Be very careful and taper slowly. Tapering too quickly or stopping immediately can be life threatening. I was on steroids for 9 months and just couldn't seem to get off them. My gi doc had me taper...
Back in April I was having a really bad time (treated for C-Diff but negative results), several rounds of antibiotics and 2 rounds of vanco. My primary suggested getting a second opinion/switching GI...
Highest was 129 mg/l and I wanted to die, ER trip worthy sick. This year I'm around mid 20s to mid 30s and I just feel like crap which is better than wanting to die....
April 2015 start of current flare started Uceris and it did nothing Jun 2015 prednisone. Pred was great, tried tapering several times, but as soon as I got to 10 MG I'd flare again. Nov 2015,...
So in March 2015 I was flaring, I had a colonoscopy and it showed my chron's was active in the ascending, transverse and descending. The worse spots were transcending and descending. My doctor tried...
My fecal calprotectin levels are always normal despite symptoms and colonoscopies showing active disease....
Hi Lonie, Thanks for the quick response. I agree with the delimma and I've run the numbers every way imaginable (I'm an analyst with an economic consulting firm). Other than my UC meds, my health...
I am one of the unfortunate folks who have been switched to a high deductible health plan. I have to pay 3K out of my pocket (including RX) before my insurance pays a dollar. The current RX...