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  1. ataloss

    What would you tell your doctor or nurse?

    Hello Everyone!!! I haven't been on here in a very long time, and I have missed it! I am back and looking for your help. Soon, I will be giving a short talk to a group of health care professionals (mostly nurses but also some docs) about what it was like to be a patient and what it's like to...
  2. ataloss

    What would you tell your doctor/nurse?

    Hello Everyone!!! I haven't been on here in a very long time, and I have missed it! I am back and looking for your help. Soon, I will be giving a short talk to a group of health care professionals (mostly nurses but also some docs) about what it was like to be a patient and what it's like to...
  3. ataloss

    Cleveland take steps for crohns & colitis walk

    I formed a team tonight and registered to do the Cleveland Crohn's and Colitis walk to help raise money for a cure! I am so excited about it! The walk is June 19th and my team is called the POO-BEARS! I got my first donation tonight and am on my way to reaching my fundraising goal......I am SO...
  4. ataloss

    In the hospital

    in the hospital exactly 2 weeks ago I was told I had crohn's and admitted to the hospital for the first time ever. I originally went to the doctory's because I was having fevers with shaking and chills and abdominal pain. Well I was admitted and started on iv antibiotics and then sent home...
  5. ataloss

    Higher incidence of CD/UC in some geographic areas?

    Hey all! I am from northeast Ohio. A girlfriend of mine (who is a nurse) told me that she was discussing crohns at work with one of the GI docs. I guess he told her that in his experience he has seen that the prevalence of IBD is higher in some areas then other. For instance, he said Ohio has a...
  6. ataloss

    Remission verses flare

    remission verses flare So this will probably seem like a dumb question but I am really new to this crohn's business. How do you know when you are in remission?? And how do you know if you are about to have a flare?? If you have been doing ok but then starting have abdominal pain does that mean...
  7. ataloss

    New, scared, and confused

    new, scared, and confused Hello All! I am really new to posting and new to IBD and just need to talk and get advice and maybe some support. 10 days ago, I was 31 and had no medical history and was taking no medications. Today (only 10 days later) I am 32, have crohns, and am taking 12 pills a...
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