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My hair was below my belt in my 20s. Solumedral and Prednisone definitely caused hair loss then. I braided mine up and cut it. Mailed off to Locks of Love. I figured if I can't have it, at least someone can. Now I am almost 40 with short hair. Every steroid run it thins out, and it grows back...

Even though sick today, also made it to work without cramping and the urge to pull over. That is rare as well.

Didn't hear from the GI today. She'll probably call tomorrow. Gonna wait for the next injection before she does. On a better note, bleeding has stopped. And I actually had a normal stool for once in like 2 years. Followed by more sandy diarrhea, but hey no complaints here.

2 weeks ago I started my Humira. Did the 4 dose entry. Tomorrow I have to inject 2 more doses. Immediately after the first I developed a chest cold. It is not going away. I am a 40mg Prednisone to keep my current flare up in check. I am nervous about taking the next dose of Humira tomorrow...

I took Remicade 10 years ago and it worked well. Kept me an acceptable remission. I started to develop a reaction to it after the 3rd or 4th infusion. Trouble breathing, cold sweats, flushed. I just got my first dose of Humira earlier today. I am feeling a little bit of the same symptoms of the...

I have had Crohns my whole life. Diagnosed 12 years ago. Been about a year to a year and a half in between hospital stays since diagnosis. These always involve high dose Solumedral, followed by tapering for months on Prednisone. Was diagnosed 8 years ago with Osteoporosis. Anyway I have been...