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CT Scan

Cutting Back on Prednisone

by Judi on September 26, 2008

I had my doctors appointment last week – the day after our Ike Wind Storm here in Dayton… Crazy days. Anyway, Dr wants to have me to have another CT scan to see what’s going on with the absess I had.  If it’s still there, she’ll put me back on antibiotics.  Plush I am to

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Still sick.. still lower abdominal pain.

by Judi on August 11, 2008

I don’t know why I seem to be so unable to grasp the pain involved with crohn’s disease.  For some reason, I keep thinking that “this time”, I will get better.  Honestly, I think deep down, I believe one of these times, medicine or treatments are going to actually make my crohn’s disease “go away”. 

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Catheter is Out!

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

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Another CT Scan – Abscess Observation

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

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CT Guided Drainage & Hospital Complaints

by Judi on August 6, 2008

On Monday, I was told I needed to have an abscess drained which was getting bigger and the main source of all my current pain.  The doctors assistant made an appointment for the following morning at 7:30.  The assistant didn’t have any other information for me, but told me the hospital would call to confirm..

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Abscess in Colon

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

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CAT Scan

by Judi on July 28, 2008

I had a scheduled CAT Scan this morning.  Why?  Sometime in April I started feeling more and more pain again.. ended up in the hospital for a couple days.  Long story short, last week (late July) I went to the dr insisted that things were going poorly and I needed to do something.. pain.. wow..

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