If you’ve never had an MRI before and you’ve been referred for one all of a sudden, it can seem like a daunting prospect. However, an MRI provides incredibly useful imagery for your doctors about the extent and location of your disease as well as highlighting other issues such as strictures or abscesses. It isContinue reading “A Definitive Guide to Abdominal MRI Scans for IBD.”
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Ustekinumab, Anaemia and More Surgery.
Ustekinumab After my nightmare stay in hospital, I was finally feeling hopeful that Ustekinumab may be the drug I’d been looking for. Nothing is ever quick however, so I spent the first few weeks back at home just getting by, waiting for the day that I would wake up and feel something other than terrible.Continue reading “Ustekinumab, Anaemia and More Surgery.”
Clinical Trials, Abscesses and Fistulas.
Clinical trial enrolment In late December 2018, I began the process of entering a clinical trial for a new biologic called Risankizumab. The first thing anyone looking to enrol in a trial will likely have to do is a “washout period”, basically where you stop taking all other treatments for about 6-8 weeks to ensureContinue reading “Clinical Trials, Abscesses and Fistulas.”
The Liquid Diet, Erythema Nodosum and Going Back to School.
Being admitted for treatment So, after getting my Crohn’s diagnosis in December 2011, I returned to hospital in January 2012 to begin treatment and it honestly couldn’t have come soon enough. I know I wanted to postpone starting the liquid diet until after Christmas, and I certainly enjoyed my roast turkey with all the trimmings,Continue reading “The Liquid Diet, Erythema Nodosum and Going Back to School.”
My Crohn’s Diagnosis.
Falling ill So, as I sit on my bed writing this I am realising that it has been over 8 years since my journey with Crohn’s began. I had only just turned 12 years old when I first fell ill and honestly, as sad as it sounds, I cannot remember what it feels like toContinue reading “My Crohn’s Diagnosis.”
Me and My Crohn's 