Crohn's Surgery
Zelnorm for men??
Question:
My doctor indicated that Zelnorm is now approved for men. However, I did a google search and found nothing. Perhaps I misunderstood. Perhaps it is close to being approved for men? Does anyone have any information about this. (I am male, dx. with CD, but my main problems are more akin [...]
Surgeon in Chicago area for encased abscess
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My other message doesn’t seem to have gone through so I am writing again. How are you feeling? How long did you have to stay in the hospital? Did you get the surgery as soon as you got to the ER or did you stay in the hospital a while before? [...]
Bowel cleansing
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My gi doesn’t recommend this at all other than for required tests. If you are have constipation problems talk to your dr. After my last surgery I went from diarrhea to constipation and my doc put me on Miralax daily. This is a powder and has no grit, taste and can be [...]
BOTOX update
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Ditto! Debs – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hang in there. I hope this surgery is "the one" for you! > mgbio > Carol > Thanx for the compliment on my writing. When I was deciding to go to > University after taking two years off [...]
Questions regarding Prednisone??
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t.i. is short for terminal ileum. this is the connection between the large and small bowel. i explained p.g. in a reply further down. jeff
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi Jeff, > Just a couple of questions, what is t.i. crohns and what is pyoderma [...]
Fistula – Bladder & Small Intestine
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I get a colonscopy next Wednesday and the surgeon will decide a date/time then. I just finished a 5 1/2 hour drive today which should have only taken 4 hours…but wow all those bathroom breaks. It was quite a challenge to look for rest stops in the mountain pass. – [...]
entocort update– its not working!
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->hi everyone, i went back to my doctor yesterday so he could check on >my progress with the entocort. i’m taking 9mg each morning along with >the 4000mg of pentasa. i’ve been on it for almost a month and i have >to say [...]
camera pill results
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Paula, The GI did not want to give me a transfusion unless the hemoglobin was nine or below. I guess it is too risky or something. Not sure what. Mary
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi Mary > Do I ever know Paul is right. I had [...]
soaps yuk~
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why change the world for a bunch of glorified extra,s and robot writers.
Response:
touche Jane Doe!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> How about changing the channel, a lot easier than changing the world. > > What soap was it? > > Mike > > >Flipping through the TV channels tonight [...]
Question concerning cuts opening after surgery
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> Hey everyone, > I had surgery about 5 weeks ago and 2 weeks ago my cut opened up because of > an infection.
Do you have Crohn’s? You might be getting what’s called an enterocutaneous fistula–an opening, like a channel, that forms from a portion of your gut [...]