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  1. Crohn's_Doll

    Welcome!!

    Hi I would like to welcome all newbies. Thanks for coming here and hope this forum helps you. Tons of nice people here with good information and support!!
  2. Crohn's_Doll

    Feeling lousy and low body temp??

    feeling lousy and low body temp?? Hi all, I've been feeling lousy for days now. Headache, dizzy, funny vision. Over all blah feeling. Been checking my temp with a digital thermometer and it's low :(. It's not very very low but 96.5-97.1 most of the day. My nurse told me to go to ER if I run a...
  3. Crohn's_Doll

    Swelling?

    Hi all, I went to the dr. yesterday, I've been feeling sore all over the tummy area, and under the rib cage. I'm still on humira though, should be doing a shot today in fact. He poked my guts and told me that he could feel the swelling and that he's going to send me for tests ASAP. What is...
  4. Crohn's_Doll

    Welcome to all the newbies!!!

    Wow, I have been gone for a short while and I see tons of newbies:welcome: :getwell:
  5. Crohn's_Doll

    Can you be born with Crohn's?

    Hi all, I just got some info from my aunt. She told me that when I was born and shortly after I had some problems and that the family was really worried. This was a long time ago 1973, she can't recall what exactly the "condition" was, only that it was intestinal and I was born with it. My mom...
  6. Crohn's_Doll

    Starting azathioprine

    Hi all, it's been awhile.. Just a quick update. I've been tapering off the prednisone now at 5 mg/day with symptoms coming back, bloating, some pain in the LRQ, heartburn ( this is new ) low grade fevers, general blah feeling etc.. Small bowel series showed mucosal thickening, dr finally got...
  7. Crohn's_Doll

    Tapering Pred, symptoms coming back?

    tapering Pred, symptoms coming back? Hi all, I have just went down to 20 mg of pred the other day and I'm feeling symptoms coming back... Tender stomach, dizziness, fuzzy vision, gurgling, slight nausea. Oh what fun :( The plan is to come off the pred anyway and maybe start remicade or humira...
  8. Crohn's_Doll

    Small bowel series prep

    ok.. I got a letter in the mail for an appointment for a small bowel series. Oct 13, 8:00 am. The prep they gave suggest is called senekot liquid. Has anyone tried this one? I'm hoping it ok tasting, says it's only 100 ml. Yikes, it says it takes 2-5 hours!!!! I don't remember it taken that...
  9. Crohn's_Doll

    Can't sleep on pred!!

    Hi all, so far the pred has been helping, I can walk without feeling like I've been kicked in the stomach and I can eat at last!! It's been just over a week, still have minor complaints, but hey.. they are only minor! I'm at 20 mg now. But... No sleep, lol you guys warned me about the extra...
  10. Crohn's_Doll

    Uh oh... Has all the food gone bad?

    Hey guys, I woke up this afternoon (my morning) and noticed that my bf didn't close the fridge all the way. My ensure was slightly cool and everything was sweaty and lukewarm to the touch. Do you think the food has spoiled, like mayo, milk, eggs? I'm not worried about the condiments so much. I'm...
  11. Crohn's_Doll

    Help... Up coming appointment

    :ybatty: Hi all I need some tips to help me calm myself before my appointment on Thursday, I have panic disorder quite bad right now. My guts are twisting and turning, I can't eat much and I feel lousy. What do you do to help calm nerves before an appointment?:eek:
  12. Crohn's_Doll

    Monitoring Pred...

    Just wondering how often you have to see the dr. while on pred? Once a week, every 2 weeks?
  13. Crohn's_Doll

    Hi, I'm new here... My story

    Hi, new to this site. I hope to lean a lot and help out if I can. My Story: I was diagnosed with crohn's in 1980. Had symptoms for a month before going to the dr. ( mom thought it might be a flu bug) I lost a lot of weight and complained about pain and feeling "sick". As I remember, I couldn't...
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