I saw that also - it was strange - I think it misrepresented crohns......
I was originally in Chemical engineering but then I got UC and had a lot of trouble for the first two years. It is a demanding course load even with a good math and physics background which I also...
Pred is at least really cheap - maybe the pharmacist thought you said 4 mg? I know some people take reallly low dosages like that for allergies...I like your sig aj its cool...
When I use Entocort I am fine for about 2-3 weeks then I start flaring again and have to take pred... so my feelings are it isn't as strong but some people do fine on it and it is "less bad" for you...
holding hope- I think stress has a lot to do with getting into a flare for me. At this point in my life I work from home and go to school from home and my stress level has gone way down and I feel my...
So, if you have the J-pouch then will you never have solid stool?...
any new drug can take a while to get used to. I take the generic and I don't have any problems. I am on 20 mg but I was on 40 mg/...
Thanks for the info guys- the biopsy scares me more than anything...
The lady I spoke to was on it psoriasis but my doctor told me that everyone he has it on does the biopsies. I am going to talk to him about it because that is what scares me about it....
quincy - The Imuran is lowering my white blood count too much so the next thing to try is methotrexate which requires liver biopsies to monitor liver functions I need to update my sig line - I will...
I was told by two doctors to !not! try to have a baby on Imuran/6mp. no matter what. I am sure it is different for men but I was trying for two months and had to go on Imuran and my doctor made sure...
I think, I may be wrong, but 5 mg is about what your body produces anyway. So the key is to make sure your body goes back to producing it by tapering. So my thought is we have problems when we get...
I was wondering if I could have some of youralls insight. I not not process Imuran very well and I am only on 25 mg and have low white blood count. I am have side effects of nausea and dizziness. My...
I wish they would say what the underlying conditions were!...
I really want to read The Omnivores Dilemma also...I read a good review of it. Life isn't as bad as it could be. I had a horrible headache yesterday and I was sooooo greatful at the same time that I...
1. what blood type do you have? I am B+. 2. food vices? Red Wine gives me problems the next day sometimes bad....spicy food, sugar, Popsicles are evil 3. What age did you first notice symptoms? 15...
For example, my remicade insurance bill, which I get once a month was 13,333.72. Yeah,!!!!!!I saved 13,333.72 because I used an anthem network provider!!!!!! Like anyone short of a millionaire could...
When I first got sick I had to quit the university - I was an chemical engineering student. I couldn't keep up. I was going to the bathroom 15-20 times a day and that wasn't the worst of it. I...
I think you really have to look at the scope results. I thought I was "okay" but not great but my scope was horrible. My doctor said he was sorry like three times....
You are in my thoughts - I am so sorry for everything you are going through....
How did Michael Jackson die? Did they not release it?...
If you are looking for something that is just a bit of extra money I do mystery shopping and merchandising. A lot of the websites are focused on mom's who want to stay home with their kids. You can...
So..... I am starting the SCD Diet in the morning......I am prepared for a few unhappy days at the beginning. My husband bought a bunch of oven pizzas and Peanut butter because I told him I wasn't...
Ivy - that post was very encouraging- Thanks...
Here is something interesting that my mother sent me - I don't go outside hardly at all so I am trying to do the 10 mins three times a week. http://atmizzou.missouri.edu/jun09/deficiencydiscovery.html...
Azathioprine / Imuran is expensive for me. I think I take azathioprine which is supposed to be the cheap one and I pay around $50 - I am with you being sick sucks and is expensive...
It works wonderfully for me - it is the only thing that does. I can't keep in remission without it for long. I go on it when I go on vacation or when I need to be normal. I gain wait but if you watch...
You guys are making my night - who says we can't have fun on Friday night anymore!...
I like cruises because your own private bathroom is close by! Me and my husband are going to Alaska a week from Friday. They are a good option for those tolietly impaired....
I should mention that a lot of places don't use Propofol because they have to have an anesthetic doctor there, which costs more and some insurance companies will not pay for it as it is more...
With twilight sleep you will "feel" completely out. Propofol is used where I go and you are in a really deep sleep. You do get put out quickly but it feels like you are going to sleep and when you...
I know that sometimes it is caused by an infection and it can clear up and never come back...
if you are worried about, just call the nurse for your doctor. I call mine all the time - even if it bothers her :)...
My doctor wants me to consider taking Imuran even though I am a partial metabolizer. I am worried about this as this drug scares me more than any other ones from some reason. It seems people have...
Yes, I have never had any in the rectum - my doctor said 5% of UC people don't have any there. But he said the Rowasa could still help the left side. I am going to try them - I just hope I can retain...
Here is a link I saw from a blog I follow - Patients who are currently on Lialda (mesalamine) or Pentasa (mesalamine) and lose their jobs anytime during 2009 will continue to receive their medicine...
Well, I was worried that the doctor wouldn't see any inflammation but he said it got much worse. It is in my whole colon and the left side looks like crohns and the right looks like UC. I guess I...
Jenn, I am sorry you have to go through this. I was really scared before I got told I had UC also. Hang in there and you can always talk to us. Try to eat really easy food like rice with a little...
I had one but I also had a MRI which nobody told be before that it would take over an hour - that was not what I was expecting...
I have a weird concern. I started to have problems again about a week ago - I was seeing a lot of blood and going to the bathroom 20-25 times. After 2 1/2 days I called the doctor and he put me on...
I had a CT scan that showed no inflammation about a week after a scope that showed mild inflammation. But I think mine gets really bad really quick and if I take steroids then it can get really...
Is it possible you have drug induced Lupus? I think that can be in your lungs. Did they decided if you have sepis?...
I had side pains that worried me when I first got diagnosed. I had a ct scan and an ultra sound and I think it was just my UC. It has taken me a while to get used to having pain somewhat all the...
It can take a few months for the Azathioprine to kick in so don't get discouraged if it doesn't work right away....
I was really glad I did it. Remicade helped but I am still having problems. As far as the panic attacks - I have had good luck with anti-depressants( see sig) but when the doctor gave me klonpin it...
My doctor told me that if you are 100% great with solid stools when you are on 40 mg of pred then you don't have IBS as a separate problem. Steroids will not do anything for IBS. I just thought I...
You need to have the test done - if you have the gene you should not take 6mp or Imurn(spelled wrong). There is another prometheus test that is a blood test that is another way to see if you have UC...
I thought that this was just another of the same when I got the advertisement in the mail. My doctor suggested switching because I have never felt that the 5-asa drugs do anything for me. He went to...