Darth, I am Active Duty Army (15 years). I have been told that as long as my UC is controlled, I will not be sent to an MEB. however, I am a Biochemist and work mainly in a laboratory or ride a desk....
Ryan, I am still in the military (Army - 15+ years). So far, my command is not pushing me towards a medical board. I am able to perform all my duties without any problems. as you said, you cannot...
Ryan, I have been on humira for a little over 15 months. I started with biweekly injections then switched to weekly in December 08. The switch let me get off prednisone finally. It's been 8 weeks and...
thanks. I was planning to bypass the colonoscopy and your responses have sealed it for me. My GI just wants to see what is going on down there. It's not worth the risk. I just left a message with his...
I signature is wrong. I updated it, but it did not take. Current meds: humira weekly, calcium 2x/day, off pred for 5 weeks after varying between 5 and 60mg since April 07...
I'm looking for everyone's opinion. I finally tapered off prednisone (varying doses since april 07) last month. It's been almost 5 weeks now with no issues (crossed-fingers!) except gaining weight...
I am normally on the UC board, but look at this board from time to time. I know you cannot join the military with Crohn's or UC, but once in, it seems to be service and military specialy dependent....
I see Dr. Bawani in Libertyville since December 07. He's very personable, answers all my questions, and never rushes me out of the office. Also, very easy to get an appointment. I can send you...
First, I want to say I read the forum every day and appreciate all the information and experiences everyone shares. I have posted in the past, but not very often. Here are my concerns and look...
Hobo, I was wondering how your prednisone taper is going? I am also tapering right now. Down to 10mg, but monitoring things closely....
I started Humira in December. It's been four months now. I have no issues with it. I have 1 BM per day, occasionally 2. I could never get below 20mg Pred without flaring. My GI would not start...
Thanks for the quick reply. I asked because I had a head cold last weekend and lots of pressure in my sinuses. I would even get what I can only describe as a "foggy" feeling every now and then....
You mentioned a bad reaction to Humira. What did you experience? I am currently on Humira (5 doses) and 20mg pred. Will start tapering after my next injection....
I started Humira in early December. I had my fifth dose yesterday. No noticeable side effects so far. I have a GI appointment on Monday and expect to start tapering prednisone (currently at 20mg). I...
I did my third injection yesterday in my office at work. First time outside a nurse's presence. It took a few minutes for me to get up the nerve to do it, but it was fine. Slight burn for a few...
Hobo, Did yo start your Humira? I had my second dose yesterday (2 injections) which wasn't too bad. Injecting in my stomach was less painful than my thighs. There is some burning (about 3-5 seconds)...
Thanks everyone for your sharing your experiences, thoughts, suggestions... I know it is going to take some time to get through this mentally, but I will get through it. I have a beautiful wife and 5...
Even though my current symptoms are mild right now, I still have days where I mentally have not come to terms with having UC. If I have a loose BM in the morning, I can't stop thinking that I'm about...
UCinGV, I am in the USA. Off-label means that the drug has not been FDA approved for the specific illness. In this case, Humira, has not been approved for UC yet. From what I understand, severla...
Hobo, I am in the Army and I had no issues with Tricare (military insurance) covering the Humira. I will keep you posted on my progress. Since it's only been three days so far, I have not noticed any...
My GI just prescribed Humira, off-label, for my Ulcerative Colitis since I had a severe reaction to during my second Remicade infusion. I am sensitive to all the 5-ASAs drugs, increased Diarrhea,...
Thanks Red! I am going to continue unless things change for the worse. So far, I have not had another BM (4.5 hrs) and am doing OK. I just took kids out for an hour to play in the snow (we received...
I just started Colazal and Canasa yesterday. I am currently tapering prednisone (17.5 mg/day) and have been having some blood in my stool and on the TP. GI doc thinks its some mild inflammation in...
oops! almost forgot about the added stress this week in addition to the diet. We had to move last weekend into a new home b/c the owner of our rental house filed for bankruptcy and the house is being...
thanks for all the support and information. I am going to continue the diet for at least another 3 weeks and than re-evaluate. Today has been slightly better. 3 BMs. first was loose with blood on TP,...
I've been on the SCD for 6 days. I had been having 2-4 loose BMs per day with bright red blood the TP or on the last bit of stool each time. After two days, I had formed, solid BMs, with little...
I am tapering my pred dose and started having loose stools at 20mg/day, only 1-3 BMs per day. GI stay at this dose until symptoms change. After 10 days BMs are mostly soft and formed, but started to...
thanks for all the information and support. I'm sure I'll be posting again soon with an update. I feel better mentally this morning....
I'm a new member and am having a difficult time mentally right now. I am hoping some of you may had similar experiences and can share them with me. UC since April 2006. First flare May 2007 (hospital...
Spoke with GI this afternoon. He wants me to remain at 20mg for another week. If symptoms do not subside, he wants to do a colonoscopy. He thinks the blood is from internal hemmorrhoids (sp?), but...
thanks. I tried Asacol when I started the the taper at 40mg and a rxn. Gi doctor took me off it and I had no problems until I hit 20mg. I had been wondering if I needed to be on another drug. I plan...
I'm in the middle of tapering my prednisone. I've been on 20mg/day (dwon from 40mg 5.5 weeks ago) for 22 days. Started having loose BMs, no blood, after 1 week at 20. I saw my GI a week later and...
Hello! I am new to this site. I have question on prednisone tapering and symptoms to expect. Symptom free UC diagnosed April 2006. Rowasa enemas for six weeks. Hospitalized for 28 days in June 2007...