hello to my fellow crohns buddies it took me years to get diagnosed, so frustrating i was very sick and and off for years id go to the doctor and they just couldnt figure it out finally in 1992 i had a gi bleed and my hemoglobin went to a four!! i was sure i was dying i got a transfusion and had a colonoscopy and upper gi they said i had colitis huh?? come again???? i questioned my own sanity i kept telling the doctor how sick i was feeling anyhow then my husband passed away in an accident like 2 months later i was devastated.... i moved with my 2 young children and tried to go on by tis time i was on antidepressants well i kept having horrible gi problems and in 1997 i had another gi bleed this time i only went to a seven...finally my doctor called in a gastroentrologist and she did a colonoscopy and took biopsies finally i had an answer crohns disease... what a relief ive been on sulfa drugs ad to stop taking asaids then i started prednisone at a low dose and that helped a lot for a while now lately i have terrible joint pain and horrible fatique sometimes imsurprised im still alive i mean how can you feel so sick for so long and still be alive ????? welcome to the world of crohns if anyone has any suggestions im open to it i do take a b 12 supplement and vitamin d and c thank you!! cj