question for cort/Rowasa enema users

I have a call into my GI about this subject, but I thought I'd get the opinions of the experts here on the forum.

For the last 3 1/2 weeks I have been using cortenemas nightly to get a flare-up under control. It worked like a charm. 1 or 2 formed, clean, non-urgent BM's for 3 weeks. The question is getting back to my usual Rowasa for maintenance. Should I stop the cortenemas and go straight to the Rowasa? Or should I alternate the two while slowly phasing out the cortenemas so I'm only on the Rowasa? My goal is Rowasa 2 to 3 nights a week.

Yes, your doc would be the best source - but just for info, I start alternating with the Rowasa as I taper down the cortenemas, cort/row/cort/row for about 10 days, then, cort/row/nothing, cort/row/nothing, for about ten.... until I'm left with as few rowasa per week as will maintain me.

GI's office called. My doc says, because I've only been on the cortenema's for 3 1/2 weeks, I can just switch back to Rowasa w/o tapering. Just to be on the safe side I am going to take songlady's advice and alternate them........c/r/c/r for a week or so, then maybe c/r/r/c/r/r, then r/r/c/r/r/-, then r/r/-/r/r/-. I'll figure it out as I go along. I don't mind using the enemas.....whatever it takes to get my life back to normal....I wouldn't even mind throwing a cortenema in once a week for maintenance if that is what would do the trick.