So I have moved from the closed label to OPEN label treatment trial and am getting Xeljanz 10mgBID. There is some improvement! Flex sigs have shown less bleeding and less inflammation....
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I was on a closed label (either drug or placebo) for 8 weeks and I got a flex sig and did not improve so they put me on the drug about 3 weeks ago and will last 52 weeks. I tried every drug out...
No it is NOT approved for FDA for UC. Source: 1. I am a pharmacist, 2. I am currently enrolled in a drug trial for xeljanz for ulcerative colitis....
I have a question for those who were diagnosed with UC in their late teens or later. For me I wasn't diagnosed until i was about 18 1/2 yo (3 yrs ago). A few months before I was diagnosed I got in...
well there is this enzyme TPMT that metabolizes the 6-mp into another chemical called 6-mmp. that can cause toxicity and will not enter the cells of the body. Allopurinol, which is normally used to...
I have been on an off prednisone a few times over the past 3 yrs but even though I hate GETTING OFF of it, I can't lie and say i hate BEING ON IT. Its been about 16 months since the last time my doc...
Boswellia is not proven to work, like many of the other natural methods of helping UC. It has some anti inflammatory properties, but I dont recommend starting any herbal supplements w/o consulting...
I have been on remicade for about a year (started 8/07) and stoped only after 4 infusions because I become tolerant to it. I was told I could go on Humira but I doubt that will work. Both drugs work...
Thank for the reply. I was diagnosed via ERCP. (fun stuff!) I have also been getting a routine ultrasound and also had a liver biopsy. I remember when I had the ERCP they told me one of my biliary...
So I have been diagnosed with UC and PSC back in 2005. My liver fxn tests have been going up and down more often than a roller coaster. I just had a blood test on thursday and my Alkaline Phos. was...
Hi Everyone I am a 21 yr old male who was diagnosed with UC back in the fall of 2005 (fall of freshman yr of college!!!!!!!!) Hamley, I totally understand everything you are going through. It is a...