Got my bloodwork results. iron at 5.0, normal range is 10.6 to 33.00 transferrence saturation is 0.08, normal range is 0.13 to 0.50 total cholesterol at 5.40, normal range is 5.20 C reactive protein...
I did not know low iron could do that...brain fog and dizziness, I thought it was just feeling low energy, it explains a lot. Yes, I was anemic but I stopped after about 2 weeks of it as it did...
Hello again I am in a flare, watery d, some blood now and then, belly button hurts once in a while, feel so tired. Feel dizzy, lightheaded sometimes, some of my meds do have "may cause dizziness",...
Hi Everyone I have been taking 1 metamucil gummy once a day since my last post, starting slow, and it seems to have mostly settled down the urgency and the watery d. I am staying on a low acidic diet...
Thanks for your posts. I am taking it easy with safe foods that arent spicy or too acidic. Having bland soups and sandwiches, I miss coffee tho, I find thats a trigger even the decaf coffee. And yes...
Hello everyone Well, I am flaring again as of 3 days ago, I was eating foods I know I shouldnt have had. And I took one 600 mg potassium chloride yesterday (pill bottle has May irritate stomach on...
Hello Old Mike I don't post often, but glad you are on the mend! Your posts are informative and straight to the point. I think that's great! Get well, all the best 🙂...
I just checked 2 remaining bloodwork results. CRP Results: HI 10.8 Reference: =2.0 mg/L is a risk-enhancing factor for cardiovascular disease, as defined in the Guidelines of the American Heart...
Yes I agree on not letting this get out of control. In addition to the steroids prescribed, there is also 200 mg plaquenil. (1×/d). I am guessing these are the normal starting prescriptions for RA?...
Hello My joint health issues started mid July 2021 and pcp says recent bloodwork are pointing to rheumatoid arthritis. I dont know what to expect with all this, feeling sad and scared. I wont have RA...
Hello q The dosage is 20mg per day for 14 days and taper down to 15 mg/day for one week then 10mg per day for another week and so on. I decided to hold off on steroids, as I will be...
The ususal suspects, I was meaning the flare in UC, mucuous and blood and imflammation. I am not going through that at the moment. Since I wont have an RA specialist appointment until the Spring of...
I am debating if I should take the oral pill prednisone (this is so systemic). Can a person be in a flare without the usual suspects? The last time I took oral prednisone was 16 years ago. Yikes 😳...
Yesterdays bloodwork shows some results, numerous to write up atm but within reference range. Total Bilirubin <2, (this is low), UMOL/L reference range should be between 3-17 Bilirubin glucuronidated...
Hi q I did not know that it required a biopsy. Thank you for letting me know....
So, Rheumatolgist appointment won't be until Spring 2022. (No date yet). Due to covid (almost 2 years), the visiting RA specialist from TO has a big backlog. I did leave my info if there is a...
I have a primary telephone appt Aug 19, am going to ask for another bloodwork to see if inflammation went down (i can feel it did) and for an xray on my right ankle. Will let doc know I decided not...
Hello Yes, no assuming. Can't wait for RA doc appointment, no date yet. And you are right, stop self diagnosing myself 😐 On a pain scale with 10 the worst, pain is a 2 to 5 in mornings for a couple...
The CRP of 5.6 was measured as mg/L. Colonoscopy was Aug 11, 2021. No signs of active ulcerative colitis, polyps or pseudopolyps, no areas of dysplasia, random biopsies taken for dysplasia...
Hi D Yes, same level so far, same areas. Knees, fingers, right wrist, a bit on elbows, outer edges of feet....
Thank you for your input on this, good feedback that I would never have considered. This setback is new to me, am feeling a bit anxious, will deal things one at a time, like a process of elimination....
Yes for sure, that is my plan to ask pcp and GE. 🙂...
The knuckles are both hands ring and middle fingers, index fingers rarely, just the knuckles closest to finger nails. My right wrist bone is a bit more pronounced that the left but does not hurt...
c reactive protein 5.6 urate 223 (with a note) potential interfering substance present nuclear antibody titre 1:180, (there is a note), homogenous pattern is suggestive of SLE, chronic autoimmune...
Hello Everyone and Hi Quincy! It has been a while since I have been on this forum, the format change looks good. Was holding well for a long while..a change in meds from 1.2 g mezavant 1 pill 3x/day...
Hi everyone, I havent posted in a long time while but I do check posts now and then. Got moderna vaccine wed march 31st, it went well for most part, did feel a bit of headache coming on within 15 min...
Hello everyone.... This is a surpise (but not really)...wonder why as August starts? Must be change in season, this u.c. is a strange disease. I havent take meds since last September when last bout...
Hello everyone...just wondering if anyone might have experienced this? UC wants to act up again so I started mezavant again Jan 3 to 8, 2018. I felt flutters or flipflops on occasion at least 2x per...
Hi Quincy No I did not get any stool sampling, the thought did cross my mind. You mentioned the entocort probably contributing to sleepiness, thats interesting. Forgot to mention also, from endoscopy...
And I cant forget to Thank the Forum Moderators as well!! Your support is so fantastic!...
Hi Quincy Yes still seeing Dr. Moffat. Am taking the Mezavant 1 pill twice a day and doing the Entocort. Things seem to be settling down now. I noticed the Mezavant makes me a bit sleepy, unless I...
Thanks IPoop Makes me feel better. Going to start today and give it a go. I plan to do one in a.m. and another in p.m. Entocort are helping a lot. Have a good day! :-)...
Hello Troubled I slowly tapered off the meds, didnt do anything too fantastic, just watched what I ate. Stayed same basic foods, no greasy cooking, steamed veggies, lots of homemade soups, well...
Hello Everyone, I'm back. :smhair: Was doing so so great for 3 yrs on no meds then kablooie July 29/17. Scope both ends Aug 8/17. Doc says mezavant now, it used to be asacol 3x2/day. And he...
Hi! I have been there, done that. I had my gallbladder removed in 2011. I think what exacerbated that was the fact that I had hpylori in early 2011 and the meds for that decreased my stomach acid. My...
To those who have replied. Wow, thank you so much for this! It's such a relief that there are people that understand! I did send my bosses an email last spring about my disease with website links for...
Hello, Everyone It's been a long while since I have posted or replied May I am a bit naive on this issue, but they are now asking me again, why? I feel pressured but don't want to go into detail...
Quick version: I asked for leeway in my arrival at work by half hour, now I am going past that by 5 - 10 minutes. I am trying to pull out of a flare, using enemas, they are working but come morning...
Almost forgot! Happy New Year, Everyone! I wish all the best!...
I heard about this and tried a couple of times. It was OK, yes, made me a bit sleepy, didn't drink much. Kinda skittish about tea like that. Just wondering....how about you guys? Thanks,...
I don't know where to begin after reading these posts! I can't believe what he's been going through! It's downright crazy! Oh, I can imagine how he's feeling. I had gotten to a bad point as well in...
Only Best Wishes, Thoughts and Prayers to you! I can understand what thoughts you must be thinking. Keep thoughts one thing at a time, especially when healing. For sure keep us posted....
Red34: I'm sorry, I don't know anything about mole concerns but to floathead: with the itching rash, I had that when I went on salofalk for about a month. I had to stop it because it was driving me...
You know as much as I had to promote antibiotics that pulled me out of a potential long term flare. The flare was starting up in late Fall of 2010. The antibiotics were prescribed for the hpylori bug...
I actually had a gastro bug for 6 days and had the runs the whole time. I thought for a while it was c-diff but turned out not. Had blood work done, I was low on potassium. prescription for 2 pills...
Yes, not sure how/if that would affect prednisone. I had to get potassium/chloride pills for 2 days about last month. I caught a gastro bug going around and had the runs for about 6 days. Within 3...
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Yes, all my best also. I understand all the thoughts that must be going through your head........
I can relate to this. It's a strange feeling. Does anyone get dizzy from the constipation part of it sometimes? I do. Like I'm all plugged up. Then when finally able to do a number 2, the diarrhea...
Hello everyone I haven't been here for a little while. Doing better each day, I find that I get mild indigestion frequently, I find bioK probiotics help with it though, let's me burp. I did try the...