Lonie, You can taper off of remicade? How soon can patients do that? I've been on Remicade since December 2008. I've never had the slightest stomach pain. I am at the 8 week interval and would love...
Darth, I am in the same shoes as you. I am a 1stLt in the Marine Corps and was diagnosed with UC May 2008. Through a mess up at the health clinic, I am just now going to a MEB. I have been on...
Things have been going great. I was symptom free within 4 days after my first Remicade treatment. This stuff is wonderful. It only took 2 hours for my infusion. They gave me Benedryl and I was out...
I'm trying to stay in flight school. I think that if I can get things under control I'll be able to get a waiver to stay a pilot. I've been told if I need a recommendation from the Commodore that I...
I got my first Remicade round on Friday afternoon. Things have been improving ever since then. Sunday morning I only had one loose BM. And today I had my first formed BM in a while! I still had a...
I talked to the GI and he doesn't want to go any higher than 60 mg. I am still waiting to get some results in order to start Remicade. We are going to try and start tomorrow if we can. I am so ready...
I've been on 60 mg of prednisone for one week and haven't really seen an improvement. I jumped from 40 mg to 60 mg with no noticeable difference in symptoms. In fact, I think that things have gotten...
I go in today to do the preliminary blood work for Remicade. I have yet to really respond to 60 mg of prednisone. I'm still having bloody diarrhea. Its really weird though. Morning time always sucks....
fuzypants26, Whats your DOD email address? I use [email protected] as my primary. I'd love to chat with a fellow military member who has this disease. I'm desperately wanting to stay in the Marine...
I talked with my flight surgeon about everything that is going on. He is going to call a couple of other GI docs in the Corpus Christi area and get their opinion about my treatment. This is my 3rd...
I haven't gone to medical school, but I did ask my doctor why he thinks that I have become steroid dependent. Since May of 2008 I have been on prednisone except for a few weeks. Within those weeks I...
Well, I am now up to 60 mg of prednisone. I got upped today from 40. I just started 50 mg Imuran about 1.5 weeks ago. If 60 mg doesn't knock out this stubborn flare then I think that my doc is going...
I have been on prednisone for about 6 months now. My hunger increased a lot. I was able to combat the weight gain by drinking a lot of water, eating a bland diet, and exercising a lot. Also, don't...
I talked to my GI over the phone. He put me on 20 mg prednisone. He thinks that I have become steroid dependent and that we are going to discuss Remicade on my next office visit in a week. I went to...
I decided to call the doctor in the morning. I'm sick of crapping blood. I think he said that the next med he would try is colazal. If that doesn't work what else are my options? Should I ask about...
Right now I feel bloated and constipated, but when I have a BM its nothing but liquid and a few lumps. There is not blood at first and doesn't seem to occur until I try to force out a stool. Then...
Hey I'm 24 and was newly diagnosed this year. I am currently tapering down from 60 mg. I am at 30 mg with only 3 more weeks to go!!! The side effects that I've noticed in myself are acne, more body...
I had just started dating someone when I was diagnosed with UC. Things kept getting progressively worse and worse for me health-wise. I am about to start tapering off of the prednisone from a really...
Well, I talked to the doc and am now up to 60 mg of prednisone for a weel. Not really too excited about it, but hopefully this will knock out this stubborn flare and get me into remission....
What is the first thing that stops when you get out of a flare? Is it normal to still have blood and only have 2 BMs a day? I don't really have diarrhea. I'm not constantly going to the bathroom. In...
Well, I just got a call from my doctor's office. My GI is out of the office for the day. I am going to be staying at 40 mg today and still continuing with the suppositories. I was told I will get a...
I have been taking 40 mg of prednisone for 1 week. I am still having blood in my stool. 2 days ago I went to the bathroom 3 times. Yesterday I went 1 time. And today I've gone twice so far. I am...
Thanks. Your quote at the bottom cracks me up. No pun intended....
My GI said that it is affecting about the last two feet of my colon. After that he said its like it hits a brick wall. Everything looks normal and healthy after that. He said it was kinda weird. I...
I wouldn't reduce your Lialda dosage. I did that same exact thing while I was taking 5 mg of prednisone thinking that the Lialda was the cause of me feeling bad. Within 2 days I started having a...
Hello all. I was just diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis. I am already finding out that this disease is a definite life changer. I am stationed in Corpus Christi and was going through flight school...