Just a quick note..... As for Prednisone. Mine started to take effect within 1 day and I am still on it. I have gone from a acute UC to a very mild UC. I am only on 15mg's. and now they are taking me...
Hi, I am now at a point where my doc's have ordered Remicade/Humira. I have been doing lots of reading about both and I am having just a bit of problems with the side effects for Humira. Can anyone...
Hi, I have one really simple question. What can and shouldn't I do with a anovaginal fistula ? Anything?...
Hi Christina, Thank you so much. I am still really new to this whole thing and it is just driving me NUTZZ. I really never thought about the family history and REMICADE. My family history is a whole...
The doc a order for MOVIPREP for clean out. Has anyone used it before and how did it go?...
ComedyDork, I just read your posting about Remi. My doc's are getting ready to place me on it and now I am worried about the cost. You mentioned a rebate? Can you please go into it for me. I would be...
Hi everyone, I saw my NEW doc(Stephan Targan,M.D. Cedar Sinai IBD center). After the work up and history he is placing me on Remicade. I have read very little on it. I will be reading more today...
After my last flare(that was to die for). My doc has now sent me to CS IBD center. Is there anyone who goes there? Or is there anything I should ask about ? I have already faxed my files to them and...
I just recently finished the tappering of my prednisone. I went from 20mg's all the way down to 2.5mg's.....over a 8 week period. Outside of just a few ill feelings I felt pretty normal. Now that I...
Yes, me too. I have been asked a few times if I was pregnant. I am still trying to get my doc to fill in more of the questions of why I have the swollen belly syndrome. I hope this helps to know you...
Great question, Now that you ask about probiotic's? What about the vitamin thing too? Is this a conversation for the doc? Or is it just something that I should go out and do?...
So, I called my GI's office on monday. His nurse told me that he wouldn't be back in until wednesday(that was fine with me). So I got a call from him tonight after his office hours. I had told him...
GAS-X, it works wonders. My doc at UCLA told me to try it and he was right. I take half of a extra strength in the morning(needing it or not) and the other half at night(same thing needed or not). I...
I am now tapering off Prednisone. I started it about 6/9 and the mg. was 20mg's. Last thursday my doc started me tapering first with 15mg, then I'll go to 10mg, and then 5. But for now I am only a...
Judy, great information. A really quick question, if I may? For now, Tylenol 3 has been helpful the only thing that I have been able to handle for any kinda pain(surgeries etc). I don't react to...
Thanks so much for all the good support. My doc is lowering the prednisone so I hopefully don't have to be stuck on it for to long. As for a med regimen, I am not sure right now. I am allergic to the...
Yesterday I had my first visit at the doc's since my colonoscopy. He informed me that he could only get thru to the top of the tran's colon during the scope......because I was way to swollen at the...
Hi, I am taking 20mg. of prednisone daily(in the morning). So far things have been going well for me. Out of nowhere yesterday just after dinner I became very ill. I started going very light headed...
Thanks, These are the written quote's that go along with the pictures that I had been given. I don't have the written report yet. I will get that on the 3rd. I have been diagnosed back in dec, 06 by...
I have gone over my last colonoscopy from a week ago. I noticed one of the pic's is noted to say "SERVERE PROX TRANS COLON COLITIS". Should I worry? The other pic's say Moderate sig. colitis and prox...
Hi, I have really only one quick question. To this day nobody has really explained to me what ULCERATIVE COLITIS is. So, what is it? And what do I have to look forward to?...
Hi, I saw my doc on monday and he told me that the 5-ASA's I am allergic to. So on tuesday he did a colonoscopy(?) and when he finally got out of there he wanted to know what Can anyone tell me what...
I am thinking about asking my dr. about the patches myself. I am now on prednisone and I just don't like this at all. I have been found to be allergic to the 5-ASA's too. Anything I should now would...