Simponi... it's now working, how is everyone doing on it?

I will be watching for your updates... Please keep us posted.

I actually am doing well...no blood today at all, it stopped immediately.

Stomach ache is 1/3 of what it usually is, only used the bathroom 3x today...coincidence????

Will know more tomorrow. Don't get upset if it hits you after a good morning, everyone's body is different. Even if you get 6 hours relief, its 6 hours you probably wouldn't have gotten. Stick with it.

That is awesome.

This is day THREE...and dare I say, I woke up this morning, and I feel...remarkably better. It's 1:00, and I have not taken anything for a stomach ache. I feel an on and off MILD dull ache, but over all...I am serious...it's about 25% of what I felt before I took the Simponi Wednesday evening.

I feel a bit optimistic. I know it will be up and down, but this is the longest I have felt some relief in months.

I also...have NOT gone to the bathroom yet nor felt the urge to!..I actually even farted!!!....LOL

Yay!!!!! Glad to hear some good news around here!

Bananagirl....how many shots have you had, or how long have you been on it?

i started it the end of december i think? it's hard to remember. my 4th shot is march 12.

Well.....I am pleased to announce, 72 hours ago I took my loading dose of Simponi. Today I had a fairly good day actually, not too much discomfort and no bathroom trips.

Tonight.....I just had a bit of a stomach ache.......and am surprised to say I pooped fairly normally, no blood or discomfort, for the first time in god knows how long!

Life.......... is good. Let's hope for a repeat tomorrow, and that this is a sign for all the rest of us.

This is such great news! I should be getting my simponi this week! :)

Oh man... FARTING sounds AMAZING.

Simponi Day 5..

I woke up this morning, and I felt something was wrong, I sort of panicked until I realized I knew what was wrong....

I didn't have a stomach ache nor did I have to poop....!!!!!!

I drove to work, I'm sitting at my desk eating a Oreo double stuff (most food doesn't really affect my disease process, I'm very lucky) and some OJ, and I STILL don't have to poop and I have no stomach ache!!!!

What the holy hell? Can this be our answer?????? I know I will have ups and downs on this, but over all the last 4 days have given me glimmers of hours of ups and downs, (increasingly more ups) that have been getting longer. But this is the first day I have woken up feeling like I am almost normal and it is holding on....wow!!!

I also read an interesting article on relaxations of muscle groups, stating NOT to leave out your stomach muscles. We have a tendency to walk around all day with our stomach muscles tensed up, and that does not help our overall problems. I really didn't notice that until I focused on relaxing my stomach during those times I was listening to the music......it's helped a lot, a REAL lot. I concentrate on that during the day to relax my stomach when I am sitting down and not having any problems...relax your stomach and feel how good it feels.

Here's to a good rest of the day for me and the rest of us!

Day 6.....woke up feeling well....again! Didn't need to go to the bathroom when I got up, what a feeling. That's been the biggest difference so far that I have noticed; the morning effect its has. Mornings were usually the worst for me. It seems to 'temper' the entire day for me.

Pooped a few times, no diarrhea, not too solid, but I'll take it. No mucous, NO blood, but no pain either. Mild on and off high colon discomfort, but I have a lot on my mind today as well. I do feel a lot better today stomach wise, but I do also feel a but run down, possibly from the Simponi.

Over all? Very happy with the way this is all going. I keep forgetting that it's only been less than a week on it and it's been such a difference. Looking forward to each day doing a bit better, and to my booster shot in 8 more days.