Hi all. I have been off the forum for a while and was doing rather well, but now am in a flare that I am having difficulty shaking. I have ulcerative pancolitis-this is my 4th year of treatment. I...
Thanks Judy. I'll follow up with my PCP this week....
Oh, my TSH is undetectable, my T3 is elevated but my T4 is normal....
Flagyl and Cipro make a number of people very sick. AS was said, NOTHING with alcohol-even mouthwash-and if the Phenergan didn't work, ask for Zofran. It is expensive but works well....
I do feel that way from time to time. I'm home for a week with what we suspect is the H1N1 flu and am now taking Tamiflu. Blah. I get frustrated only because I have to miss work from time to time and...
I think the answer is yes. Unless you have a nodule that is causing the problem or a primary pituitary gland problem, then you'll be on thyroid medication for the rest of your life. Fortunately, the...
I was denied. I was on pred at the time and in a flare, but completely denied. That was USAA....
It might be something to continue to look into, but I actually was diagnosed years after having my appendix removed....
I have had UC for about three years and am in clinical and endoscopic remission after my last hospital admission with IV steroids and hydration. I am currently having few symptoms and am on Lialda...
I'm Sara, 33yo F from Maine currently (moving to Hawaii in January!!) and have hyperthyroidism and a multinodular goiter as well as ulcerative colitis. Am taking methimazole and Atenolol for the...
I have had UC for 3 years and been off and on pred frequently, the last time in April. It works well for me but the side effects are concerning and problematic. I was on pred for about[b] a year and...
I have heard the same thing as Old Hat. I did the traditional route of 5 ASAs, then entocort, pred, Imuran and then finally Remicade. I wouldn't do the same thing again. I am in remission and went...
Same advice as the others. I have several nodules that were first found on MRI for a back problem a few years ago. I have had them biopsied several times and they are benign, but have gotten larger...
Hi! Is anyone else doing the 1/2 marathon in Kona on the 28th? I am leaving this Thursday for two weeks in Hawaii and am running the race, but haven't been able to train with the New England group....
I actually got better when I moved from Ohio to Maine. That said, my stress level has decreased significantly and stress does seem to make me worse. But I know there is a North/South gradient to IBD...
Just an update: My UC is in complete clinical remission per colonoscopy (YAY!), so my symptoms were due to hyperthyroidism. As a side note, the nodules are larger, so I'm back to being biopsied in a...
Does anyone who has UC also deal with thyroid disease? I have just been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and we aren't yet sure if it is due to an overactive nodule or something like Graves' disease....
Same thing here. I am on 35mh of pred right now after a flare that required a hospital stay and get night sweats and leg cramping. I actually am pretty jittery on the pred and can't seem to keep my...
My joint pain has always been in my knees and lower back. It comes and goes, but it is consistently in the same place. Like you, it started with pred and since I"m back on it has worsened again. The...
Hi there! I am training for the Team Challenge and just experienced a significant flare that caused me to become hospitalized as well. I had to back down to 4 miles a day, but am slowly regaining...
Hey! Has anyone done the Team Challenge or is anyone training for the Kona Half Marathon? I'm doing the Kona on June 28-as long as my health holds!...
Thanks! I am scheduled to see Dr Bruce Sands next month. In the meantime, we did restart Remi and pred and Lialda. I am getting better slowly, but this is a temporary fix :( Thanks for all the help!...
Thanks! I was doing well on Remi but had several severe infections. Now I can't go back on, but am flaring with pretty bad dehydration and weight loss. So....surgery. I'm essentially on the SCD diet...
Hi...I was on the forum a year or so ago and left after entering Remicade remission. Now living in the NE and looking for a surgeon in the Boston or NYC area for a j pouch. I have severe pancolitis...