need to talk

Hi welcome to Healingwell :) No you are not alone. There are literally millions of people out there that has UC and we actually have quite a few of them here on this forum! :) What meds are you on at this time? Do you know the extent of your Uc, meaning do you know where in the colon it's located?

I was diagnosed be in '92 after the birth of my son and then I had my daughter in '95. So I raised two children while having to deal with Uc. It was not easy and I too felt alone. It wasn't until I got the internet about 7 years ago that I was finally able to connect to others that had this disease.

Yes, I too was diagnosed right after my daughter was born. I was in a bad flare for almost the first year of her life. It was hard but she gave me the will power to keep trying and pushing forward. I wanted to get better for her sake. After trying MANY different treatments we finally found the combination that worked best. I eventually did have to take three months of pred but honestly I was so ready to feel better I did not care. It has been up and down during the last 3.5 years but I am hanging in... I am currently pregnant with number two. I had a flare at about 6-7 weeks pregnant that scared me but it has settled down greatly now.

What meds are you on?

I was diagnosed July 2008 when my first daughter was about 8 months old. Until recently I was controlling it well with Mesalamine enemas. 12/26/09 I started into my first severe flare and learned just how bad things can get. During the low point of my flare I couldn't care for my daughter at all and ended up calling in a babysitter for almost 2 full weeks. I am slowly recovering now however I am still having a hard time parenting the way that I like to. It is so hard to not be able to care well for my daughter, my home, etc. I am right there with you. You're not alone! And with the right combo of meds you should be able to feel normal again. Tell us about the treatments you are using!

Hi sonotgood,
I was diagnosed about 11 months after my second baby, but had been in a bad way since the birth of my first 13 months before her.
By the time I eventually went to my doc, I was so low that I ended up in hospital for 10 days. That was last July. I have been up and down since then, but dealing with two little ones is very hard, and my husband works 12 hour days, which makes it worse. Thankfully my family are close by and I have finally learned to ask for her, something unheard of before my UC.

We also had talked about more kids, we have two girls and would love to try for a boy, or another girls, but my GI has also told me not to even think about it for the next 2 years or so.

So no you are not alone. We are all hear and know just what you are going through.

Hope you start to feel better soon