Well, what a week?!? After Friday's ER visit, Saturday and Sunday were spent on the couch, not doing anything but complaining about the chest pains and all of my other ailments. I continued to have sharp pains, even with the prescribed muscle relaxers, so something was wrong. At first, we thought maybe my childhood Shingles... Continue Reading →
Emergency Room & Crohn’s Inflammation
After Friday's blog post, I got to visit the ER again, for the second time in the past 2 months. I continued to have chest tightness and pressure, and I didn't think anything of it. It wasn't until I mentioned my problems to a friend of mine, that she suggested I call my Humira representative... Continue Reading →
1 Month of Humira
Well, another week has come and gone, as they seem to always do, with appointments and medications galore. I have been on Humira for ONE WHOLE MONTH now, with no changes in my Crohn's issues, but more problems than I began with, except we will get to that. This has been the first week of using... Continue Reading →
23andMe DNA Test Results
I am finally getting a chance to break down my 23andMe DNA Test results, so I hope you are ready to learn something about Mary, if you care to read this. For a 10% discount code for 23andMe - https://refer.23andme.com/s/b6jzu . So, first, I want to share the image of my 23 chromosomes. This is... Continue Reading →
Loading Dose – Humira
Since last week's post Hurry Up and Wait, my Crohn's Journey has entered the new chapter of Humira and hoping for remission. Our Labor Day weekend consisted of homework and coloring my hair green, and not much else. I hate that Philip's holidays and long weekends are ruined, but he doesn't seem to mind doing... Continue Reading →
Humira, My New Friend
Finally, an update for all of you who were wondering what happened with that Double Balloon Endoscopy and this weeks GI visit. I'll assure you, it was eventful. (See Frankie, Myrtle, and the Double Balloon) Last Thursday, we drove the 2 hours up to Cincinnati, to drop off Bilbo at Grandma's house (thank you for pup-sitting!)... Continue Reading →