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  1. Carrie

    Side effects from hydrocortisone enema

    Has anyone else here had really negative side effects from a hydrocortisone enema? I stared a round last Sunday, and by Wednesday noticed a feeling of anxiety and shortness of breath. I thought it may just be my anemia, but by the following day, I started waking up really early, and last night...
  2. Carrie

    Is it reasonable to ask for iron infusion?

    Ive been feeling weaker and weaker over the past two months (conveniently timed with a new job, of course!), and found out I'm anemic last week. Iron pills are really hit or miss with me, but more importantly, I'm feeling worse as days pass by. Is it reasonable to ask my GI for am iron infusion...
  3. Carrie

    Obtaining NHS medical records in England

    I'm planning on moving back to the States in a few months, and I'd like to get the tomb I acquired as medical records from Kingston Hospital. Does anyone have experience getting hospital medical records in the UK? Should I try to get them through my GP, or do I need to work directly with the...
  4. Carrie

    Liquid diet and gas?

    I was prescribed a liquid diet for six weeks following a week-long stay in hospital. I am allowed to have any sort of liquid beverage, light soups/broths and yoghurt. Most of my calories, however, are coming from five Fortisip Compacts a day. For those of you who have been on liquid diets, have...
  5. Carrie

    Back in the club

    After being off Humira for nearly 18 months, I'm excited to be back in the club. I initially started before I left the States in August 2009, but stopped after I moved to the UK because the NHS is a bit picky about funding the medicine, and wouldn't even let me see a consultant until I'd be...
  6. Carrie

    Hello

    I have been reading the forum on and off for a few weeks now, and I recently decided to join since I have gained so much information so far, and I am eager to share what I know too. I was diagnosed with Crohn's when I was five, and have had two small bowel resections--one in 1994 and one in...
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