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Stem Cell Transplant for Crohn's Back on the Table for me
2008-06-04 16:39:00 Well, I guess me taking place in a stem cell transplant trial is back on the table. I went back to my doctor and am now getting reasy to schedule a sit-down meeting to see if I qualify. Last time I had to get the Humira out of my system which is done. Another update, I have been on 20mg Lexapro for the past month. I don't notice a difference but my wife says I am less of an asshole. Anyone else here on Lexapro?Previous Post:So I saw the Dr. Shafran and Patty today. I gotta say these guys (Winter Park, Fl) are the best gasto doctors I have come across in the 13 years I have had Crohn's Disease. Anyways we discussed a wide variety of topics. I need to be Humira free for 3 months before I can start the clinical trial that is Stem Cell Transplant for Crohn's. The trial is actually a 4 stage blood transfusion that I am going to read up on more (and report my findings tonight). It seems pretty low risk, but there is a 1/3 chance I will get a placebo, (what, red kool-aid??) 1/3 chance I... More About: Back , Table , Stem Cell
Ahh, I am such a kid, but I Heart Poop Jokes! Work Poop Survival Guide
2008-05-22 20:46:00 This is an oldie but goodie, I love this joke about work poop. Work poop jokes are good for so many of us with Crohn's Disease. Humor helps! Have a great memorial day weekend all. I have to go Crop Dust! (see below).Work Poop Etiquette We've all been there but don't like to admit it. We've all kicked back in our cubicles and suddenly felt something brewing down below. As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, the WORK POOP is inevitable. For those who hate pooping at work, the following is a Survival Guide for taking a dump at work.CROP DUSTING: When farting, you walk really fast around the office so the smell is not in your area and everyone gets a whiff, but doesn't know where it came from. Be careful when you do this. Do not stop until the full fart has been expelled. Walk an extra 30 feet to make sure the smell has left your pants.FLY BY: This is the act of scouting out a bathroom before pooping. Walk In and check for other poopers. If there are others in the bathr... More About: Jokes , I heart , Heart
Crohn's Disease Drugs Stolen - Procrit and Remicade
2008-05-15 23:39:00 HORSHAM, Pa., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- JOM Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (JOM), a service coordinator that provides delivery services and customer support to Centocor, Inc. and Ortho Biotech, L.P., was notified May 6, 2008, that a transport trailer carrying DOXIL(R) (doxorubicin HCl liposome injection), PROCRIT(R) (epoetin alfa) and REMICADE(R) (infliximab) was stolen while the driver was traveling from a distribution center in Kentucky to a specialty distributor. This incident has been reported to local and federal law enforcement offices, as well as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; however, the transport trailer and product have not yet been recovered.To ensure patient safety, Centocor and Ortho Biotech are voluntarily withdrawing products with lot numbers matching those of the stolen product from the market and communicating this action to all authorized distributors and all prescribing physicians, healthcare providers, and patients.If the stolen product were to be reintroduc... More About: Drugs , Stolen , Disease
Crohn's Disease Patients Should Limit Their Exposure to Radiation!
2008-05-06 19:13:00 Specialist centres must take steps to reduce the amount of radiation people with Crohn's disease are exposed to from diagnostic imaging, radiologists have urged [1]. Patients with Crohn's disease may be particularly vulnerable to radiation owing to their young age at presentation and an elevated risk of some intestinal malignancies such as small bowel lymphoma.Researchers estimated the cumulative effective dose (CED) of diagnostic radiation of 354 patients with Crohn’s disease treated at a tertiary centre.They found that 55 patients, 15.5 per cent, had a 'high' CED – defined as greater than 75mSv.Less than six imaging studies were performed per patient over the first five years of the 15-year study. During this period the mean CED was 7.9mSv, with CT accounting for 46.3 per cent of radiation exposure.During the last five years, these figures had increased to almost seven images per patient and a mean CED of 25.1mSv. CT accounted for 84.7 per cent of radiation exposure at thi... More About: Disease , Radiation , Exposure
Crohn's Flare Up Again
2008-04-29 21:45:00 Man, every time I feel like I just might be getting ahead I seem to flare up. I hate to say it and I know it will disappoint everyone from Dr. Shafran to my wifey but I suck at taking my meds lately. I feel like with the Humira I was doing well and I want to go back on it. But I was having an allergic reaction to Humira. I bring it on myself and I know it, but I am having pain and way too many urgent "movements"! I need to be better about my Pentasa! Ok, short but had to Vent. Keep your heads up guys and gals! More About: Flare
Cimzia Approved to Treat Crohn's Disease - Another New Crohn's Drug
2008-04-25 21:59:00 The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for sufferers of Crohn's disease. Certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) received approval for use in adults with moderate to severe Crohn's disease who have not responded to conventional therapies. This product was approved with a Medication Guide."Crohn's is a debilitating disease that disrupts the quality of life for its sufferers," said Julie Beitz, MD, Director, Office of Drug Evaluation III, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, Rockville, Maryland. "This drug works to reduce the signs and symptoms of Crohn's, but it also carries risks that will require patients on it to be closely monitored by their physicians or other healthcare professionals."Patients treated with certolizumab will receive an injection every 2 weeks for the first 3 injections. Once benefit has been established, certolizumab should be given once every 4 weeks.The most common side effects of certolizumab are headache, upper respiratory infections, a... More About: Disease , Treat
Living with Crohn's Disease - Crohn's Blog
2008-04-13 19:46:00 Hey guys, have had a recent upswing in traffic here at the living with crohn's disease blog (livingwithcrohnsdisease.blogspot.com) and just wanted to welcome the new visitors. Feel free to comment or share your stories and advice about living with crohn's disease. Have a great weekend.Also, have seen an increase in traffic in those looking for basic Crohn's Disease information and am hearing the question "What is Crohn's Disease?" Quick refresher for those folks:An estimated 500,000 Americans have Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. Like ulcerative colitis, another common IBD, Crohn's disease can be both painful and debilitating and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications.In my case, the disease is centralized near my terminal ilieum (near the colon). There's no known medical cure for Crohn's disease. However, therapies are available that may greatly reduce the signs and symptoms of Croh... More About: Living , Blog
Pearl Jam Guitarist - Mike McCready New Crohn's Disease Benefit Concert
2008-04-11 18:04:00 The Pearl Jam benefit concert will be held Thursday, July 20th at 8 p.m. at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. In 2002, Pearl Jam guitarist, Mike McCready made public his 20-year battle with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and has since been committed to raising awareness about the disease, which can cause abdominal pain, fever and weight loss that can disrupt peoples' lives.The benefit concert will take this subject, typically thought to be too delicate to discuss in public, out of the shadows and into the spotlight. McCready has been a spokesperson for the NW Chapter of CCFA and is also featured in a radio Public Service Announcement (PSA) released in January for the organization. The concert will benefit CCFA's search for a cure."Having struggled with Crohn's disease for more than 20 years and experienced first hand difficulties in getting a diagnosis and treatment, I want to help others learn about the disease, how it is affecting them and how to find ways to ... More About: Disease , Guitarist
Stop Eating Fish Oil! Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don't Help Prevent Crohn's Relaps
2008-04-09 00:23:00 April 8, 2008 - Taking omega-3 fatty acids can be helpful for many things, but maybe not for preventing a relapse of Crohn's disease. Two related studies show that omega-3s are not effective in preventing inflammation associated with Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect anywhere along the digestive tract. With Crohn's, a patient may experience periods of remission and recurrence. Researchers looked at whether high doses of omega-3s worked as maintenance therapy in patients with Crohn's disease in remission. A total of 738 people participated in two studies. No significant differences were observed between the two treatment groups in either trial. In one study, 363 participants were assigned randomly to take either a daily omega-3 supplement or a placebo for 52 weeks. In the second study, 375 participants took the pills for 58 weeks. Researchers say the results in the first and second study were similar. Here are s... More About: Fish , Stop , Acids , Fatty , Omega
New Genetic Marker for Crohn's Disease - Living with Crohn's Disease Resear
2008-04-06 03:45:00 FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified new genetic markers for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in a study they say provides further evidence that people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent are more likely to develop the conditions.Up to 30 percent of people in the United States with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a family history of the condition, and about 25 percent of those families have histories of both Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, according to background information in this multi-center American and Canadian study. People of Ashkenazi Jewish (eastern European) descent are at least twice as likely to develop a form of IBD and are more likely to have a family history of IBD.Crohn's is most frequently characterized by inflammation of the final section of the small bowel and parts of the colon, while ulcerative colitis involves inflammation of the internal lining of the rectum and colon.In this study, researchers looked for DNA variations calle... More About: Living , Disease , Marker
Another Colonoscopy Monday and Colonoscopy Jokes
2008-03-22 00:44:00 I need a good plan to suprise my doctor Friday...any suggestions? Anyways, here are some funny colonoscopy jokes below (i have printed them before I know)A physician claims these are actual comments from his patients made while he was performing colonoscopies:1. "Take it easy, Doc, you're boldly going where no man has gone before."2. "Find Amelia Earhart yet?"3. "Can you hear me NOW?"4. "Oh boy, that was sphincterrific!"5. "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"6. "You know, in Arkansas, we're now legally married."7. "Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?"8. "You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out. You do the Hokey Pokey ..."9. "Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!"10."If your hand doesn't fit, you must acquit!"11. "Hey, Doc, let me know if you find my dignity."12. "You used to be an executive at Enron, didn't you?"13. "Could you write me a note for my wife, saying that my head is not, in fact, up there?" More About: Jokes , Monday
Phenoemnal Article on Autoimmune Disease and Crohn's
2008-03-19 15:22:00 Excerpted from The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance--and the Cutting-Edge Science that Promises Hope (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster). To read the entire article, check here. Most of us, at some juncture in our lives, have played out in our minds how devastating it would be to have our doctor hand down a cancer diagnosis or to warn us that we are at risk for a heart attack or stroke. Magazine articles, television dramas, and news headlines all bring such images home. But consider an equally devastating health crisis scenario, one that you rarely hear spoken about openly, one that receives almost no media attention. Imagine the slow, creeping escalation of seemingly amorphous symptoms: a tingling in the arms and fingers, the sudden appearance of a speckled rash across the face, the strange muscle weakness in the legs when climbing stairs, the fiery joints that emerge out of nowhere -- any and all of which can signal the onset of a wide range of li... More About: Article , Disease
Crohn's Disease Tattoo and My Son's Definition of Crohn's
2008-03-09 05:56:00 So Amy got a blue Crohn's disease ribbon tattoo on her foot. I am so lucky to have her support and it means alot to me. Thanks sweetie. Also I had to share the story of when Amy just asked our 9 year old what Crohn's disease was. His response: "Crohn's Disease is a disease that makes you crap yourself." More About: Tattoo , Definition
Anal Crohn's, Candles, Suppositories (Canasa) and a Poop Joke
2008-03-09 05:44:00 Yeah so I guess now I have "anal Crohn's" in the form of a potential fistula. I guess that explains why I walk around with paper towels folded up between my ass cheeks and have such urgency issues. Anyways, now crohn's has given me the luxury of an excuse to shove my own fingers up my ass. So after a Corona or two the other night, I laid on the couch and lit some candles (yes, literally...I am such a romantic). After the mood was set I got the astroglide out of Amy's night stand and crammed a Canasa rectal suppository up my ass. How hot is that!? So I guess the Canasa is pretty much like a Pentasa or Asacol but it just goes up the poop chute.Gross I know, but makes for good laughs as I have in typical fashion told this story to everyone. Gotta love Crohn's humor and poop jokes. Always a good time. So I guess this is a good time for a poop joke:At the start of English class, the teacher asked the students to use the word, definitely, in a sentence.Little Timmy raised his hand. T... More About: Joke , Poop , Candles , Anal
Another Day in the Life of Crohn;s
2008-03-04 03:34:00 So I saw the Dr. Shafran and Patty today. I gotta say these guys (Winter Park, Fl) are the best gasto doctors I have come across in the 13 years I have had Crohn's Disease. Anyways we discussed a wide variety of topics. I need to be Humira free for 3 months before I can start the clinical trial that is Stem Cell Transplant for Crohn's. The trial is actually a 4 stage blood transfusion that I am going to read up on more (and report my findings tonight). It seems pretty low risk, but there is a 1/3 chance I will get a placebo, (what, red kool-aid??) 1/3 chance I get a half transplant (hopefully my right side!), and 1/3 chance I will get a full transplant. I am going for a 3-d Cat Scan next week which will allow them to better see the extend of my disease. As a bridge I am going back on Pentasa/Azulfidine (9 pills a day). I also am going to try Lexapro (10 mg). I have not been myself this past year. I am myself (HAPPY) about 2 hours a week. The rest of the time I am in pain, bummed, ... More About: Life , Day In The Life
Stem Cell Transplant or Surgery? Meet with Dr. Shafran Tomorrow
2008-03-03 04:01:00 to find out...I ran into Ira and Anita on the street today at a St. Patty's Day Parade in Winter Park (a bit early I know). Anyways after reading up on the whole stem cell and Crohn's thing I am nervous as hell for this appointment. However with nothing really working medication wise (Pentasa/6MP, Asacol, Remicade, Humira, etc), I am down to either letting it go until a major flare up, Surgery or this whole Stem Cell Transplant. I will post after I meet with Dr. Shafran and his staff. More About: Meet , Stem Cell , Tomorrow
Stem Cell transplant Crohn's Disease - Stem Cell Research and Crohn's Artic
2008-02-22 03:11:00 Long story short. I am now having what I think to be an allergic reaction to Humira. (I have had them to Remicade in the past). My doctor wants me to stop treatment and come in next week to discuss the possibility of a stem-cell transplant. I profess complete ignorance and in fact know nothing about it. Below are some articles that I have not even had time to read yet. In scanning them apparently they can cure Crohn's, something I did not understand to be possible. I meet with Dr. Shafran and his staff a week from Monday to discuss this. I plan on doing a whole lot of research in the meantime. It looks like it has only been done a few times (see below). Grasping at straws here, but does anyone have any insight?-ScottStem Cell Research and Crohn'sRoanoke Teen to Head to Chicago in Pursuit of Crohn's Disease Cure (from July 2003)An insurance company, hospital and federal regulators have approved a Roanoke youngster with a severe intestinal disease to have an experimental stem-cell ... More About: Stem Cell Research , Stem Cell
Interesting Story about a 10 Year Old with Crohn's and Remicade
2008-02-19 17:11:00 NORTH PROVIDENCEHe’s destined for a trip to Disney World and a visit to the White House for a possible meeting with President Bush.But 10-year-old Jacob Kaufman admits that if there’s one thing that leaves him excited these days, it’s not the trips or any honors but the fact that he may have turned a corner in battling a rare form of Crohn’s disease that made him miss school for nearly six months.He’s not out of the woods yet. But after undergoing so many tests, procedures and surgeries, Jacob, a fifth grader at James L. McGuire School, is at the point where some doctors at Hasbro Children’s Hospital believe his disease is in remission and that he may be ready for another try for a reverse colostomy that would allow him to live a normal life once again.In part because he has shown so much tenacity, and even courage, the hospital has named Jacob its first-ever representative to the Children’s Miracle Network Champions Across America program, which honors children who ha... More About: Interesting , Story , Year
Basic Facts on Humira
2008-02-14 03:10:00 For people with Crohn's disease, Humira may be effective if Remicade no longer helps, new research shows."We are very encouraged by the findings of this study and look forward to larger prospective studies," says researcher Konstantinos A. Papadakis, MD, with the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, in a news release. His paper appears in the current issue of American Journal of Gastroenterology.Crohn's disease Crohn's disease is a serious chronic and inflammatory disease of the intestinal tract, causing diarrhea, cramping, stomach pain, weight loss, and in some cases rectal bleeding. These symptoms wax and wane, with periods of active inflammation and disease followed by periods of inactivity. There is no cure for Crohn's disease, but Remicade has helped to greatly reduce symptoms of this lifelong disease.Remicade, a drug that works by blocking a part of the immune system know as TNF, is currently the only FDA-approved "biologic" trea... More About: Facts , Basic
Tysabari Approved for Crohn's Disease
2008-02-04 19:44:00 Tysabri Approved for Crohn's Disease TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Tysabri (natalizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease in people who haven't responded to other therapies.Tysabri, made by the Ireland-based drugmaker Elan and Massachusetts-based Biogen Idec, was approved in 2006 to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis.The drug has a boxed warning of increased risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a viral infection affecting the brain that could cause severe disability or death, the FDA said in a statement. Anaphylactic reactions and liver injury also have been reported in some users.Crohn's patients prescribed the drug will be enrolled in a restricted distribution program called Crohn's Disease-Tysabri Outreach Unified Commitment to Health (CD-TOUCH). Under the program, physicians must evaluate Crohn's patients using Tysabri after three months and should discontinue use of the drug i...
One Day away from Humira and article on Pregnant Woman that Died from Crohn
2008-02-04 19:33:00 I need a Humira shot. I can feel it. Ate too much crap during the Super Bowl and am spending my energy fighting off the cold that is going around as well as a Crohn's Flare up. The Pats lost in a great game. They played poorly and got beaten by the better team on that night. Good for the Giants...heartbreaking to lose the Super Bowl while on the verge of the greatest season in history, but it happens. I am happy my kids actually saw a New England team fail....I think they think championships are a given. Certainly not the way I grew up! People ask me pretty often if people die from Crohn's. Unfortunately they do. Sad Story below.(article is here)A PREGNANT woman who died with her unborn son after emergency surgery for a chronic bowel condition was sent home two weeks earlier because doctors thought she only had morning sickness, an inquest heard.Former University of Worcester student and newly-qualified teacher Melanie Gough, aged 24, who was six months' pregnant with Luie, died ... More About: Pregnant , Article , Woman , Died
Humira Kicking Ass for Abbott
2008-01-23 18:11:00 Abbott Laboratories Inc on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit in line with expectations, driven by higher sales of its drugs and medical devices and favorable foreign exchange factors that bolstered overseas revenue.Abbott posted a fourth-quarter profit of $1.20 billion, or 77 cents per share. That compared with a loss of $476 million, or 31 cents per share, in the year-ago period when the company took charges related to its purchase of Kos Pharmaceuticals.Excluding special items, Abbott earned 93 cents per share, in line with the company's forecast of 91 to 93 cents per share.Company revenue jumped 16 percent to $7.22 billion in the quarter, above the $6.96 billion average forecast of analysts polled by Reuters Estimates. Growth would have been 4.5 percentage points less if not for the weak dollar, which boosted the value of sales outside the United States.The suburban Chicago-based health-care company said global revenue from prescription medicines rose 18.7 percent, fueled by d... More About: Kicking , Abbott
Due for a Humira Shot
2008-01-16 21:02:00 I feel like I am ALWAYS one step away from a Crohn's flare up. Dr. Shafran has just put me on weekly Humira shots. I am a day overdue because the Insurance company always screws it up, but my refrigerated shipment of Humira should arrive today. Hope all is well with you guys. More About: Shot
David Garrard - CBS Interview - 3:30 - Crohn's Focus?
2008-01-12 20:31:00 CBS is doing a special on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard (and wife Mary) at 3:30. It will be about his "remarkable journey", and I assume it will focus on or at least highlight the football player's battle with Crohn's Disease.Stay tuned for details and possibly a link to the inverview. As you know, I am a big football fan, and am dissapointed that I can't really cheer for my favorite athlete with Crohn's disease today...on account of them playing my team....the New England Patriots. Search my blog for several articles detailing David Garrard 's Battle with Chron's.-ScottMore info on his Crohn's (from jacksonville.com interview)One test came in 2004, when he had surgery for Crohn's disease, a painful inflammation of the intestines. He takes medication every eight weeks, a 3?-hour procedure; his next appointment is Tuesday, three days after playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the playoffs tonight."It's a horrible disease, something that a lot... More About: Interview , Focus
Phenomenal Article on Crohn's and The Work Place and FMLA
2008-01-08 04:18:00 Crohn’s Disease: Intermittent Distress and FMLAby Presley Reed, M.D.Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that intermittently debilitates a small percentage of the US workforce.The disease usually occurs in younger employees which sometimes makes it difficult for employers and coworkersto understand the individual.s need for intermittent leave.Because Crohn's disease is a permanent condition with symptoms that flare upintermittently, the employer must remain receptive and responsive to requests for intermittent FMLA leave for the duration of the individual.s employment.Not only do the symptoms present intermittently, but their intensity also varies greatlybetween episodes for any patient. Consequently, physicians may be hardpressed to establish specific estimates for reasonable periods of leave. Only rough estimates pertain which makes FMLA administration more difficult. Some individuals will need extended leave, particularly when the individual's condition re... More About: Article , Work , Place
Off Topic - My MySpace Page
2007-11-27 03:53:00 Hey guys...I try to keep this blog Crohn's related...but if for some reason you want to know more about me as a person outside of our disease...check out my Myspace Page , here. Feel free to drop me a line there or friend request me! More About: Topic
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam - Crohn's and Remicade or Humira?
2007-11-27 03:41:00 As many of you may know, guitarist Mike Mcready of Pearl Jam is a long time Crohn's Patient. You may not know that he is currently treating his Crohn's with Humira. Does anyone know what David Garrard (quarterback for the NFL's Jacksonville's Jaguars) is treating his Crohn's with?Regarding Mike McCready of Pearl Jam (From Billboard):However, the guitarist has now been in Crohn's remission since the spring of 2005, thanks to a largely carbohydrate-less diet and a new medicine, Humira, which is also used to treat arthritis. That combo allowed McCready to endure the extensive tour Pearl Jam set out on in support of its 2006 self-titled album for J Records."I've been out for shorter period of times that were 20 times as miserable, because I just couldn't manage it," he admits. "This was, in effect, a walk in the park. I just put the medication in the freezer or the refrigerator at the gig. It was a long tour, so I was lucky to be able to have this thing work." More About: Remi
Smoking and Crohns Disease
2007-11-27 03:37:00 Hey Guys - I found some interesting new info on Smoking and Crohn's Disease . Alot of people ask me about the realtionship between smoking and Crohn's, so here you go ( from April 2007):A new study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests that smoking may determine which part of the intestinal tract is attacked in those who suffer from Crohn’s disease. Where the disease is located often determines whether the patient will eventually require surgical treatment.“In patients who smoke, Crohn’s disease tends to appear more frequently in the small intestine, rather than the colon,” says study author Dr. Marian Aldhous. “Our data shows that when Crohn’s disease is located here, it tends to cause more penetrating or obstructive damage, which would have to be treated by surgery.”The results of this study raise interesting questions about why smoking would affect different parts of the intestine in different ways.“Fundamental differences in small and large bowel ...
Smoking and Crohns Disease
2007-11-27 03:37:00 Hey Guys - I found some interesting new info on Smoking and Crohn's Disease . Alot of people ask me about the realtionship between smoking and Crohn's, so here you go ( from April 2007):A new study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests that smoking may determine which part of the intestinal tract is attacked in those who suffer from Crohn’s disease. Where the disease is located often determines whether the patient will eventually require surgical treatment.“In patients who smoke, Crohn’s disease tends to appear more frequently in the small intestine, rather than the colon,” says study author Dr. Marian Aldhous. “Our data shows that when Crohn’s disease is located here, it tends to cause more penetrating or obstructive damage, which would have to be treated by surgery.”The results of this study raise interesting questions about why smoking would affect different parts of the intestine in different ways.“Fundamental differences in small and large bowel ...
Happy Thangsgiving to All you Chronies!
More articles from this author:2007-11-23 21:02:00 Tuesday was rough for me. B12 shot, blood drawn, Humira. Probably nothing compared to what some of you are going throuigh and what I have been through in the past.Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Hope the Turkey treated you guys well and you could all eat at least some mashed potatoes. I felt well, ate twice and had a few beers with the family. Just a quick post. more later.-Scott 1, 2, 3 |
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