c-diff. If all that is negative and he still has fevers they said they would...

Thanks for the responses! We're at Children's now and they've given him a stomach X-ray and are now giving him fluids. It's likely they will keep him over night for observations. Will keep you posted!

Good morning group, This is our first post as we've recently found out Jack(7 years old)has Crohn's. He's been on prednisone for 6-weeks and 6mp for three ( have not started tapering off prednisone yet). His sister had a cold and seems that he caught it but has had high fevers for a week (104...