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I had my gallbladder removed about 7 months after I was diagnosed with crohn's disease. They did a nuclear scan and it showed that it was only 4% functional.

@Ckt-- I had horrible reactions to the Humira. It landed me in the hospital twice. I've been on Remicade almost two years now and my dose has doubled in the last year. I have a colonospy and EGD set up for this coming Friday. I'm so tired of not getting any better. I can totally relate to...

@David-- Thanks for the info. I am very careful about the opportunistic infections!! I am in the medical field myself and sometimes i'm my own worst enemy. I have worked in a clinical laboratory for the last 12 years and run these tests on many a patient. I am interested in the low dose...

@Ckt-- Have you ever thought that the pain around your hip could be a kidney stone? I have suffered with kidney stones since I was 20 and now know that it was due to crohn's disease. I was diagnosed when I was 33 and i'm now 36. Stone pain is different from the arthritic pain and or crohn's...

Ckt, Thank you for your post. I am so sorry you are having to go through this. I will say that it is nice to know i'm not alone in what is happening to my body. I am considering a second opinion. I saw the PA last week and he is frustrated and stumped just like I am. They had me on...

@Angrybird-- No, blood isn't the only way they are looking at things. I have been on Prednisone off and on, Entocort(gut steroid) and the side effects just about kill me and they have done scans(CT, small bowel follow through, abdominal studies). @Johnnysmom-- I have really wondered lately...

I have 8-10 bowel movements a day that are watery with tons of mucus, almost constant abdominal pain, differing in severity, nausea/vomiting, joint swelling and pain, fevers. These symptoms have been there from the beginning. October will make it two years that I have been on remicade. The...

Hello to all! I am new to this site and am hoping for some feedback and advice for my particular situation. I have been diagnosed with crohn's dx since early 2010. I feel like I have been on everything under the sun. I am currently taking 6MP 100mg and Remicade 10mg/kg(this is a double dose)...