Hey everyone, Ive read a lot in these forums over the years whenever I seemed like my disease would just end up being the death of me.
Ive had crohns disease for 4 years now. I started to develop it in the military while I was in AIT training, I constantly failed my PT tests but was also going to the doctor on base for bloody stools, cramps, and weight loss. I was given iron supplements for it, but was never taken to a GI specialist. I was discharged from the military when I was 20 with a honorable discharge with a failure to pass a PT test.
I lost my benefits, GI bill, all other benefits I would of gotten if it would of been a medical discharge.
Well now I am 24, I am very fortunate I have never had surgery, but I have been on 4 years of straight meds, had 3 different GI doctors because no meds seem to get me into remission.
Ive tried about every med out there, until I decided to try my own combination of meds at really high dosages.
Right now I am on 40 mg Prednisone, 150 mg Imuran, and Humira.
Ive been on this for 11 months now, my 3rd GI doctor took me off prednisone for 6 weeks but flare ups started happening again.
I hate being on prednisone, I feel like I cant think very far ahead, or that I will never achieve remission. Any help would be appreciated.
Ive had crohns disease for 4 years now. I started to develop it in the military while I was in AIT training, I constantly failed my PT tests but was also going to the doctor on base for bloody stools, cramps, and weight loss. I was given iron supplements for it, but was never taken to a GI specialist. I was discharged from the military when I was 20 with a honorable discharge with a failure to pass a PT test.
I lost my benefits, GI bill, all other benefits I would of gotten if it would of been a medical discharge.
Well now I am 24, I am very fortunate I have never had surgery, but I have been on 4 years of straight meds, had 3 different GI doctors because no meds seem to get me into remission.
Ive tried about every med out there, until I decided to try my own combination of meds at really high dosages.
Right now I am on 40 mg Prednisone, 150 mg Imuran, and Humira.
Ive been on this for 11 months now, my 3rd GI doctor took me off prednisone for 6 weeks but flare ups started happening again.
I hate being on prednisone, I feel like I cant think very far ahead, or that I will never achieve remission. Any help would be appreciated.