it's a catch 22. we just can't win for losing.

so chris has been doing well (as far as the bottom end goes) on the prednisone, but he got a nasty ant bite on his knee that his body was unable to fight because of all the immunosuppressants, so we got him some strong antibiotics because his pediatrician thought it looked like a staff infection. well of course the antibiotics sent him back into a nasty flare and we're on his last day of pred and the GI doesn't want to continue him on it. a date for surgery hasn't been set yet, but it will be soon and the surgeon wants his colon in the best shape possible at that time. i don't want him on the pred either (mainly because it makes him a little monster, and the nasty physical effects it has) but i don't want him flaring either. so what to do? should i beg the GI for more pred or suffer through? should i go around the GI and ask the surgeon since he needs the colon healthy for removal? chris has never made it out of a flare on his own without prednisone.

I was on 20 mg when I went into surgery and it was no big deal. I think they would rather have the patient healthy because they will taper the prednisone quickly after surgery.

I'm sorry. I hope he feels better. I would talk to his doc. if he is no help I would talk to the surgeon. I my opinion he would be the one to ask because he is going the surgery route. Don't worry about offending anyone. As my husband says they will get over it and if they don't to bad. It is your kid and you do what is right in your mind. How scary an ant bite can do that. Best of luck

CC,

The inability of many of us U.C. sufferers to take antibiotics without flaring is a major problem and leads to situations like the one your son is facing.

After suffering with a kidney stone this weekend, I was so relieved to find out that I didn't get a bladder infection from the stone, which I thought for sure I had.