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  1. K

    New Job concerns

    Hey Guys!! I looked to see if I could find the threads on this and either I am imagining that I found them before or I just can't use the search engine properly :( I have been called to notify me I am on the short list of candidates for a new posistion with a different company. When should I...
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    No more Methotrexate for me :(

    Well, my trend of reacting to medications continues. Been on metho for 2 months and my ALT has quadrupled. So no more metho for me. :( I was just taking it to prevent antibodies to Remicade so removing it won't be a concern about remission. Just somewhat annoying to have to be concerned...
  3. K

    I hate Medical Leave!!!

    Ok so I have been trying to get a new job for like 5 years, not having any luck. There are not many prospects in my field in my town and I can't move because I share custody. I've been off work since November and I swear there have been 5+ jobs since I've been off that I so could've gotten...
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    SPF included in moisterizer

    I am recently on methotrxate and was warned about the sun sensitivity. I found a moisterizer with SPF 15 in it so I only need to put one kind of lotion on. Its a Vseline brand with aloe and SPF - its in a green bottle. I've used a couple of days now and I like it as it is not greasy like...
  5. K

    I can't beleive I am eating this!!

    Ok, I have been struggling to get my ferrritin up for about 18 months. I had surgery in Sept 2009 and my Hb went down to 89. I couldn't convince the obgyn to give me a blood transfusion - he said its not that low, we don't transfuse until below 80, blood borne pathogen risks etc. I am a Lab...
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    Forks Over Knives/ Whole food plant based diet

    I just watched this video and had a look at their website. Has anyone followed this food plan and what were the results of it? I have had some success following the FODMAP plan but am interested in going vegetarian or vegan but a lot of the ingrediants most commonly used go against the FODMAP...
  7. K

    I'm Celebrating!!

    Ok I KNOW this is a weird thing to post!! It's just this won't make a good FB status and I need to get it off my chest. I am now pooping EVERY DAY!! Since the 3rd Remicade infusion!! Do you know how unbeleivable this is after years of chronic constipation!! I even had to stop the licorice...
  8. K

    Entocort tapering side effects

    Hi, I managed to find a few threads about the problems tapering off Entocort - tired, depressed, emotional, bloated uncomfortable etc. I have gone to 3 mg last week and feel like a truck hit me. So how long am I going to put up with these symptoms before my body adjusts? Some of the people...
  9. K

    Still having pain

    Ok have had three laoding doses of REmicade. Constant burning pain in RLQ is gone, feel more energetic, sleeping better. I still have intermittant RLQ and RUQ pain though more of a stretching bloated feeling than a burning/stabbing feeling. Gallbladder was taken out in 96. Diet is currently...
  10. K

    Illness and Remicade

    Hi, I looked to see if this was asked before but couldn't find anything. I have had my 3 loading doses. After the third dose, I now have had Norwalk flu, and now a bad cold in the 2 weeks since. Before this it was years since I had any such illnesses. So do I have to live in a bubble now...
  11. K

    Changing jobs while on Medical Leave

    Has anyone else changed jobs while on medical leave or short term disability? I have the chance to apply for a job at a different location and I think it would really help my condition to leave where I am currently working. I just don't know how my current employer would feel about that. Also...
  12. K

    Insurance Foul-Up

    I just came from the pharmacy. Apparently the insurance company informed the pharmacy that I need to be pre-approved for Remicade. NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!! I had my first infusion Dec 20, so I am pre-approved. In fact it took a 6 weeks to get the approval! The insurance company told the pharmacy...
  13. K

    R-Day is tomorrow!!

    Well, its finally all lined up!! I have appointment, I have Remicade in my fridge and Tues am is the time. I am so nervous I am not sure I'll sleep tonight. I am afraid. My mom says I have to have a positive outlook or else I'll just defeat myself with this medication. Yet I cannot get...
  14. K

    A Christmas joke...

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150592457272796&set=a.10150155194907796.351488.679252795&type=1&ref=nf
  15. K

    Pain Meds

    What do you to take when you need something for pain - not extreme pain its just constant ? I have Tramacet, but I like to save it until the pain gets really bad to the point I can't sleep. I also have a few Percoset that I save until I am contemplating the hospital. So what are some of the...
  16. K

    Long Term Disbility

    When did you realize that your Crohn's had gotten so bad that you needed to go off work for a long while? I have had a couple of "short periods" off this year 2 -3 weeks at a time but am quickly realizing that perhaps I need to be off longer. I am really struggling again while I wait to get...
  17. K

    Stuck in Never-Ending Cycle

    I seem to be stuck in a never ending argument with my guy. I am in a job in a very toxic environment - psyhcologically toxic that is. It is in a field I love and used to be a job I loved. I am now bored silly with it. As well, I am being bullied, mobbed and conditions of favoritism exist(I...
  18. K

    Imuran Fails Spectacuraly!!

    Well, that was fun - NOT!! Started out 50 mg per night - ok no problems, bloodwork fine, no headaches or nausea. Upped to 100 mg per night - ok no problems, no headaches or nausea THE DAY I was supposed to get bloodwork done and up dose to 150 mg ------BIG PROBLEM----------Acute Pancreatitis...
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    Immunosupression Question

    So, I am starting Imuran but am freaked out about being immunosuppressed. I was wondering if anyone had to make significant changes to their daily life to avoid catching things- colds/flu etc. To top this all off I work as a Medical Laboratory technologist, which means I am exposed to...
  20. K

    Joining the Imuran Club

    Ok, so not a good day. I went to see GI today. Thought I would be told to just continue with entocort for awhile, but no she pulled out the bigger guns and said we are going to Imuran. Crohn's is worse - more ulcers and more intestine involved than last year. Pentasa for a year and just...
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