My mornings were sick mornings until just recently. Sweats, 4am D, nausea.. TOok me a while to get used to al the meds, and the doc prescribed me phenegran for the times I get really nauseous....
Indeed. Having a good week actually. Just posted about my new experience with remicade. I have about 3 BMs a day and they are kinda formed and no blood, no "extra" gas, passing gas without being on...
Well, I have had two, and I am getting my 3rd in 2 and 1/2 weeks. Right before the first one, I spiked in my flare pretty hard. Like 30 times a day hard. In the first two weeks after my first one, I...
If I ever build a house, or even simply remodel my bathroom in my current house, I will install a bidet....
Never believe them when they say things have no taste. It is a lie. Always. Try the powerade....
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heh.. google-therapy.. How that does describe me on occasion...
ANyone else spend about as much money on toilet paper as they do on gas? I swear I am filling up my hallway closet faster than my tank in my truck. I don't even get the expensive stuff. Just the...
Could have been the Anthrax. Could have been the stress of combat operations. Could have been the doxy. Could have been the water, or some pathogen therein. Could have been the air. Honestly I have...
My trick with Lialda - I spend my normal 2-4 sessions on the toilet within the first hour of waking up, and then I take all 4 lialda in one gulp with my Imodium and the other arsenal of pills. How...
I have no added side effects with the remicade, save for just being kinda wiped out for the rest of that day. That's prolly the benadryl talking. But I still take all of my other meds + remicade, so...
I have been taking the 1000mg fish oil caps for about a month now.. should I be taking more? Is Fish oil something that you "can't have too much of?" I have heard that about things like vitamin C,...
Remicade after Imuran, traditionally, as an option before surgery. Cost comes into account for many people. I would recommend to everyone that I met with UC to balk at surgery until you just can't...
I totally love this group site. Back in March I was entering the major part of this most recent flare, and I was going easily 20-30 times a day. I started passing my asacol tablets (and sometimes I...
I drink Silk religiously (the plain type to cook with, and the vanilla to bake with and mix with shakes). I also eat Activia yoghurt and I LOVE colby jack cheese. Neither of those give me issues....
Yes, grape flavored/smelling - I do remember that. I wonder if there has been a placebo study done on DA. When I asked my VA GI doc about it, he actually laughed and said "It's all crap". He...
I refuse to take the gallon jug prep ever again. I told the GI that I would not subject myself to that much intake of fluids ever again, and how anyone could possibly drink the whole thing in the...
Something I know from experience - the rules regarding passengers being up during those take-off and landing times (not final approach or taxi, mind you, but those times where they put the seatbelt...
Took it for 3 months - did nothing for me. Not a thing. But if you try it and it works for you, good on ya. Personally, I think it's worthless....
Doc said it was thrombose, so they are going to cut it out tomorrow. Ow....
Well, the pain has gotten worse, and it is exactly manifesting like it did a few months ago. most of the pain (and a small bit of itching that is beaten by the pain) is just internal and to the left,...
I thought most intestinal cramping was in fact gas blockage. But since I have had UC, nothing that made sense before does now. I feel bad for you, because you and others have givin alot of answers to...
Temperature is - 98.9 As far as the pain, ya it hurts alot, but I am dealing with it. Coughing is alot of pain, and I conveyed that to the nurse. It is similar to what I felt a few months ago, before...
I called, and the nurse said give it a few days - my doc is out until thursday anyway. As far as the immodium, I think it does help - but yes I never leave the house but for work normally. I don't...
I shall give the nurse a call then - hope it isn;t anything as bad as that.. THey gave me 2% Hydrocortisone for something else a few weeks ago, so I am just using that....
So, basically all in all things have been improving. Not that that would mean anything with a disease that changes gears every 5 days. But things are improving. I have no blood. Stools are more...
What does this mean oh wise law-smart person?...
Update: I have received my official Line of Duty investigation findings (before I just had the interim documentation, this is the actual document with the Army Letterhead.) I have been told be a...
I have an office job and that is not UC friendly either. Unfortunately symptomatic UC -friendly careers to me are self-employment types. What I have been doing (since I do not have a social life), is...
There was no waiting 10 years for me. Yearly for 2 years in a row - that sounded to be the standard from my GI. Once per year (although I will be undergoing 1-2 others for the Army/VA before my next...
Probiotics are supposed to help urgency? I didn't think anything but perhaps anti-spasmatics helped with urgency. If I could get rid of my urgency (or as I call it immediacy) then I would be half...
Right on. GLad everything is working for you! I just started my remicade infusions (I have another in a week and a half), so hopefully I won't need to up it. I am scared to be taking it but at this...
I have been doing the acupuncture for about 2 weeks - both sessions have helped with my stress and depression for a short amount of time. Supposedly it lasts longer as you get used to going. For the...
Carnation is a great way to compliment, but I also like slimfast (funny as that sounds). It has just a few less calories than carnation and I think it tastes better. I use Silk soy milk because of...
So how do we find these labs? I think I would pay the fee to have an independent test done....
Steph, I understood everything you said even though most people who have never played would not. I played for a very long time (Beta here) and actually just stopped playing again about 2 months ago....
Well, that was kinda easy and relatively.. painless. They did hit me with the IV Benadryl - that stuff hits fast and hard. I slept for most of the 3 hours I was in the room. I woke up a few times and...
Right on, very heroic and commendable....
Right on, here's to hoping your break lasts 70 years....
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ Family and Medical Leave Act - if your employer falls within these guidelines, then they can't let you go. So Check and see if this is the route you can take. It does...
I see, thanks CD. That might come in handy, since I still don't know who's footing the bill for tomorrow. Me, FBCBS, or the VA....
What is RemiStart?...
Hmm. I am not sure. I actually don't eat much corn (or not that I know of). I have in the past 6 months eaten cobbed corn (which I do extremely rarely) and did not notice any major difference, but...
Vanilla Silk is the awesome. I love it....
Judy and Potato, thanks much. I hope your move goes well Judy, those can be a pain in the ass, I know. And I hope you are right potato. Sometimes I think everyone can be a glass half empty type of...
Breakfast for me normally - Banana and Activia, with perhaps a cup of organic peppermint tea (decaf). Sometimes I add a few slices of turkey bacon and maybe one egg if I have the time to cook it. If...
I agree. But I am risking it all for a turkey sandwich on wheat with lettuce and provolone (and a little cajun spice) and a glass of red wine. I figure, I am not working for the next few days and...
Wel, I went to the VA hospital today, but I did not receive my remicade. After much bloodwork and scantering around (and I it was a good thing, for once, that my symptoms were in full swing this week...
Congratulations...
Reciprocated Mommafreds! I truly don't want to settle for anything less either. I am trying to keep that positive vibe going, but it just gets really hard sometimes, especially with accidents and no...