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    School or college reopening Fall 2020 immunosupressed

    WOW! I called the on-call doctor today to check about meds. Told her what he was currently on (aza and sulfa) and what was prescribed to help fight covid (pred & z pack). She said continue taking azathioprine and sulfasalazine. However, she said to stop the meds that they prescribed for...
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    School or college reopening Fall 2020 immunosupressed

    Delta_Hippo, Thank you! He has been taking zinc for a while now and last night, I added C and D to his regiment. So far so good. I had him stop taking his aza right now since he was positive for Covid. Not sure it will do any good since it is in his system, but makes me feel better. I am...
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    School or college reopening Fall 2020 immunosupressed

    My freshman in college just tested positive for Covid. He drove home Friday evening from school. He has Crohn's and is on azathioprine and sulfasalazine. My son is painfully shy, hung out in his dorm almost the entire time except to eat (I know because I use Life 360 to track), and wore a...
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    School or college reopening Fall 2020 immunosupressed

    My son with Crohn's (150 mg of azathioprine, 3000 mg of sulfasalazine, iron) will be a freshman at the University of Ark. So far, school is on and in person. We haven't heard otherwise. Plan to send him and he will live in the dorm with a communal bathroom. Got accommodations to use the...
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    Perspective - Covid-19 and our ibd kids

    Thank you all for your prospective. It always helps to see different sides and aspects. Currently, he is slated to stay in the honors dorm with his really good Scout friend. My son is VERY shy and stress tends to trigger flares. From a emotional standpoint only, living in the honors dorm...
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    Perspective - Covid-19 and our ibd kids

    I tried to read all of the post in this discussion, but there are so many. If you already answered this question, please forgive me. I have a son who is a senior in high school. He has Crohn's and is on 150 mg of Azathioprine and 3000 of Sulfasalazine. He is currently planning to go off to...
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    Transition to teens taking over care

    Thank you for this!! I have a senior in high school who turned 18 last week. I will blink my eye and he will be off to college. I need to start letting him make his appointments and learn how to refill his medicine. Where did the time go!!
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    100mg imuran for a 13 year old boy. Suggestions please!!

    My son has been on azathioprine for 2.5 years now. I cried and cried and cried when I first read the warnings. I totally understand where you are coming from. My son is 18 now and 180 pounds at 6 foot 3 inches. He is on 150 mg of Imuran and I worry every day. My son is back in a flare so he...
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    Hand Tremors

    My son has been taking azathioprine since Feb 2017. He has developed a hand tremor in his right hand. I called the doc today, who was on vacation, and got a response from his assistant who talked to doc on call. That doc said that it had nothing to do with Crohn's. However, when I read...
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    IBD and C-Section Kids

    I decided to search the internet to see if c-section deliveries and autoimmune diseases/Crohn's disease were related. I found some very interesting articles. My son was c-section and was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 15. Has anyone else heard of this and if this is the case, I hope they...
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    Are you sure he has it? ARGH!!

    Need to vent..... ARGH!! Apparently the mom's at my son's high school have been talking to each other and have decided that they are not sure my son has Crohn's. Really??? I keep getting asked over and over and over again by different women (moms of my son's friends), "Are you sure your son...
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    Mom of Son with Crohn's

    This is my 3rd post. I just realized that we should post our story to introduce ourselves. My oldest, 15 years old, was diagnosed with Crohn's at the beginning of February 2017. He sat down beside me one Sunday evening and said that he had been having bloody diarrhea up to 3 times a day for...
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    Continue to Work?

    First, I love this forum. My son, 15 yrs old, was diagnosed 2 weeks ago and I felt alone. Everyone just knows someone who knows someone who has Crohn's, but no one really understands. Thanks for all of your post. Now to my question, I currently work in a preschool and teach 3 year olds. I...
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    504 Plan - Appeal?

    My 15 yr old son was just diagnosed 2 weeks ago. We set up his 504 plan on Friday. We agreed to: water, snacks, bathroom breaks, private bathroom, extra time on assignments/test when needed, sit near exit, & office hold change of clothes since school has no lockers. Here is where we disagree...
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