Ane to share with you how well I'm doing.
Have had Crohn's since I'm a child, onset around 9-10 years old. Terminal ileum. Resection, 30cm. Flare around 16, resection around 10 cm, same spot. Sufferd from Short Bowel Syndrome after that, used Questran successfully to mitigate the bid D. New flare at 25, this one was life changing in a baaaaad way. Was off work for 5 whole years, Was put on Pentasa (constant upset stomach), Flagyl, Mercatopurine and on predinisone... put on 100 pounds from the steriods and had a pretty bad depression.
Finally went into remission around 29, lost my excess weight and got back into the work force and into life itself as well. Now am 45, and am lucky enough to have a GI specialist who is proactive. I had the first signs of a flare back in Februrary 2014 as I had my arthitic pain come back... then I had a big episode of bowel pain in May, and my old old fistula came back.... Immediately went to see my GI and he put me on Cipro and Flagyl to heal the infection. He suggested Humira and I was absolutely flabbergasted, appaled to realise I was facing a new flare... After the infetion went away in my fistula, I realized I needed to take an active stance as well, as my arthritis was really acting up and this is a sure sign of a flare for me. Got all the TB testing done in record time and started Humira last Friday, June 20.
I got up June 21 a brand new woman..... that stuff seems like magic....!
Anyways, I'm just here to tell you that during my reflexion period, early June this year, your forum has been a huge source of support, reading all your stories and realizing that maybe, just maybe, this time, my life won't lapse into the abyss once again. And it didn't. And it won't. Humira seems to be the game changer this time.... and for me, a life changer, a life saver.
Cheers!
Anne
Have had Crohn's since I'm a child, onset around 9-10 years old. Terminal ileum. Resection, 30cm. Flare around 16, resection around 10 cm, same spot. Sufferd from Short Bowel Syndrome after that, used Questran successfully to mitigate the bid D. New flare at 25, this one was life changing in a baaaaad way. Was off work for 5 whole years, Was put on Pentasa (constant upset stomach), Flagyl, Mercatopurine and on predinisone... put on 100 pounds from the steriods and had a pretty bad depression.
Finally went into remission around 29, lost my excess weight and got back into the work force and into life itself as well. Now am 45, and am lucky enough to have a GI specialist who is proactive. I had the first signs of a flare back in Februrary 2014 as I had my arthitic pain come back... then I had a big episode of bowel pain in May, and my old old fistula came back.... Immediately went to see my GI and he put me on Cipro and Flagyl to heal the infection. He suggested Humira and I was absolutely flabbergasted, appaled to realise I was facing a new flare... After the infetion went away in my fistula, I realized I needed to take an active stance as well, as my arthritis was really acting up and this is a sure sign of a flare for me. Got all the TB testing done in record time and started Humira last Friday, June 20.
I got up June 21 a brand new woman..... that stuff seems like magic....!
Anyways, I'm just here to tell you that during my reflexion period, early June this year, your forum has been a huge source of support, reading all your stories and realizing that maybe, just maybe, this time, my life won't lapse into the abyss once again. And it didn't. And it won't. Humira seems to be the game changer this time.... and for me, a life changer, a life saver.
Cheers!
Anne