Definitely looking for new doctors
June 18, 2009 10:06am
Anyone out there in the lovely state of Connecticut who can recommend a great gastroenterologist/surgeon??? I would be eternally grateful. My …
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fmw 
7:46pm, May 8, 2009
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About Me
fmw
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About Me
Married, 3 grown children. Was diagnosed with crohns 1998. Small bowel resection 4/08. Facing another surgery....
Married, 3 grown children. Was diagnosed with crohns 1998. Small bowel resection 4/08. Facing another surgery....
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Interests
reading, bicycling, movies, socializing, the elderly......finding a cure for crohns and colitis!!!
reading, bicycling, movies, socializing, the elderly......finding a cure for crohns and colitis!!!
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not happy
May 28, 2009 2:03pm
not happy with test results. feeling lack of trust in doctors in general. one surgery one year ago has led to another......dont know if I will …
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optimism promotes happiness
May 22, 2009 7:06am
work on being optimistic.....will lead to feelings of happiness. When there is a storm, put on your rain gear and go out and dance in the rain :)
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still waiting for mri results
May 21, 2009 7:39am
Anxiously awaiting mri enterography results to see if surgery is imminent. Getting a bit edgy whilst trying not to think about it...ha ha. Never …
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TODAY IS A NEW DAY
May 14, 2009 9:08am
LOOKING FOR A RAINBOW THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT RAIN.....AGAIN..NO WORRIES
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thanks for the advice my friend from connecticut... I never been to essex I might just take a drive there... I have driven everywhere in this state i swear.... When I have gas I will do it next time.. thanks for the advice =) How are thing going for you? =)
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Thanks for reading and supporting me. You are a sweetheart.
Ray of Sunshine
Thank you for checkin in! I found a way to make money while helping people! I'm gonna jounal about it soon and I might post on the board to see if other people want to do it. So that makes me feel awesome! However, I just found out my meds cancel out my birth control pills and so me and hubby are a little woried about that, cuz my Aunt Flo hasn't arrived yet, but I have been a little irregular so we're just crossing our fingers! If I am we'll be happy though ... stressed, but happy. I'm trying to focus on the positive and be a ray of sunshine and not worry about things. I'm doin alright for now I guess! :o) ~Much Love~ Sarah
Ray of Sunshine
Thanks for the tips, fmw. I think I'm gradually coming out of it now. I was eating native salmonberries out in the wild, too, maybe that had something to do with it. Thanks for the help!
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Superhero Status
You always have the right thing to say! Thx so much for the hug and advise. Time are tough but we're in this for better or horridly worse! I love him too much to let him go that easy. I just hope that sticks!
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Close Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis
I live in southern new england for the past 14 years. 3 years after coming here from calif. I was diagnosed with crohns. Managed to avoid surgery until 04/08. Now am facing another surgery already and have been in hospital 3x since with blockages in small intestine(what is left) Starting to lose it......need serious diet info. Been eating no fiber since beg. of april...when I was in the hosp. Dr is not very helpful with diet. Please help :) Still smiling.
Treatments
- Asacol Working / Worked
- not for me
- Prednisone Somewhat Helpful
- hated it
- Purinethol Not Working
- who really knows
- Surgery Not Working
- been worse since small bowel resection. Been in hospital 3x in one year. now due to surgery, have possilbe dead intestinal tissue from lack of blood and oxygen near anastamosis. Tests next week.
Close Senior Health & Aging
Type: EldercareI am officially an aarp member but not yet considered a full fledged senior citizen with all its "benefits" ha ha .....but I work with elderly seniors who are ill everyday and this is my niche in life. I can empathize with all of it. Even more so the closer I get. Our society has to change in order to take the loneliness out of aging. I am trying. please contact me for chats anytime....
Open Anxiety
I was diagnosed with crohns disease just two years after moving to connecticut from calif. leaving all my loved ones behind.....coincedence...I think not. I dont want to be here and between the lonliness and the crohns I have developed anxiety. just started therapy and meds. waiting for help to arrive...
Treatments
- Ativan Working / Worked
- good for sleeping
- Breathwork Working / Worked
- trying
- Lexapro Too Soon to Tell
- hopeful
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- hardest task to keep up but it helps
- Xanax Too Soon to Tell
- not sure
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