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Thanks for the responses! I have a follow up cat-scan in 2 weeks. I saw my (infectious disease) doc today and even though I told him I was still feeling something in my abdomen, he seemed to think I've had enough antibiotics. WBC is apparently normal and no temp- however, I never had a temp to...

Hello, I feel like this question should be self-explanatory... However, I'm not sure? I had an (abdominal) abscess drained over xmas, and the drain was taken out on 1/9 (not even 2 weeks ago). They sounded confident there was no fistula, as the color of drained fluid was a pale yellow, and...

Ugh I am so sorry you are going through this! Surgery is scary but be thankful they know what's going on & how to fix it so they can take care of the problem quickly! Hopefully you will feel much better in the end.... keep us updated!!

Thanks you guys! Appt went well. Just a tiny little hole that, like dusty said just needs to be covered. No biggie... I believe the abscess was contained, it only drained a clear/yellow color and I am on IV antibiotics so I'm praying it won't come back. They did not see a fistula in the CT...

I'm so sorry to hear that! I just had an abscess drained (my drain was taken out yesterday). I had been in & out of the hospital since October also! And it went undiagnosed until Christmas. I'd also like to know where your abscess was located? Did you develope a fistula with it as well or...

Hello, So I see my GI doc today to follow up after a hospital visit due to an abdominal abscess. I'm feeling the best I have felt in months!!! I no longer need any pain meds, however I would really like a script filled for the Norco I was on just to keep in my medicine cabinet so if I ever need...

Hi All, Relatively new here. Had some CRAPPY holidays this year, spending 11 days total over Christmas and New Years in the hospital. My 3rd stay in 3 months. After (what I felt like) having to pursued my doctors that there was more to my pain than just my crohn's flaring, a 4th CT scan finally...

Thanks! I wish you luck on Humira and hope it works for you!! And yeah, my knees still bothered me a little yesterday even though I was taking stuff for pain all day... and I woke up again with the knee pain this morning but it wasn't quite as bad as yesterday. Still so weird though- no one...

Hello All, I have been on Humira now for about 6 weeks. After the loading doses I noticed I had no immediate side effects (minus a small headache) Consistently now though, it seems (literally every time) EXACTLY 1 week after my injections I awake to some joint with this same exact achy/sore...

Thanks Grumbletum... So I was in such bad pain 2 days ago (in tears and took my breath away) and had no pain meds to help (except tylenol which did nothing), I checked myself into the ER. I was admitted and they did another Catscan... to my surprise it showed no abscess/fistula... simply an...

Thank you both for your replies! You all seem so welcoming and helpful :) Grumbletum what you described seems eerily similar to what I'm going through- I've also noticed extreme pain/discomfort when my bladder is full and I go to relieve myself! Did you have any of that? I have pain on my lower...

Hello All, I am new here and I'm hoping some of you may be able to give me a little advice! I will try to make it quick. I was diagnosed with CD at age 10, I'm 25 now. I have gone most my entire life med-free and relatively symptom free. I've been extremely lucky. Recently there have been...

Hello all, I am new here. Looking forward to hearing your stories and sharing support. I was diagnosed with crohn's as a child and have been living with it for the last 13 years through my adolescence and early adulthood. While my crohn's has gotten better with age and I have not been on any...