Not sure where I'm at in my flare

New to this, I've been reading reading reading, trying to figure out if I'm still in a flare or what? I am SOO much better once I was diagnosed & put on lialda, but that got me down from 20+ BM's a day...so I guess it's relative? Mornings are my rough time, lots of urgency, still bleeding, mucus is off & on..I'm fortunate I don't have the abdominal pain many complain of. My GI, diagnosed me, handed me ascript & told me to come back in a month or so..if it weren't for this site I would be completely clueless. I am planning on changing Drs. but am wondering if I need to get in to someone sooner rather than later, am I doing more damage by waiting?

A script is a prescription.

Welcome to the forum, Meemers.
It does sound as if a different GI might be the way to go. This is going to be someone you should be able to work closely with for a long time, and there are good GIs out there.

This is a great place to ask questions and benefit from a wide breadth of experience and viewpoints! Fee free to ask your questions as they come up. I'd also recommend the ccfa.org site for some basic facts.

UC starts at the bottom and progresses up the colon.... how far do you have inflammation?

It sounds as if you're some better, and that's good; a lot of us also use mesalamine (kind of like Lialda) retention enemas, several ounces that one administers at bedtime and holds in overnight. The oral meds don't really get all the way to the bottom of the colon, so attacking from both ends is helpful to many of us. Since the Lialda has helped you some, those might do the trick for you... they're called Rowasa and sometimes doctors don't even bother to mention them, not sure why.
I find probiotics (good bacteria) helpful..... other folks will chime in, I'm sure, with good ideas. What works for one might not work for someone else - UC is a very individualistic disease.
Again, welcome, and I hope you continue to improve!

You're right - I don't think there is a "usual." My son was diagnosed right off the bat with pancolitis (throughout)... it took me some years to get there.

My son does well with Align. If you think it helps some, you could buy another and take it also, for a stronger dose and more mix of probiotic strains... I often add and mix up what I'm taking, several at a time, seems to help me.