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  • About Me

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    vikkijo

    Female, 34
    lees summit, MO, USA
    Member since December 5, 2006

    • About Me

      i am a 31 year old stay at home mother of 4 with severe chrons disease.

      i am a 31 year old stay at home mother of 4 with severe chrons disease.

    • Interests

      my interests is getting better so i can get on with my life. ive been sick now for over a year and its high time i beat this..my kids diserve me back.

      my interests is getting better so i can get on with my life. ive been sick now for over a year and its

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  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for September 28, 2007

      Mood September 28, 2007 2:08pm

      HERE I AM AGAIN, I HAD A COLONOSCOPY DONE AND I AM IN REMISSION!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!THING IS I DONT UNDERSTAND WHATS GOING ON WITH ME...I HAVE HAD AN …

    • Journal Entry for August 10, 2007

      Mood August 10, 2007 8:07pm

      Well more tests and long days at the hospitial, a double dose of remicade last friday a four hour infusion that took three hours to prepare for, my …
    • Journal Entry for July 26, 2007

      Mood July 26, 2007 2:40pm

       well another day at the hospitial, they dont know what to do with me. They stopped my remicade because of the blood disease they found, my …
    • Journal Entry for July 19, 2007

      Mood July 19, 2007 11:22pm

      oh i miss my babies so so much, i know that right now its best their gone and not seeing me like i am now but its killing me not being with them, im …
    • Journal Entry for July 15, 2007

      Mood July 15, 2007 12:37am

      well another day sick, im not sure if its the meds they have me on or my chrons, i know my crohns is flaring and has been for a while now, but now my …

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    • Hug

      From ItsKimi February 5, 2008

      Stopping in to say hi and hoping all is well. xoxo

    • Hug

      From deannaw January 26, 2008

      Love ya!

    • Mistletoe

      From donya35 December 23, 2007

      mery christmas and happy new year. hugs from donya

    • Hug

      From ItsKimi December 18, 2007

      Just stopping by with wishes for a very merry Christmas and all the best in 2008. xoxo

    • Flower

      From Jenn774 November 11, 2007

      Hope all is well with you, haven't had much time to write but always praying for you and wishing you the best health--hugs and prayers...Jenn

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  • Goals

  • Support Groups

    • Close Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

      Treatments

      Asacol Working / Worked
      incontinence
      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      all i can seem to keep down is crackers and chicken broth. if i eat anything else which i do..i get sick
      Prednisone Working / Worked
      type 2 diabetes..shaking..mood swings insomnia
      Colazal Working / Worked
      got it approved through the insurence finally, seems to be helping
      Remicade Working / Worked
      ive been on it since December and it seems to be working! although not in remission yet, i'm hoping to be
    • Close Anxiety

      steroid psychosis from all the prednisone

      Treatments

      Ativan Somewhat Helpful
      too much prednisone
      Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
      cried alot
      Xanax Working / Worked
      mood swings but seemed to help more than the ativan
      Valium Working / Worked
      Puts me to sleep, then im very grouchy,wana pull out my hair..but it does help with the panic attacks
      Thorazine Working / Worked
      im not here somewhere and everyone is their but not here
      Paxil Working / Worked
      cant tell too many meds
    • Open GERD & Heartburn

      gastritis..prevcid 30mg..lots of pain on the left side of my stomach...never goes away..

      Treatments

      Nexium Working / Worked
      didnt work
      Prevacid Working / Worked
      is woking..i think
    • Open Bereavement
      Type: Loss of a Relative

      back in september my best friend lost her husband who was like a brother to me..he was 34..in october my sister who was 34 also died...i think i have greeved some but i feel blank..is it all my other problems..its overwhelming.

      Treatments

      Crying Not Working
      i cried some..not much
      Prayer Working / Worked
      i find peace
    • Open Diabetes Type 2

      The prednisone caused my sugars to run high..although i have been off of it since december i have trouble keeping it under 200..

      Treatments

      Glyburide Working / Worked
      sometimes..
      Lantus Working / Worked
      I TAKE IT AT NIGHT, I HAVE ALOT OF ANXIETY TAKING IT IN FEAR MY SUGAR WILL GO TOO LOW AND I WONT WAKE UP
      Metformin Working / Worked
      I TAKE THREE AT BEDTIME, MY FASTING SUGARS ARE STILL OVER 200
      NovoLog Working / Worked
      IT TAKES AWHILE BUT EVENTUALLY BRINGS IT DOWN
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