I'm back ;) just saying hi, still doing good

Gosh I've been living the past two weeks as if I didn't have uc , dropped my pred now to 35, on apriso, iron, pump prohibitory, saw my new gi again yesterday and sometimes you have to switch docs for real help. I just love this guy! He said just do what I'm doing, today , I'm on my period so not feeling so good down there, but the last two days I've walked 5 miles each day, full of life and energy!

I'm moved into my own place and love it by myself, no stress!

Red meat is not good for my gut, always causes me problems so I'm giving that up. Dairy is a no no for me as we'll and of course no bread, gluten.

Real test my doc said is coming off the pred tapering is about 6 weeks. He said no probiocs for me,, need vit d and calcium my levels were low. Gosh I got more out of him n two weeks then 8 years with my other gi. I would find a gi that works with kids uc , they seem to be more gentle and understanding. Still no blood in 14 days, nice break!!!

I hope your taper goes smoothly Linda. Sounds like you're doing great so far :)

glad to hear of any improvement stories. I am not very clear what you new gi gave you exactly.

WooHoo...hope that after the pred you'll be in a good remission. You certainly deserve it!!!
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Good to hear you're feeling so much better!... it's always feels soooooooo darn amazing to get your life back and feel normal and not have to deal with all this crap anymore - no pun intended ;)

I love that you are feeling great!!!!! Thank goodness you are getting a. Break!!!!!

Hi! It's been like 35 days no blood :) i'm now on 20mg of pred, next week Tuesday I drop to 15mg and in about three weeks I will be done with Pred :) at the same time I stop the pump prohibitor for acid as well. which I take every other day or so now because it gives me bad gas.

My stools are long and skinny, but with no pain or bleeding. I know they should be thicker and more formed per say, but for now I will take this and be happy.

I live each day UC free in my book compared to where I was at....almost, still just a lot of gas which can cause trapped gas pain, but that's from my medication I'm sure. I'm eating very well :) almost too good, but I can eat on and off for hours it seems because of the pred. I choose my food choices wisely while I'm healing, trying not to irritate the gut.

Not taking probiotics (per my docs advice) was the best thing for me.

This break is so nice! I work out just about every day and I'm not tired. When I was on 40mg of pred and OMG I felt like I was on speed, now it's kind of tapered off and I can sleep and rest very well.

I am happy. I dropped my boyfriend, which was stress, I moved which was over due and I'm truly at peace with myself that helps too!

Linda

Thank you Heather, it's been such a long road. Over 20 polyps removed, that's something huh? I'm glad I dropped that old GI, she doesn't know it, but I won't be back to her!

This new doc is a veteran in the field and knows what combos work the best!

How long did they have you on abx, just curious..

Keep up the good work

Hi, I'm now down to 15mg and no blood still:) my stools r the same like long andy skinny but I'm doing great! I get a lot of gas still but I'm able to pass without liquid, wow after 8 years! Amazing! I'm just taking two apriso with dinner and my pred. My vit d level is very good, iron is up and so are my platelets. about three weeks left on pred and I'm hoping some of the gas goes away. Oh I'm still doing that pump prohibitor in the am while I'm on pred, that will cease when I'm done with that.

I'm not consumed by symptoms anymore! It's amazing.

I just wanted to update :)