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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:33 AM Original message |
I have Crohn's disease recently diagnosed |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. That is wonderful news. I am happy to hear you will get the medication you need now. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. "my doctor has been careful to only list Iletitis" Careful lest insurance fraud or malpractice is |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. Glad to hear it. My grandmother had pre-existing conditions and my mom grew up w/o insurance |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. Great to hear |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. Good for you...I have Crohns as well...It hasn't been that much of a problem |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I spent several days in July in the hospital and Monday/Tues this week |
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whathehell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 05:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I'm sorry to hear how awful it is for you...I must have a very "light" case. |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
47. My oldest son suffers from Crohn's as did my uncle. |
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artfan (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. Crohn's sucks |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 01:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. which is why my gastro doc didn't want to list "crohn's" and |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
55. Actually, not listing it isn't very helpful. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. Deleted message |
endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
8. i was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
9. did you know that ADHD is considered a pre-existing condition |
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Mythbuster (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. Yuck! I hate to hear you have Crohn's |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. have you heard of hook worm as an option? |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:12 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Helminths, not hookworms. I read about this while my hubby's ulcerative colitis was raging... |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. well, screw the AMA. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Be sure you know what you're doing, is all. Look up Helminths online for the medical reports. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
14. I'm sorry you have that rotten disease Greenbriar. You have a good doc. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
15. Regional ileitis is an archaic term for Crohn's |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Interesting |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. Can't really. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 05:50 AM Response to Original message |
16. While this bill is far from perfect, it's my sincere hope that the final results |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. what is a mensch? |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Mensch is Yiddish |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. I t means even more than "a good man". A moral, righteous, responsible man. |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. yes! |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. Recommended. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. thanks |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
58. I've been getting landed on a lot recently, too. n/t |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. My heart goes o ut to you! |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. not to mention the lack of social activity because of fear of "losing control" |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. mm hmmm |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. thank you |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I have an ileostomy |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. Glad the bill will help. If you don't mind me asking, how was the diagnosis made? |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I went to 3 different gastro docs, bugged the piss out of my pcp doc |
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happy2bhere (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
26. I am glad this legislation will help you |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. thank you for the link |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. you might find discussion about it |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Some people cut out dairy and it seems to help. |
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mstinamotorcity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. Lost my brother |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. can I ask what was the cause of death? Crohn's or complications |
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mstinamotorcity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Yes you may |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. thank you very much |
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mstinamotorcity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 05:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. You are are very welcome |
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mstinamotorcity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Got that email address |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. will do |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
59. That's part of the reason they don't generally |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
60. Do join one of the online support groups |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
34. My Doctor tried that with my asthma |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I know |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. If you don't have a pathology report diagnosing you |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. as far as I know CD has only been talked around |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
42. Thanks for this perspective. It seems in line with what alot of DUers with preexisting |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
45. have spent this weekend doing a lot of research. Did you know the QB from the Jags |
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condoleeza (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. The Potty People is a good resource |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. what are the steroids people are talking about I take Asacol and Dycicyclomine..sp |
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sketchy (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-10-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. There is an approach that uses probiotics with diet to treat Crohn's, celiac |
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sketchy (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. kick n/t |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
61. Prednisolone, generally, is the first line |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. what does prednisone do? VSL is what hubby just orderd and got for me |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Prednisone cures everything. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Thank you so much for the information |
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sketchy (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. I know that pain. (It's way up there on that 1 to 10 scale) |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-15-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
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