I hope everyone had a great new year's! I hope that 2007 brings health and happiness for everyone and their families! I'm FINALLY home from the hospital!! YAY!...
Hi everyone My sister Amy was admitted to Orange Coast Hospital in Fountain Valley yesterday. She was on 40mg of prednisone for 2 weeks and got to the point...
Casey, Please send Amy my good wishes. i hope everything goes well and that she feels better soon. i'm not familliar with orange coast, with long beach...
Hi Leah Thanks so much! With everything you have been through, none of us should even complain. I am so happy you are doing better, you deserve a long break...
Thanks Patrice, Depending on her tests this morning she will have surgery or not, I will keep you posted! hugs, Case ... Love, and Blessings, Casey Smith ...
Hi Casey, I'm really sorry to hear about Amy. Wish I could give you advice one way or the other on Orange Coast, but at this moment I can't. I'll ask my mom,...
I wanted to pass this info from Mayo Clinic along to you. It gives a brief explanation for some of the causes of elevated liver enzymes: "I have elevated...
I have had some issues with have elevated (or toxic) LFT's (liver function tests) in my case my elevated LFT's (normal is 0-30) [my highest was over 1000] was...
Whether you're just diagnosed or have been living life with Crohn's for some time, it is always helpful to learn from others in your shoes. Read the tips...
David T. Rubin M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and leading authority in Crohn's disease and...
Hi Everyone Amy is actually going to be able to leave the hospital today! Her small bowel and upper gi series showed her blockage had responded to the high...
That's really great news! Hope she feels better and can get off the steroids soon. Jean ... ============= Hi Everyone Amy is actually going to be able to...
I can not believe I made it out of the hospital without surgery!!! Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. They worked! I am still in alot of pain and...
Amy, I'm so glad you made it out of there and back home! We're all hoping that the meds will knock down the flare and get you back to normal without further...
Very relieved for you, Amy :) Hope the Imuran is able to keep you in remission and keep the need for surgery in the distant future. Gregory has had very good...
Thank you Jean. I am by far not in remission but I am just so thankful to have avoided surgery this time. I will still have to have it at some point, I am just...
Thanks for that, Amy :) If he were an adult, I'd encourage him to wait as long as he can, but since the stricture and the dilated bowel are interfering with...
Dear Amy, I have not been online for a while. I just saw your sister's post and finally got down to the most current where you are home and did not have...
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Hello all. I'm a newbie to this group, as I've only attended one meeting (Dec.), but am in dire need of some information. I was diagnosed with UC last year...
Hi everyone! Tomorrow at healthtalk.com their will be a live broadcast for Overcoming the Emotional Challenges of Crohn's Disease. I think you can still...
Hi Kristen, and welcome to the group :) I wasn't at December's meeting, but I have a 12yo son with CD and who has been on 6mp since his dx in May '06. He was...
Kristen, It has been several years since I took 6MP, but Jean's excellent posting helped to remind me of several things. My post is not intended to in any way...
Have no fear, I have been on 6mp for over 2 years now and do everything I did before. No weight gain, I dont get sick a lot, and I even drink on the weekends....
Hi Kristen! Sooo sorry your symptoms are back! I had a bad reaction to 6mp and can not take it but sooo many people do great on it. I know Matt has been on it...
Hi Kristen! I went through the same thing you are going through about 6 months ago. I was so conflicted about taking it with my kids, I have 2 boys ages 3...
Kristen, I can understand your hesistation about starting 6MP. I've been on 6MP for over 3 years now. I was diagnosed with UC in sept 03 and then the diagnosis...
oo, and i just remembered, 6mp can take anywhere from 3-6 months for it to really kick in. unfortunatly it isn't a good drug for an acute flare, but it is...
I am a relatively new Crohn's sufferer and brand new to this group. I got the disease in my late 50's after years of eating raw hamburger. I have not reached...
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