hi, thanks for your quick replys. my friend has had every test possible and they have all come back clear, giving her no reason for the miscarriages, so she is now willing to try anything if it will...
hi all, i am new to this part of healing well, i normally reside on the colitis forum, but i need to find some answers for one of my best friends. she has now had in total 7 miscarriages that last 2...
Hi, i've not been on here for a while as i've felt quite well up until recently. i have had 7 infusions of remicade and to be honest it's not worked as well as i hoped it would. i don't have the...
Hi, when i am in flare my lower back hurts and i assumed it was bowel pain, now i'm having my remecade infusions i've been told i need to be off pred, i was only taking 5mg so i stopped on that day,...
Thank you Mark and Megan for your support, your words really opened my eyes about things. The pressure of sex doesn't really have to be there does it? I find that if it's been a couple of weeks or so...
Thanks guys, my sex drive hasn't improved but my sense of humour has, you've all made me smile so much. i think we are all in the same boat, what a crap one it is!! i know what you mean about the...
Hi, thanks for you replies, I was only taking 5mg of pred for about 4 months, i'd already tapered off them but couldn't quite pluck up the courage to stop altogether. I did expect some problems but...
I am only 31 and should be at my peak so to speak! it's also my 4 year wedding anniversary today and i'm sitting on here and my husbands at work. I suppose thats not a good start. Thanks for the...
Blimey thats the quickest reply ive ever had! i must have started something here! Thats exactly how i feel but my husband just doesn't get how painful 'it' can be when you have trapped wind...
Hi i have another problem too, i'm hoping someone could give me an answer to. Since i was diagnosed with uc nearly 3 years ago i have had little or no sex drive. It is becoming a real problem as me...
Hi, i've been having remicade infusions for a couple of months now, i've had four up to now. I've been feeling pretty well so far until now that is, I was told at my last appointment that i needed to...
Hi, I too have had good results with remicade, even though i'm only on my third infusion. I do recommend you both do alot of research before your wife starts this treatment as with all meds there can...
Thanks for the words of support, it's really helped. i will print out the responses i've had as amunition when i go to the hospital. i also think i'll take my husband as backup! I cant face the...
Hi, i had my last infusion five weeks ago and my symptoms are starting to return slowly but surely, just cramping and feeling tired all the time at the moment. i spoke to my gastro nurse today and...
Hi, went for my third infusion today, things are going ok, i'm having some pain at the minute and mucus, i had a really bad time last night, i opened my bowels then it went it to spasm, it was so...
Blimey your symptoms are mirroring mine at the minute, i can't gat my head aroung it either! I keep thinking i'm on the verge of a flare, then nothing happens, only lots of gas and mucus. my bm's not...
I've just voted on your weight poll to say that i have a normal body weight, but as i think more about it, i suppose that's not really the case as when was diagnosed two and a half years ago i was...
Hi, i'm still in the middle of a very strage flare, i don't know if i'm coming or going! think i will see my doctor tomorrow as it is causing a lot of pain now and i'm using too many painkillers. I...
Hi, in the two and a half years i've had uc i've had quite a lot of bad flares, i've tried all sorts of meds and have now started remicede infusions. My last really bad flare (which was the worst by...
sileby in leicestershire England, hi to you all!...
Thanks Cara for your reply, it must be even more frustrating than my situation you poor thing! I've got double trouble today, i've just been for treatment at hospital after having an abnormal...
Hi, guys, i'm new to this forum so i thought i would post my news so far. i was diagnosed with uc two and a half years ago, just as my second daughter was born. i've had all the meds you can think...