maybe your doc can give you steroids in the short-term while you get setup for remicade? that's what I did when i got out of the hospital this year. they kept me on steroids while i did the test for...
lol, great thread! glad to know we're not alone in the SYP club :) luckily most of my accidents have been small -- used to be sometimes when i sneezed, i would lose it. lately, this flare has been...
i got mine from the costco pharmacy -- they ordered it for me and i paid less than i would have paid to order from the site, and no cost for shipping. my insurance wouldn't cover even the...
hey now, no need for name-calling and hostility. everyone's experience is different. my insurance covers humira since i failed remicade. another patient my doc has with different insurance did NOT...
you should see results within a few weeks if you stick with it. i found the suppositories easier to handle than the enemas, but when you warm up the enemas first they are a little easier to deal...
I also use the ring, and I love it! very simple, low dose, and I haven't had any problems with it popping out or being irritating - it's less noticeable than a tampon. This might be too much info,...
lol! very funny :) some of the bathrooms in my building are those automatically flushing kind, and some are very aggressive and will triple flush you!...
Celey, I think there are blood tests and skin tests available, but they are not always accurate. I had a skin test that said I was allergic to everything (wheat, casein, strawberries, yeast, etc) but...
good luck, it gets easier and you should see results relatively quickly, which makes it worth the trouble. I do pretty much the same as lemonhead said, but I squeeze slowly instead of quickly. i put...
great news - glad to hear you had fun despite the freaky weather...
i hear ya, and back in the day I would just take some ibuprofen or naproxen and it would take care of the aches, but those are no no's for UC. So I take tylenol now, but it doesn't have the same...
congrats and good luck reaching your goal!...
perfect description, unfortunately. I used to get that "i'm going to be SICK!" feeling until i started asacol and rowasa. my doc also gave me nulev for pain/spasms, and those "white knucklers" almost...
lol, that's one way to test bone density I suppose! glad to hear you're on the road to recovery, please watch your step :)...
i hope you're feeling better! I see the parents in my office go through the same thing -- healthy as horses until the little ones start going to school and bring home all sorts of bugs. Then the...
your trip sounds awesome! Hope you have a blast! I go on paintball camping trips and face some of the same concerns (except my husband is used to me by now). Like Beth suggested, I try to avoid...
i do it as a "shot" too -- keep it in the fridge until I need it, then I split the bottle into 2 shots with a full 8 oz ginger ale chaser for each one. gahh, that stuff is awful but gets the job...
sounds like you have a good strategy, Beth75! You're upfront about having a chronic illness that requires medical attention, without going into TMI territory. That's how I'm doing it at my job right...
lovely work! the site looks great and the before and after pics show off your talent!...
lol, so the asacol makes it stinkier? that's just wrong! I always thought it was dairy. I try to avoid it, but I do love cheese. I try to stay away from those cruciferous veggies too, and popcorn....
that's awful -- maybe you ate something that didn't agree with you? what kind of painkiller did you take? I can't take anything except tylenol without stomach pains. Either drugs or foods might have...
this might be TMI as well, but I have an internal hemmie and it doesn't give me pain, but does leave blood on the tp and stool. they can develop from frequently going, and mine is the lowest grade,...
i have generic nulev, it's been good to me...
waterdog - they definitely help me, but sometimes I get pain and cramping with them. I can usually get through it though. as long as i stay still, the cramps stop. inserting is sometimes a pain too,...
eww, glad it had a purpose after all. Hope it went well! My 2 cats are full-grown, but they have at least an hour a day where they tear around the house like crazy :)...
i've only had the generic ones, and they seem to work just fine. I read hints on this site and now I squeeze out the air first and warm it up a little before I do it. you might need some additional...
lol - crabbing! I was watching that too :) Good luck, I know it sucks, but better to do the flush and get your test done right the first time, rather than being sent home or have to do it over. Hope...
congrats and thanks for sharing the good vibes! I've noticed that too, when I'm having happy guts, other things fall into place. I finally got back to the gym today - I've been afraid to run for a...
glad to hear your general practitioner was able to see you and get you some advice. I think you may benefit from finding a new specialist, though it's a pain in the butt. 4-6 weeks seems to be the...
good luck, *hugs* everyone here has given such great advice already. I think he probably had a bad day, and that's no excuse. and there's probably something else bothering him, and this is just...
happy birthday! enjoy your day in moderation, don't let folks pressure you into overdrinking. find some "volunteers" to consume in your stead if you have to :) I'm drinking amstel light right now,...
did your doc do a breath test or think you have bacterial overgrowth? I took that back in '06 after a positive breath test. At the time I didn't have other UC symptoms, just IBS ones. Maybe give the...
welcome! i'm fairly new here myself, and this site is a great resource. For me, the blood stopped first, then the urgency became less, and stools became more normal. But I'm only on Asacol and rowasa...
lol, thanks pb4. I wonder if they ever have to do it themselves, you know? Like how police officers often get hit with pepper spray, mace, tasers, etc. during training so they know the effect of what...
good luck, it sounds like alot of what I was just accepting as normal for IBS until my hubby finally got me to back to my GI last fall. Just confirmed today that it is UC and not IBS. I'm doing very...
Vent away, and we'll send our good thoughts your way! My sis has nodules, and had to start taking synthroid -- it actually helped her energy levels because she didn't even realize she had a thyroid...
I think you can get away with "digestive disorder" and that would be enough to explain why you can't do something and also head off any additional questions. I've been using that at my job to explain...
I wonder why they don't just make it into a few giant quick-release capsules or something -- I'd rather swallow 10 -20 pills than have to taste it at all....
Jano - I split each 1.5 oz bottle into 2 shots. It was nasty, but over quickly, and I chugged ginger ale until the taste was gone. I found it much easier than having to drink a full glass of...
another state school alum here! I think you're on the right track, start off educational and transition to persuading them to join up or sponsor someone in a walk if you know of one upcoming. They...
it was rough trying to do that method this morning though - I don't have enough coordination at 5 am. I'm going from 2 pills 3 times a day, to 4 pills three times a day. I'm gonna need a bigger purse....
thanks for the advice all! just got back. the UC is only left sided and the asacol appears to already be working -- there's less inflammation now than during last month's flex sig. Doc doubled the...
thanks quincy! it seems to be having the desired effect. I'll be totally out tomorrow -- watching the flex sig was entertaining enough for me :eek:...
lol, great story. I'm trying to get that kind of confidence, but it's still weird having to tell the pharm tech - yes, that big bag on the floor is for me. Yes, the whole thing....
I have a c-scope tomorrow and probably should have asked this question earlier, but here goes nothing :) I got the bright idea to drink the fleets like a tequila shot, followed by a ginger ale...
omg peeps! yeah, i had a peep treat yesterday too! i think you would've been better off with full on sugar peeps than sugar free -- all those artificial sweeteners always do a job on me, but i seem...
lol, love all of these, especially colon wars... which reminded me of the fleet eneman calendar for march http://www.enemangoesto.com/vote.php definitely would buy the "i hate my guts" shirt right...
definitely go to the dean as sjkly recommends. Get a nice paper trail with a formal complaint in case there is retaliation. Switch to a different class or get a refund if possible. Maybe a local...
people are generally dumb and make all kinds of assumptions and judgments about bodies when they really shouldn't. Weight and food are things that people feel entitled to comment on for some reason....
thanks for letting us know how it went! great news, and this is great advice...