I was supposed to get set up with humira before but the dept of health instead put me in a study which as I stated before I got booted for because my flare was already improved. I hate hate hate...
Yes the ER is an option. The protocol they use is steroids though and I'm really trying to avoid that. I was not put up for a trial. I simply called them and then they got all my records from the...
I agree with what most of you have said. The risk seems pretty high. My thoughts were that if i went to a GI for a biologic it would still take at least a few weeks to get it as they would have to...
Yes, I've had stool tests. Also chest x rays and blood tests. They can't start earlier because of test protocol. They need x amount of diary info etc. Also the drug must be taken alone as to not...
I am enrolled in a study for abt-494 for my UC. I'm in a major flare and have been for a month but I'm not allowed to take anything for it because of the study. Last year I had a flare and was...
I have a problem with flat stools and have for many years . The best stool I can get is usually something like a 1/2 in. plank looking stool. Most stools are 1/4 inch or so in thickness. Literally...
I just got out of the hospital after 9 days for pancolitus. Before the hospital I already had been on pred for a couple of months(no more than 40 mg a day) and apriso. (1 gram) In the hospital they...
Thank you. I appreciate it. Hopefully I can make it happen. These huge flares are going to eventually kill me....
As for the smoking. It did start not long after I initially quit and I quit for 7 years. But its also started and was actually the worst once when I returned to smoking. This time it did start a few...
Thanks so much for the advice. Yes, mesalamine has basically been useless for me the past few years....
Hi all, I'm wondering if some of the more experienced people on here could point me in the right direction as how I should proceed with my crohns. It just seems I cant catch a break from it. I'm 55...