Very sad. Regardless of your political leanings, he always seemed to be a classy individual....
So, I'm tapering off Prednisone right now. Started at 40 mg, now at 20mg. The symptoms have never actually come under control. I was getting better after the first week, but my GI put me on Asacol...
Thanks for all the advice everyone!...
Sorry to hear that Kazy! Being new to this, I'm just not sure what to expect. It's amazing how fast the disease develops. No bleeding or anything and then boom, a month or two straight, all the...
So earlier this week my GI confirmed I have IBD. One test, Prometheus blood test, says Crohn's. The GI's tests (I guess the sigmoidoscopy and blood work) show UC. At any rate, I've been on Prednisone...
I was just placed on prednisone for "quick results". My doctor said that I would notice a big change within 2 or 3 days. It has now been 4 days and no change. Should I be concerned?...
Thanks for all the advice everyone. Sorry for the delayed response, but my wife is just getting out of the hospital now. I spoke with my doctor last week and he changed my perscript ion to an 8 wk...
I was recently diagnosed with colitis...currently awaiting the results of a Prometheus IBD test. I have a question for the knowledgeable folks on this board. After diagnosis, I began taking...
Thanks pb4. So diagnosed with colitis today. I'm going in tomorrow for blood work to test for ulcerative colitis....
Wanted to get everyone's thoughts. I've been wrestling with blood loss in stool for the past few weeks. I'm going to get scoped on Thursday and hopefully a diagnosis will follow. I've had the...