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Hi Callie, looks like you found the right place. I too am new to this group as my 17 year old son has recently been diagnosed with Crohn's. There is a wealth of info and support here that I am still going through. It looks like there are many new parents to Crohn's who just want to help their...

Thanks everyone for all the kind words and info :) JW did great with his infusion! He did get IV Benadryl and some Tylenol beforehand. The doc did tell us just how worried he has been b/c the radiologist actually called him while JW was still in the MRI, this is progressing very fast!

Hi all...tomorrow is JW's first Remicade infusion and I am quite nervous. Would love to hear some experiences (good or bad) that your kids have had with the first infusion. Thanks so much!

Hi all...I am just looking for experiences with starting both Imuran and Remicade at the same time while I research more of this great forum. JW had his MRI enterography on 1/13/12 and it shows a fistula as well as a lot of inflammatory changes. JW is currently only on Asacol because he didn't...

Hi all... I am just curious if, after crohn's diagnosis, you had other family members checked. JW, who is 17, was luckily suspected of crohn's a year ago when having an appendectomy and has now been confirmed by biopsy. The doctors always ask if anyone else in the family has CD. My...

thanks for the welcome! Hi all and thank you so much for the welcome! I feel this group will certainly be the wealth of information I am looking for...the actual personal aspect of living with CD. As far as my son JW goes, this CD diagnosis has been very tough for him to accept. Just to...

Hi all...I am new to this group trying to learn as much as I can for my 17 year old son. He has just "officially" been diagnosed with CD via biopsy this week. He doesn't have a lot of symptoms and was thought to have CD when, in January of this year, he had appendicitis. The surgeon just knew...