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  1. Starla86

    Remission!!

    So my dr called today to tell me that all my blood work came back within normal limits today!! First time this has happened in 3yrs!! So she says that as long as this stays the same that I am officially in remission! So after everything that I have been through I have finally gotten to the light...
  2. Starla86

    Humira side effect/allergy??

    I had my 2nd loading dose on monday, and for the past 4-5 hours my skin feels like there is something crawling on it. My nerves are firing and its starting to get worse and painful. I would feel like this the night of my Remicade infusions except that was a lot worse. Im wondering if this is an...
  3. Starla86

    Joining the Humira club;)

    Sooo Remicade has failed and apparently having surgery only 4 months ago didn't work either. I am to start Humira next week and am hoping for the best, since I dont really know what else I should do. This last visit to my GI was very uplifting.... she came up with a few options that I was hoping...
  4. Starla86

    I now believe Crohns is real.

    I have been ill for about 2 years now and was dx with Crohns in December of 2010. I had chronic diarrhea and lost about 30lbs. I had dealt with that for so long before being dx that it became my way of life and giving it a name didn't really change anything. I was put on Remicade bc of the...
  5. Starla86

    Stricture???

    So how do you know if you have a stricture and not a complete blockage or infection? I went on antibiotics 2 weeks ago bc I couldnt keep food down and was seriously cramping and running a really high fever. My GI put me on Flagyl and Cipro bc she thought it was an infection. Then last week I got...
  6. Starla86

    Getting sick before next infusion

    So I have my 3rd infusion in 3 days and I started having D about 4 days ago. Im just wondering if anyone else experiences flare like symptoms right before their next infusion? Im curious if the Remicade is getting out of my system to soon? My Dr did tell me that after my first couple of doses...
  7. Starla86

    Liquid diet:(((

    So everything has been going great since I got on Entocort and started Remicade....until yesterday:( I started getting major stomach pain and D and then when I tried to eat my body said NOPE!! I cant even keep water down, this sucks!!! Called the DR and she put me on Cipro and Flagyl as she said...
  8. Starla86

    Acceptance

    So I just got back from my GI who took me off the Entocort:) but has told me that I should wait at least a year before even considering getting pregnant and even then she doesnt know if my body can handle it. Until today I dont really think that I have accepted the fact that I am truly sick. I...
  9. Starla86

    Prego question??

    I was dx with Crohns last year but have had symtoms for about 13 yrs off and on. I gave birth to my first child in 2008 with no problems and he was a healthy 8lbs 4oz 21" long chunker:) But about 2 months after I went into a severe flare that Im just now getting under control. I just started...
  10. Starla86

    No go on Remicade

    I had my first infusion scheduled for this Friday and already got approved for Remistart and of course my insurance has to deny me for Remicade:( I am so dissapointed and just plain scared, my dr said that this was kinda my last resort before surgery. I am not compatable with 6mp and am allergic...
  11. Starla86

    Entocort Question??

    So I have been on 9mg of Entocort for almost two months but for the past two weeks I am having these uncontrollable sugar cravings. All I want to eat is sugar, any and all forms of sugar. I wake up in the middle of the night for brownies or chocolate bars, it doesnt matter as long as the main...
  12. Starla86

    Passing blood:(

    So yesterday i started having blood in my stool. I have been on entocort for almost a month and have still had D until 3 days ago now it is just very soft stool. I was excited about the change from D to actual stool but now it is filled with very dark blood and some very bright red blood spots...
  13. Starla86

    I thought steroids would help.

    So 11 days into my 9mg a day Entocort stint, I am feeling lousy. I am starving all the time but when I eat it is starting to feel blocked. I am having pain and my stomach has started to scream at me again. My horrible gas has come back, which was the only thing that the flagyl got rid of for me...
  14. Starla86

    Starting Entocort

    Ok so after 16days of Flagyl and 11lbs lost (I'm down to 104) the only difference is less gas. So bc of the extreme weight loss and chronic bms (4-12 a day) the DR started me on Entocort 9mg a day for 30 days and B12 shots once a month, oh yea now I have B12 anemia. So.....this is all new to me...
  15. Starla86

    Officially Diagnosed

    This is my first post on here and after 2 years of pain and no answers, I now have one. I am 24 and was just diagnosed with Crohns. The dr said that I have major bleeding that has to be controlled ASAP. She put me on 1500mg of Flagyl a day and told me to stay away from fruits and veggies and...
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