Peety - what antibiotic did your doc put you on? Right now I am applying bactroban twice a day and Sunday I am going to start Bactrim. I am waiting to starting Bactrim because I have to work all...
Hello everyone. Have any of you dealt w/ MRSA. I went to the doctor b/c I had a red, infected area inside my nose. He cultured it and it came back as being resistant staph. I have been applying...
I have had 2 colonoscopies done w/o sedation and I wouldn't change anything. It was no big deal at all whatsoever. I was able to watch the procedure and ask questions. It is not the most comfortable...
I stopped taking Entocort Saturday after I finished my prescript ion. So far I feel pretty good, except my mouth hurts. My back teeth and my jaws are giving me trouble. Of course I can't be sure I...
Well, I went to the doctor today and he wants me to start Imuran. I have to take a Prometheus test before I start. Why? What are they looking for? My doctor said something about a gene. Also, the...
I have been putting antibiotic cream on it practically the entire time. I keep a bandage on it most of the time too b/c it hurts much worse when my pants or the air hits it. I just don't want to run...
I have been on Entocort for about 6 weeks. I cut my leg about a week ago. It is about an inch long and not very wide at all. The cut looks inflamed and is surrounded by red. My leg is really achy...
Thank you Judy. I think I will bump the Entocort back up to 6mg - that worked very well. Entocort is definitely the only thing keeping my disease under control and right now it is not doing it very...
Is it possible to become dependent on Entocort. For the last month I have been taking 6mg of entocort. I started bruising really bad, so my doctor had me stop. I was at the end of my prescript ion so...
Hello everyone. Have any of you experience weird bruising while using Entocort? I have been taking 9mg a day for the past month and over the last week or so I have been getting these crazy bruises in...
I had problems for about a year before I saw a GI doc. I do not experience daily diarrhea w/ my UC, I actually go the other way and suffer constipation until I flare and then incredible diarrhea. So,...
He said to continue w/ Lialda, but to stop Rowasa. Does this sound sensible to you? I have got to get out of this flare soon. It has been six weeks and I am going insane. I really need this to work...
I went to the doctor today and he prescribed entocort. Does anyone have any experience with this? What did you think? I really don't want to take a steroid, but rowasa and lialda are doing nothing....
I am extremely tired all of the time. I blame it on UC because I was never like this before, however, I wasn't like this when I was initially diagnosed in 06. It seems like over the last few months I...
I'm not a person who likes to put a lot of attention on myself, which I guess carries over when I go to the doctor. I just don't like things to be about me. I know when I go to the doctor I have to...
Is it possible that rowasa and lialda can make a flare worse? I swear that I feel worse since beginning these two drugs a month ago. I thought I was feeling better - no blood, less mucus, but now I...
I hadn't eaten anything in hours. I had cereal for breakfast, but that was it. It isn't the same kind of pain as when I eat something that doesn't agree with me. It truly is a gut-wrenching pain. It...
Thank you dakotagirl for the advice. I think it is a great idea to have everything written for the doctor. That will probably keep me on track. I think tomorrow I will write down all of my symptoms...
I have to see the GI doc on Thursday. I am not very good at asking question when I see the doctor, so could someone advise me as to what I should ask him. I was diagnosed in September 2006 w/...
I get weird rashes on my face and hands pretty regularly. It itches like poison ivy, but I know I haven't been in contact w/ anything. I'm not sure what it is, but at the same time I have the rash,...
White knuckler, that is so funny. I whimper thru them too. Honestly, today was completely unexpected. I have UC w/ constipation and Rowasa really helps to get me going, so to speak. Today I felt the...
I just wanted to see if this happens to anyone. I have been in the midst of a flare for probably 6 weeks now - blood, cramping, mucus, generally feeling bad. I saw my GI doc the beginning of April...
Regarding flaring, I often wonder the same thing. I think UC is so varied among everybody that there is no one definition of a flare. I can't remember a time in the last 2 years that I haven't had to...
I have very similar symptoms as you. I was diagnosed in September 06 and at that time I had constipation, blood, mucus, abdominal pain, rectal pain. About a year later I had a severe flare w/...
Well, I spoke with my boss today and he was very nice about the situation. He advised me to look into intermittent family leave as soon as possible. My year anniversary isn't until June, so hopefully...
In the past two months I have used up all of my sick time b/c of UC and am now I am not getting paid for the days I miss. My boss was sent a message from payroll regarding how much time I've missed....
I have taken both rowasa and canasa and I would say that canasa gave me the most trouble. I was always gassy and continued to have the urgency. Canasa helped stop the bleeding and mucus for me until...
I have a question I hope someone can help me with right away as I have to go the pharmacy soon and don't want to waste money. I have been dealing with a flare for quite a while now. I have been...
I thought is was probably blood too, but I wasn't sure how Rowasa typically effected people. Yeah, I have no problem holding it all night. I feel some cramping right away, so I just lay down on my...
I started Rowasa for the first time last week and I have noticed something that I am unsure of. Sometimes, usually with the first BM I notice a black substance. Is this just the color of Rowasa or...
I really don't know if he specializes in UC or IBD. Honestly, I would say he probably doesn't. He doesn't seem that knowledgeable to me. Next month I have to go back to see the doctor who originally...
I have been dealing with a flare up for a while now, and the doctor prescribed Xifaxan (Rifaximin), Rowasa, and Lialda. I feel fine about taking Rowasa and Lialda, but I am very leary about taking...
Thanks for responding. I'm not really sure what to think. I was so happy that the doc changed my meds and started taking a proactive approach. I was taking Canasa suppositories once a day and they...
I have no trouble buying rowasa, canasa, or any of the meds. You kind of lose that part of you when you've had to deal with it for a while. When I went to pick up the Rowasa last week my husband went...
I definitely think it is best to wait to have the colon removed until all other options have been tried. My mother was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer a couple of years ago, and long story short, she...
Hi. I am new to the forum, but not new to UC. I was so happy to come across this forum because it is really hard to find others who understand what I am going thru. I was diagnosed with UC in...