drobryant
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| Hits | 387 |
| Online Status | OFFLINE |
| Member Since | 12/27/2007 00:31:26 |
| Last Online | 09/07/2008 06:35:43 |
| Last Updated | 08/05/2008 13:15:10 |
| Rank | Group Leader |
My Ribbon
| Ribbon | Date | Why I wear this ribbon | |
 | Purple Ribbon | 12/27/2007 | Because I understand what it feels like to go through pain because I have crohn's disease and I didnt see a ribbon for it so i thought this was as close as I could get to it. |
General
| Gender: | Male |
| City: | waukegan |
| State: | Illinois |
| A little about me: | I'm 34 year old male and i was diagnosed with Crohn's in 1993 after several tests and procedures to see why I was becoming ill with severe stomach cramps, diahrea (sp),etc. Every since i was diagnosed it's been a long road dealing with the crohn's. I've been on Prednisone since i was diagnosed which helped me when i had bad flares along with other meds like Ascocol, Pentasa and even remicade infusions. I had my different times were i was in the hospital over the years because i was having the bad flares and then in 2005 I had to have a bowel resection because i developed strictures in my bowel that was causing severe pain.I did ok for a while with the medication i was on which was 6-MP (Mercapturine)(sp) then was taken off the prednisone(been on it to long!) about around the middle of 2006 and just remained on the 6-MP up until now. I started to have symptoms return around the middle of 2007 which consisted of weight loss, diarreah (sp) cramping, etc,so the doc decided to do a colonoscopy and saw that my disease was becoming active again. So my doc decided to up the dosage of 6 mp that i was on at the time which was 75 mgs to 100 mgs which is what i am on right now. So at this point my symptoms are are not getting worse, but they are not getting any better, so i guess the medicine is doing just enough to keep me stabalized at this point. My doc had mentioned that i might have to start the remicaide infusions again as well as the dose of the 6 mp that i am currently on now... So i just have to see how this goes. Sorry for the long intro, I am just trying to summarize my experience with crohn's to let you guys know a little about my experience. |
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My Support Groups
drobryant is a member of the following Support Groups:
| Group | Member Since |
| Crohn's Disease Support Group (Group Leader) | 27 December 2007 |
| Gastritis Support Group | 27 August 2008 |
My Diary
| Diary Description: | Day to day living with Crohn's | ||
| Diary Statistics: | Total entries: 2 | Total comments: 3 | Total combined hits: 271 |
| – Saturday, March 01 2008 – | |
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Feel Like Crap.......
Today was one of those days were I felt like a balloon that the air was let out of. The fatigue really has me down today and it seems like every muscl...
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| – Sunday, January 13 2008 – | |
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Too Much Stress.....
I've been going through a lot of stress lately with things that are going on in my life. Doc's and family are concerned that I am dealing with...
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My Forum Posts
| Recent Forum Posts | |||
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| Date | Subject | Category | Hits |
| 06 September 2008 | Having a rough time | Medicine & Treatments | 36 |
| 04 September 2008 | Medical Marijuana | Medicine & Treatments | 143 |
| 04 September 2008 | Medical Marijuana | Medicine & Treatments | 143 |
| 04 September 2008 | Medical Marijuana | Medicine & Treatments | 143 |
| 03 September 2008 | Medical Marijuana | Medicine & Treatments | 143 |
| 02 September 2008 | Doctors! | General & Support | 160 |
| 30 August 2008 | Hello Everyone! | Introductions & Personal Stories | 21 |
| 30 August 2008 | gastritis menu??? | General & Support | 40 |
| 30 August 2008 | Encouraging Article... | General & Support | 19 |
| 30 August 2008 | IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!!! | General & Support | 36 |
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