jennlynn901
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| Rank | Member |
| Online Status | OFFLINE |
| Member Since | 05/14/2012 07:25 PM |
| Last Online | 02/28/2013 04:38 PM |
| Gender: | Female |
| Birthdate: | 09/01/1987 |
| State: | North Carolina |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Occupation: | Registered Nurse |
| A little about me: | My name is Jennifer. I began having crohn's symptoms when I was about 12 years old. My Dr was convinced it was IBS and she kept shoving fiber down my throat and It did nothing but get worse. Finally after 7 visits to her office with compaints of losing weight (17lbs in 4 weeks) and abominal pain that left me on the floor and in tears she sent me to a GI Dr. Within a week (after upper GI, colonsocopy, blood work and CT scans, and a visit with a surgeon) he had me on a road to recovery and gaining weight. I was holding together fairly well unil I was 19 and finishing up nursing school. My second flare hit that fall and it almost pulled me out of school. Somehow i struggled and worked with the Drs appts and school work and was diagnosed with Crohns Disease (that's pretty devistating for a 19year old). Since then I've been relatively well. In 2009 my husand and I decided to start trying to have a baby, everything seemed okay then. After several months of trying we finally got pregnant. By my third trimester my crohn's reappeared and was ready to fight! I was 129lbs when i got pregnant and toward the end of my pregnancy I was 106. My baby was measuring very small so they decided to take him a little early... thinking he'd be better off outside than inside. I gave birth to a healthy 5lb 9oz little boy in Feb of 2011. From there it's gone down hill... When he was 3 weeks old I went into a cramp one night that wouldnt go away (even after pain medication) so I called my DR and ended up in the ER. I expected pain medication and a long night and to be sent home home but they came back after my CT scan and said i had a terrible UTI and abcesses in my intestines and I would be staying for a week. I would also be recieving 2 units of blood. I was devistated considering I had a 3 week old baby at home. They ran antibotics and very high doses of steriods along with other meds around the clock for 5 days. I was then sent home on Crohn's medications and steriods. Since then I've had 3 CT scans and blood work far too many times to count and now I have just begun Cimzia injections. I am in the middle of my "loading" doses right now but I already feel much much better. I hope this site helps me realize I'm not doing this alone and that there are many of us who can help each other! |
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"I wear this ribbon to remind me I am not alone! I am not the only patient with crohn's who has to fight back every day!" |
"I wear this ribbon for the baby we lost in Feb 2010 that is now in heaven watching over us!" |
"I wear this ribbon for a friend who lost her baby due to CDH." |
"I wear this ribbon for Emmy Spicer. A little girl (cousin) lost to neuroblastoma at 7 years old after a 3 year battle." |
"I wear this ribbon for my grandmother and aunt. Both breast cancer survivors!" |
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 | Happy belated birthday girl! Hope you had a blast! Love you! xoxo |
| Just checking to see if you're still alive (poking with a stick *poke poke*). LOL LOL!!!Miss ya girl! I know you are busy and I hope you are finding time to relax too. Be good to yourself-I know you will, though. Miss ya! Take care. TTYL |
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| Title | Date | Views | Comments |
| 2nd dose of Cimzia | 05/17/2012 | 265 | 1 |
| Day 1 | 05/14/2012 | 37 | 0 |
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