Wish I could post more, but in terrible migraine right now. If you are still losing weight please ask you doc about Megace. It has worked wonders for my appetite after a total hysterectomy left me...
Well, neuro gave me 12 hrs. To take steroids, and nausea meds....didn't work, so it's off to the ER for more Mag, ect........
They were continuous , I think every 12 hrs. Mag, same with steroid . But it took days, think 3 of continuous treatment. I am really struggling now, hit a 9 or 10 in the last hour.....crying,...
In the hospital I am given iv magnesium sulfate along with a steroid, can't remember name, am migraining right now... They have also used depakote, and dhea. When they mix a cocktail of these it...
Hello all, it's been a while since I last posted. I have been having migraines since my total hysterectomy in 2009. I started with your regular run of the mill migraines, then they changed to month...
Thanks for all your replys! As for my immune deficiency, not only do I have UC, but a deficiency called Selective IgA Deficiency with Anti IgA Antibodies. I have NO iga in my mucus membranes which is...
Hello all, My last post titled "3rd cliff inf" has my most recent info. To sum up I am on my 4 th positive test for c diff since this April. I seem to be antibiotic resistant, rather than...
Hello again! Just updating my post. I spent the holiday weekend back in the hospital. Since it was a holiday weekend, I didn't get to see my set of docs, so I was left with the admitting hospitalist....
It's funny you mention this. My gi has been back and forth regarding my UC dx. I was dx in 2003 after the birth of my first child. All the normal symptoms, blood, mucus, urgency, ect. I was dx by...
Hello everyone. It has been a while since I stopped by. My UC has been in remission for the last 5 years. I am wanting to see if any of you have delt with C diff? I was dx. a few month ago after a...
I am so sorry to hear u r dealing with this. Sadly, I am to. I was dx. With UC in 2003 and hard a hard fight to get to remission. I have been in remission since the birth of my second child in 2007....
Yes Jim, I think so to. I am in Miami. I am good with whatever measures the state wants to take, but I'm pretty upset with my PM office for making this mistake and leaving me with nothing all...
Thanks everyone. I did call them back (i actually tried to fill at walgreens, so it's a big chain), and was told that with the new florida laws, that my script was on the right paper (with all the...
So my doctor is supposed to print it on the prescription....?....All I know is that I have gone from taking my meds 3x a day to taking none for the entire weekend due to this "mistake"....
Hello everyone. I had a radiofrequency done yesterday (friday) and was given a script for percocet to keep me until next week for my follow up appt w/ my PM doc. My husband tried to fill it and was...
Hello all my fellow migraine sufferers. I am writing in serious need of help. I have suffered from migraines for a few years now, starting after a total hysterectomy and hormone replacement began. I...
Im so sorry to hear your dealing with all this. We have similar stories, minus the kidney issues for me. All my life I suffered from crazy periods that would render me unfuctional, pain, throwing up,...
All I can seem to find is Neurologists, I live in Miami, so im sure there must be someone. I do feel like my hormone therapy is playing a huge role with my migraines, so i am seeing an...
Hello everyone, I am new to this board, but not new to Migraines. I have suffered what I would call "typical" migraines over the last few years. They all started after a total hysterectomy i had due...
I wish i could help answer your question. All I can offer is that when i have migraines or am comming down with one, i can not sleep. I am currently stuck in a migraine cycle that is lasing almost a...
Hello everyone, thank you for all the great advice. When I woke up that moring my head was killing me so my sister in law drove me to the ER. When she got to my house, she said " what is wrong with...
Hello all, i have visited in the past in relation to my chronic pain w/ rsd of the foot, and more recently after all the resulting surgeries form my hysterectomy. I have been suffering migraines...
Thanks for your response Quincy, I have no blood, no mucus, my colonoscopys look great. My symtoms usually land me in the hospital, w/ stool samples usually showing infection of one sort or...
Hello everyone, It has been a while since i last visited this site. But I am here looking for any info anyone might know, or might have experience w/. I was dx w/ UC after the birth of my son, 7 yrs...
I am not on pred or matainence meds due to such a great remission. I do have my gallbladder still. It seems to have stopped on it's own, hopefully it does not reoccure tonight.......
I don't think i had anything purple or blue, and i don't eat spinach. I have been off/on nausea for months (taking zolfran when needed). My BM's have been mostly normal, tho i would have a day here...
Hello all, happy holidays! I have had UC for 7yrs. I have been in remission for a long time now. Today i started having a stomach ache and went to the bathroom 3x and had watery green dirrehea...
stac/catz wow! what a story...that is the kind of thing i worry about because i do take so much medication off/on due to all my other issues. As a matter of fact, i also take protonix (sp). I take my...
Hi and welcome to the site! Im so sorry you are dealing with all this! It is never easy for anyone with CP. I was dx. with RSD about 10 yrs ago. It has been a long road, but i am now able to "mostly"...
wow guys! They didn't ask me anything...just told me to go pee in the cup. I actually have a list of meds i take off/on and on an as needed basis, including a mulit vitiman, Biaxan(antibiotics),...
Interesting, thanks guys....I am not worried at all, i was just wondering. I find it strange tho because i was not asked to confirm all the meds i take and i did "remind" them on my way out that i...
Hello everyone, it has been a while since i have visited. For update, i am a chronic pain patient due to RSD of left foot from an accident with a lawnmower. I have also just completed my 4th...
Hello all, I posted a week ago about being tested for CMV of the bowel since everytime i get sick, i am NEG for my UC. (going by CT, bloodwork, colonoscopy). Over the past 3 yrs i have been in the...
Got in touch w/ the nurse at the GI office, she stated that she did not "see" any word of CMV, but there was mild enteritis in the small bowel, what ever that should mean....they moved my appt. up to...
BarcaFan, thanks soooo much for all your imput. I am about to call the GI' s office now to see if they have my results (it's been 5 days now). Wish me luck!!!...
I , like u, was in a nice remission (1 1/2 yrs) when i ttc my second child. I flared pretty much right away. I was taking 6mp and suppositories. I saw my OB first (and u should make all efforts to...
Hi, sorry to hear u r in pain. I have had 3 hernias. All which caused pain. My GI did not handle those, it was a general surgeon who did the repairs. I would suggest that u call the surgeon office u...
sorry for the double postings, not sure why that is happening. BarcaFan, I am immune deficient (selective IGA deficiency). I have tested positive for CMV for past infections and current infections...
OMG BarcaFan!!! What made them look for it on top of ur UC? For me, i have been admitted alot over the last few yrs w/ severe direhea, but every time, the GI says it's not a UC flare (based on CT and...
Good luck w/ it all! I have not had two of my GI's together, but i am getting ready to have surgery (non uc related) where two of my doctors will be attending. as far as the tags, how bad are they? i...
Thank you notsosicklygirl!!! Linda, i am not on antivirals yet, i showed positive for current infection thru blood work, and am waiting the pathology results of the colonoscopy (where they check for...
Hello all, i am home from the hospital. Again, all results were normal. They got back some bloodwork that showed a current infection of CMV, so they are waiting for the pathology of my...
Hello all, Im home now, spent 3 days in the hospital. As usual everything showed up normal. Thankfully a GI came into the ER to see me there. He is from the pratice i use, but i have never met him...
UGGGGHHH, well, i might just be dying It's nearly 4am here and i have been in the bathroom 3x in the last hour. My legs are weak, my stomach is in pain (awaiting surgery for possible adheasions) and...
i thought it was strange that i was not admitted. Todays GI visit did not go well, i started w/ a new physican assistant, who came in Guns A Blazing, just pounding me about the meds, and made it...
Red34, yes, everytime im at the hospital, i get admitted for usually about 3 days or so to calm things down, and my GI's office see's me there. Last time i was in, was in Feb of this yr, and the GI...
I have been tested for Celiac when i was first dx. Would that warrent a retest?...
yes, today they set me up for a colonoscopy on monday, my last one was two yrs ago....
Hello everyone! It's been a while since i last dropped by. I am in need of some advice from u all. I was dx w/ UC after the birth of my first child. Tried all the different meds, they didn't work,...
Hi, im so sorry your going thru this right now. Do you have a GI? During my pregnancies (i have had two) i flared both times. The first pregnancy, i had my first UC flare toward the end of the...