Still all purple & sore after a long time? Really? I never got any with my two births or anything. Now all the sudden I have this one. Ugh....
So, still I am wondering... how long for a 'roid to heal? Any good at home treatments (besides seeing the doc & all that)?...
Really?!? Hmmmm... that is interesting. Docs always act like cuz the levels are okay, or borderline, that I am okay. I have not been okay. But this is the GI who has ignored me this last time. Grrr.....
I have had 2 colonoscopies. First one showed lymphocytic colitis or focal active colitis. Second one after a few months on prednisone & azulfidine was clean. My first EGD was clean, the last one in...
phobeskye86~ That's a bummer. I am sorry about that. I had a "lesion" as I was told it was, which I am sure was an abscess. Luckily it went away, then returned & has currently MIA again, thank...
What?!? I thought they just go away after a while. How long do you wait before you need to have something done? I have tried everything... the PH stuff, baths with epsom salt... no luck. It's just...
Yeah, I am pretty sure it's a hemmy. I had that "lesion" before that was an abscess I think, but that has gone. This is a bump that is purplish, so I am pretty sure it's a hemmy. BTW, the last time I...
I have had a hemmy for 2 weeks. It's driving me nuts. I thought online I saw that they normally go away within 2 weeks. Still no luck. Why won't this darn thing go away? How long does it take?...
I have had ulcers in the past. I was put on the prilosec & was on carafate for a while too, since December. I haven't had the problems lately that I had then though, the vomiting & bad upper left...
No. No meds except prilosec....
It is not tarry though. More marbled....
I had a stomach ulcer. I was vomiting & had bad pain whenever I ate anything. I was put on script prilosec once daily & carafate before eating. It has been over 6 months. I am off the carafate, but...
I have noticed black in my stool. Sometimes it's black in all of it, when it's only a little that I go, or it's like it's marbled in with the normal brown color other times. I did take some pepto a...
I have tried it for back/rib pain. It did help a couple times, then another time, the last time, it must've hit a nerve or something because it was SO painful... I wish it worked. I had heard such...
I guess so... stool softeners haven't done me much good. GI said to use enemas, but I don't think it would be good for my body to use so often... I think I might try miralax & see how it treats me. I...
Such great information! I think I will start with the miralax. Keeper, I have been using FiberSure. Not a good way to get fiber? I should be using Prodiem instead? I am really in pain this morning....
Nope. I am new to all this. No surgery. It's very unpleasant... I just had an abscess that had went away about a month ago, and now it's this. If it's not one thing, it's another.......
Fiber hurts! No eating fiber for me! I try to add FiberSure to stuff, to help keep things moving & also drink lots of water (& never drink soda). I am going to try MOM & Miralax I think......
I have been doing enemas... Isn't it bad to use them a lot? The doctor told me to use 2 back to back since I was so bound up. I have but got a little, then back to not going for days.... my doctor...
I think I am going to try Mirilax & MOM....
For those that have constipation, I was just wondering what works best for you. I have had a horrible month and need to be able to go again. Not going for days is not good. So, any advice is greatly...
Great. I have not been straining, but I have been really constipated this month. Can you get proctosol & proctocream over the counter? I only have one painful bump there, so I think it's a hemmy. I...
No diarrhea. Constipation. I have tried this, this is my second or third time, for a month, and am still having problems. I just wondered if anyone else had tried it & if it helps anyone....
Just wondering if it worked well for anyone......
I seem to have developed a painful hemmy. I have tried the baths & epsom salt & PH wipes... how long til they go away? I have had a couple small internal ones, tub this one is nothing like that....
I don't know about Pentasa, but I know when I was on Prednisone, my WBC went up & got really funky. They called with the results & had another test done where they really look at your cells, and it...
Surprises?!? What surprises does a 'roid have? I have never really had one before really. I had that "lesion" but that was different. I think it was an abscess... I have kept a diary. I print out a...
I think maybe I am not FIRM to my doctors about how horrible I feel. I know my PCP is very caring & knows something is up with me. He did tell me that he thinks I don't tell him everything. I guess I...
I know something is up. It's been gradual, the constipation, but I go through waves of it. A question... Doc said there was air in my bowels on the upper right side. That's just gas, right? & normal?...
Yup. I have been taking them a lot. When all this was going on, I was taking them twice a day & still no BMs. :cry:...
Well. No luck, doctor is of no help at all. I don't think he's looked at my tests or anything. He offered to send me to another doctor & that's it. He said I have a lot of air on the right side & he...
Bentyl has done nothing for me. I was on Lortab liquid & pills, 750s. Came off them cuz I had been on them a long time & was told by a couple docs that's not good. I would love some pain meds that...
I think you are right, Nanners. I have given up. I just doubt I will ever get the care I need & I am beginning to think this is all in my head. Besides this is just all too expensive for me since I...
I finally had 2 BMs today. Still some black, then followed with okay soft stools. Still lots of abdominal pain around my belly button....
My husband is coming with me to my appt. I am tired of being a pain for everyone. My mom went with me to my appt. at the IBD clinic but didn't come in with me. She's been too worried... I hate to...
I have had 2 c-scopes, 2 EGD. First EGD was clear, second there was an ulcer. First colonoscopy had an ulcer, biopsy showed colitis, second colonoscopy with lots of biopsies done after a few months...
I did the 2 enemas... my bum is burning! Ugh. I hate those things. I did go a little with them. Not much. Still bloated, but eating okay without vomiting. I really don't have the energy to push this...
Yes. I had the small bowel follow through done Feb 08. It showed inflammation in the LRQ. Near the cecum they thought....
BTW, the ER doc gave me a script for Medrol, but the PA at the IBD clinic said not to take it. Now I am just on Prilosec. The GI at the clinic said to get off the azulfidine too, that it might be...
Well, I am hoping my IBD doc will actually take a look at all this. The others I have seen are not my actual doctor... That's all I keep hoping. Can you still have a partial obstruction that doesn't...
Just got a call from the doctor. She was out a couple days & said my 2nd xrays came back "fecal loading". I guess I am constipated. Why, though? So I am to do another set of enemas. But back to back....
I finally had a BM! But it was only two small dime size pieces & they were black.... :cry: I am eating a little more & no vomiting. I guess that's good. A lot of pain though. Just around my belly...
I wish I had some great answers for you... it's been 2 years & I still don't have a dx, just IBD dx. They say I have lymphocytic colitis. I hope you get someone to care & take care of you. Trust...
I have already changed my GIs... I am limited & this GI is a very respected teaching hospital 3 hours away. I have called them & told them I am still having problems. It wasn't my GI I saw the other...
Okay, I guess I should start by saying that I have been living a 2-year long IBD diagnosis ordeal. I was told in the beginning that I had "focal active colitis" and that it would go away with...
I was just at the GI at the beginning of the month. I was worried about my bum bump, but that is gone now. She said to call if it started draining or if I lost weight. I have not lost any weight, and...
Ick. This is so unpleasant to talk about... I am not sure really what to do about it. I had an abscess, but was put on flagyl & azulfidine. The flagyl reduced the size, and once I started azulfidine,...
It is $321/mo. here. Hopefully I will hear soon. The size of the lump has decreased now, but it hasn't gone away. : ( I take my last flagyl in the morning. I hope it doesn't turn into a fistula....
Huh. I was supposed to be on Asacol, but my insurance won't cover it & it's expensive. I am still waiting for my GI IBD doc to get me a new script. I was told I would have one by last Monday, but my...
Thanks for the hugs! I am not very excited about this. I guess I do have few more days of Flagyl... maybe, just maybe it will help. I am still waiting on my script, was going to be on Asacol, but...