Crohnie Advent Calendar : Day 24

Opening the last door this morning to find.....

..... hope

Hope....they will find the cause
Hope....they will find the cure
Hope....that we all spend as little time in hospital as possible
Hope....that all IBD'ers around the world, have the most healthy of years for 2019

And that closes the Advent calendar for another year.  
Looking forward to next year!
Thanks for stopping by!!

I'd like to wish a very Merry Christmas to the whole Crohn's and Colitis family out there, all the chronically ill and the healthy.

All the best for a happy and healthy 2019!!!!

~Vern

12 Days a Crohnie Christmas : Day 11

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my Crohns Disease gave to me.........
...11 packs of underwear,

10 visits to the ER,
9 blood tests,
8 B12 shots,
7 different doctors,
6 Remicade infusions,
5 fistulaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa's,
4 kidney stones,
3 bone density tests,
2 peri-anal abscesses
and a painful colonoscopy.

Crohnie Advent Calendar : Day 23

Opening door #23 today to find....

designer ostomy bags!!!
(I don't need them......yet, but they look cool)

Check back tomorrow for the last door

12 Days a Crohnie Christmas : Day 10

On the tenth day of Christmas, my Crohns Disease gave to me.........
...10 visits to the ER,

9 blood tests,
8 B12 shots,
7 different doctors,
6 Remicade infusions,
5 fistulaaaaaaaaaaaaaa's,
4 kidney stones,
3 bone density tests,
2 peri-anal abscesses
and a painful colonoscopy.

Crohnie Advent Calendar : Day 22

Opening door #22 today to find....

12 pack of Boost !!!
(for those vitamins and minerals)

Check back each day until Dec 24 !

12 Days a Crohnie Christmas : Day 9

On the ninth day of Christmas, my Crohns Disease gave to me.........
...9 blood tests,

8 B12 shots,
7 different doctors,
6 Remicade infusions,
5 fistulaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa's,
4 kidney stones,
3 bone density tests,
2 peri-anal abscesses
and a painful colonoscopy.

Crohnie Advent Calendar : Day 21

Opening door #21 today to find....

$1000 iTunes gift card !!!
(for those long hospital nights.....and days)

Check back each day until Dec 24 !

12 Days a Crohnie Christmas : Day 8

On the eighth day of Christmas, my Crohns Disease gave to me.........
...8 B12 shots,

7 different doctors,
6 Remicade infusions,
5 fistulaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa's,
4 kidney stones,
3 bone density tests,
2 peri-anal abscesses
and a painful colonoscopy.

Crohnie Advent Calendar : Day 20

Opening door #20 today to find....

Funky looking socks !!!
(for those long hospital nights)

Check back each day until Dec 24 !

Remicade : Day 2339

When I went to my Gastro in November, she recommended we up the dose on my Remicade (Infliximab) infusions, from 400mg to 600 mg.
She stated that new research has shown that for those on the biologic, where the Remicade levels are remaining normal but the Crohn's is not 100% in remission, raising the mg can help with the process.
For me, I still have the nagging peri anal abscess and she said that they would like to raise it to 1000 mg to maybe get rid of the fistulas and abscess.
So today was the first infusion in this process. We started at 600 mg and will do 600 mg for a while to see how my body reacts to the higher dosage. I'm still on the fast track so the actual infusion is only just over an hour and its been about 5 hours and I feel fine, just a little more tired than usual.

Fingers crossed this works.