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Posted 1/7/2010 5:53 AM (GMT 0)
I hear this over and over again "you're still healing" What does this mean vis a vis remission. I'm tapering off prednisone -- now at 5 mg. --- I have pain (not unbearable) when I have a bm... so I'm "still healing" Does this mean I'm not in remission as long as there is pain? My GI said there will be pain... so what's your thoughts. Personally I think I'll always "be healing" no matter what -- flare, not flare.

ellen
Posted 1/7/2010 6:19 AM (GMT 0)
If you stay in remission long enough, your colon will heal. You will still have UC, but it won't show up even on a scope. At my colonoscopy 2 years after starting on Remicade, my colon was healed perfectly. No ulcerations, no inflammation. My GI said a new doctor looking at it, without having my history, would never think I had IBD.

Two years later, still healed.

Since I gradually kept feeling better and better over about the first year of Remi, I would guess that's about how long it took to heal.
Posted 1/7/2010 6:26 AM (GMT 0)
yep, makes sense.
Posted 1/7/2010 6:31 AM (GMT 0)
makes it clearer to me. thnx judy
Posted 1/7/2010 6:43 AM (GMT 0)
Ellen, the first 2 years were very difficult for me regarding getting flares controlled and finding the scheduling pattern for the rectal meds. My conclusion was the more I was freaked out about stuff, the less I was able to relax about my flaring.

Of course, my doctor helped a lot by telling me to be patient....it worked.

I've never been on pred, just hardcore 5-ASA oral/rectal meds. Once I got my groove, so to say, the rest followed suit.

I still flare....but very minor in comparison to how I was when diagnosed.
Yep.....I up the rectal meds to nightly and taper to a maintenance.

quincy
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