by Judi on September 26, 2008
What I’ve been feeling lately: Battling Depressions? Trying to keep an Up Outlook – I wonder if I should see my family dr about upping my anti-depressant again.. some days, many days, I’m ok.. but then I have times when I feel very fragile and my carefully composed positive outlook is on the brink of
by Judi on September 11, 2008
I’m terrible at keeping up with my doctor appointments. It’s not the doctor appointments. I mean, when I have an appointment, I make keep it. It’s the making of the appointment that’s so bad. If I don’t get the appointment while I’m at the doctor, I’ll be forever and day making one later. I had
by Judi on August 27, 2008
Knowing your pain is actually an important in relation to crohns. Not that we want to feel pain, however it’s important to be aware of the pain, to know where it is, how strong it is. This gives us and the doctor insight to where our issues lie. I haven’t seen or spoke to my
by Judi on August 16, 2008
First….. Wish I could say I have been feeling much better… I guess I have been, all things considered. I am not having the pain which was resulting from the abscess since it’s been drained. Instead, the main pain I’ve been having seems to be from a nerve in my right butt cheek running down
by Judi on August 10, 2008
I had, for a few minutes, actually considered taking the catheter out myself. I was glad the dr called me and was able to set up an appointment with the hospital (even though I am not happy with that hospital and I’m not exactly one of their favorite patients).. and she explained how we needed
by Judi on August 7, 2008
I left the hospital early on Tuesday, against their wishes… and immediately got in contact with my Doctor. I spoke with the assistant on Tuesday evening and then again on Wednesday afternoon. This morning (thursday) my doctor called to tell me I needed to come in so she could show me how to care for
by Judi on August 4, 2008
Well… I had a Dr appt today with the newest dr on my list (Dr Akram).. She’s from the Mayo Clinic, deals exclusively with Colitis and Crohn’s and was very attentive. She listened, she watched and she touched. She also told me that when I was in the hospital in June the CT scan done