Hello there!
I'm joining this forum as the wife of a Crohn's Disease sufferer. My husband was diagnosed at the age of 22, we are both now 23. He has been in the ER 3 times for severe abdominal pain, constipation, and vomiting. The 2nd visit was followed by his first hospital admission and the diagnosis of CD. He went un-medicated about a month following his new diagnosis until another flare caused a 2nd hospital stay almost a year later. He is now in compliance with Pentasa, Prednisone, and OTC Omeprazole. His GI doctor recently prescribed Mercaptopurine and we'll be initiating treatment this weekend. We're very cautious about the side effects of this new medication as he works as a full-time firefighter/paramedic and is constantly exposed to infection, illness, and disease. We are also expecting our first child in August (conceived when he was un-medicated). I'm looking forward to using this forum to interact with CD sufferers worldwide for advice and general experiences. Thanks for reading!
I'm joining this forum as the wife of a Crohn's Disease sufferer. My husband was diagnosed at the age of 22, we are both now 23. He has been in the ER 3 times for severe abdominal pain, constipation, and vomiting. The 2nd visit was followed by his first hospital admission and the diagnosis of CD. He went un-medicated about a month following his new diagnosis until another flare caused a 2nd hospital stay almost a year later. He is now in compliance with Pentasa, Prednisone, and OTC Omeprazole. His GI doctor recently prescribed Mercaptopurine and we'll be initiating treatment this weekend. We're very cautious about the side effects of this new medication as he works as a full-time firefighter/paramedic and is constantly exposed to infection, illness, and disease. We are also expecting our first child in August (conceived when he was un-medicated). I'm looking forward to using this forum to interact with CD sufferers worldwide for advice and general experiences. Thanks for reading!
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