Nerve Pain and Prednisone Side Effects

Saturday, August 16th, 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 ...

Another CT Scan - Abscess Observation

Thursday, August 7th, 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 ...

Pain Management

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

I've had Crohn's for only a short time, in comparison to many.. I started the painful symptoms in January 2007.  The first several months, I didn't have pain medication to cope.  In hindsight, I wonder how I did manage, because the pain is just so terrible. Today, I came ...

Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

At 37 years old, and an otherwise healthy wife and mom of 4, I was officially diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Over all, it was simple to diagnose, it was just a matter of my not having insurance and suffering for several months before my body finally said, "Listen, you must do ...