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Thanks for the advise. We see the GI tomorrow. I know she doesn't want any more tests, but I agree, she at least needs a CT scan. She has only been drinking maybe one ensure a day because she has been told they can make diarrhea worse. I am going to pick up some more and suggest she try 2-3 a...

illeostomy Reversal - not able to eat - help! Hi, My mom had 2/3 of her large intestine taken out in July 2011 and had an illeostomy. She had been in and out of the hospital over 8 weeks and got down to about 90 lbs. After the surgery she got healthy again (thank god!) and had a reversal about...

Thank you. Her Crohn's symptoms have improved, only 2-3 bm's a day now. The nausea no longer an issue either - she she has been eating and drinking pretty normally for almost a week. I think it's just that it took so long to get treatment, and it took a while for the treatment to start working...

Update: The GI doc gave my mother until monday to start responding to remicade - if she was not improving it was going to have to be surgery. Her symptoms started to improve on Sunday so they discharged her on Monday. She got her 2nd remicade infusion on Tuesday and Wednesday she seemed to be...

oops I dont' think I mentioned that she is back in the hospital. Had to call the ambulance yesterday morning to bring her to the local hospital. They got her hydrated and on a good dose of zofran and then I drove her back to the major hospital that is dealing with her and they admitted her there.

oh, and yes she is on prednisone. Her primary care put her on a small taper mid april when pcp thought she was just having a small flare of the colitis she was diagnosed with 3 years ago (had been on mesalamine ever since) in the descending colon. Then when she ended up in the hospital on May...

Thanks. She had a pic line inserted to get her infusion on 5/25. They have a real hard time getting a decent size IV in her. She has very small veins that have been destroyed over the last month of IV's and blood draws. However, they took it out when she left on 5/27. I'm sure they will have to...

help My mom has been sick since early April (almost 2 months). She has been in the hospital 3 times since May1st, each time she comes home (not home but to my house - she is very week) for about 2 days before I have to bring her back because she is so dehydrated from diarrhea and vomiting. She...