Everyone is different. For me I have had only 2 flares. The first one lasted 2 ½ years followed by a 2½ year semi remission. The second one was 3 years long. That is when I decided to have my colon...
I wouldn’t let this incident affect your decision to go on a cruise or not. What happen to this ship is extremely rare. I was on 2 different cruises when I had UC and I find them to be very UC...
sobroken said... Sounds like you're at Pickering. My husband works at Darlington:) Yes, I have been at Pickering for 20 years. I work in the Control maintenance simulator group. We have 3 full scope...
Thanks Sherry, Levi, and Lonie. My Birthday is the day after Halloween and when I was younger I always had lots of candy on that day. Now that my daughter is trick or treating I can have that candy...
Hi everyone, I didn’t see this thread the day it was posted because I was busy with my birthday. I’m a Control technician at a Nuclear power station. I worked in the plant for 10 years and then...
Thanks Old Hat, That Zion burger was pretty good. It was a half pounder. Bryce Canyon was my favourite place on this trip but my wife’s favourite was Monument Valley. That might have been because we...
During the first summer after diagnosis we went to a cottage near the lake that my mother and 3 aunts were staying at. It was 2 hours drive from home and we were planning to stay a couple of nights...
Thanks lild, my favourite place on the entire trip was Bryce Canyon National Park. I enjoyed it more than Las Vegas or the Grand Canyon. Actually Las Vegas was my least favourite on the trip....
For those that are interested in my vacation photos from this past summer I just completed 5 more albums. That makes a total of 10 albums. If you missed the first 5, go to :...
I had pouchitis and took a round of antibiotics for it. It went away but came back a few days after stopping the antibiotics. My surgeon told me that a few people need continuous antibiotics to treat...
I was given Imodium shortly after my surgery when I was still in the hospital. I continued taking it for about a month after going home....
Several years ago when I was on Remicade I was told not to get the flu shot one week before or after an infusion. Any other time was ok and actually recommended. Ask you doctor or infusion nurse....
I have seen words being asterisked before but this is the first time I saw a word changed to another word with a similar meaning. I edited the Hover Darn link in my original post to something that...
I had a temporary ostomy for 3 months and I was glad to get rid of it. I never adjusted to it. Placement of the ostomy can change from person to person. If you have a flat stomach the bag can be...
Thanks Old Hat, I tried the Hoover Dam link and it wouldn’t work for me. I noticed that a few characters in the link were wrong so a tried to edit it. Every time I did that it would change it back. I...
Thanks everyone for your comments. imagardener2, I booked the tour of Monument Valley about 6 weeks in advance. I thought we were getting one of those open air buggies but to our surprise we got an...
Many of you may remember my posts from when we were on vacation this past August. My 8 year old daughter, wife and I flew to Las Vegas from Toronto and rented a car for 9 days. We toured many places...
Friday night we saw Cirque du Soleil, KA at MGM Grand in Vegas. It was incredible. Our seats were second row centre stage. We finally arrived home about midnight last night. It will take me a while...
Thanks Sue. We brought our laptop with us but not all hotels had free Internet service. Even some that did had too weak of a signal to get it in our room. Even when we had good Internet service I...
Yesterday we toured Zion National Park in Utah. It was another great Park. in the morning it was quite cold, only 45 degrees Fahrenheit. It eventually warmed up to about 82 F. We then drove 5 hours...
Today we toured Bryce Canyon National Park and it was fantastic. We hiked into the canyon but my wife and daughter only hiked about a half mile in and then turned back. I continued and hiked a three...
Hi everyone. I hope most of you remember me. I haven't posted here in a long time. I had J-pouch surgery a few years ago and initially had trouble for over a year. We determined that I had pouchitis...
We have a lovely 8 year old daughter. She is a real hand full for us. She is developmentally delayed and we have seen many doctors. She has been in special speech and language programs since she was...
Hi Paul, Do you realize how HOT it will be, especially for you? As I live in AZ I would like to offer a bit of advice if I may. If you cannot be out this way before the end of May, you may want to...
kweeks said... Paul L- Doing a road trip around the East Coast has been a trip I've wanted to do for a looong time. How did you enjoy it? We have a little guy ( 5 months old) do you think there would...
Hi, I’m 52 and live in Toronto Canada. I’m a control technician at a nuclear power plant. I worked for ten years in the plant but for the last 9 years I have worked at the training centre across the...
Nor_TX, I have lived in Southern Ontario all my life and have never heard of a waiting list for a pediatrician as you describe. I have an 8 year old daughter and we have excellent care for her. It is...
Hi Nautanki, Your wife’s symptoms do not sound very bad. I had J-pouch surgery about 1 ½ years ago and I do feel better than before but only a little. Most people who have had surgery say they felt...
Cathy, a few weeks ago I had similar symptoms as your son. It started as a sore throat and cold then I developed flu like symptoms a few days later. I was really sick and couldn’t eat any food. I was...
Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. I don’t check the forums as often as I once did. It’s a small world. Helen Macrae at Mount Sinai was also my surgeon. She was great. ...
Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
Orencia is a brand name for Abatacept. It is not yet an approved treatment for UC in Canada or the USA but I was in a phase 3 clinical trial for it a few years ago. It did not help my UC at all and I...
I always thought that attractive people would not accept an ostomy very well because they are more concerned about[b] their looks? This young woman really impressed. I had an ostomy for only 3...
Over 3 years ago I was in a phase 3 study for Adacolumn Apheresis here in Toronto. The study was conducted at many locations throughout Canada and the USA. At that time it was already approved in...
Pb4, Remicade isn’t necessarily free in Saskatchewan. The article you link to is about the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. Prescription drugs outside of hospital stays in Saskatchewan and most other Canadian...
I live in Ontario Canada and I don’t agree with everything pb4 is saying. Some of the differences could be the differences between Alberta and Ontario. The federal government sets the basic rules and...
According to the following article popchips just recently came to Canada and is exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in Quebec). The article is dated Aug 25, 2009....
It’s possible they meant a tracheotomy stoma but having had a temporary ileostomy recently, that is not what I was thinking when I read it. The correct answer is c) Mouth and nose....
I’m sorry you are having these problems. I can’t help you with the hemorrhoids but I had the same burning with my J-pouch. The Sudacrem is a barrier cream. They call it that because it provides a...
It’s possible that they meant a tracheotomy stoma but having had a temporary ileostomy, that is not what I was thinking. By the way, the correct answer is c) Mouth and nose....
I posted this in the Ostomies forum but I thought you guys might get a kick out of it as well. Yesterday I attended a First Aid course at work. Everyone in our department must take it. At the end of...
I thought this was so funny that I had to share it with you guys. Yesterday I attended a First Aid course at work. Everyone in our department must take it. At the end of the course we had a multiple...
Thanks everyone. I haven’t seen a doctor since last spring. It seems real strange not to plan my life around doctors, hospitals and clinical studies. I haven’t taken any medication in over 4 months....
Wow, I can’t believe it has been a whole year since I had my colon removed and have been UC free. It has been a long hall but it was worth it. I had the first part of a two part J-pouch surgery on...
My first GI only lightly sedated me for colonoscopies which allowed me to be awake for the whole procedure. I like watching on the monitor and asking questions. He also gave me nothing for...
Thanks Carol. This October 20 it will be the first anniversary since having my colon removed and I am feeling pretty good. Joy, My wife is like you and I am like your boyfriend, whether it is turkey...
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians. Carol, you are not late in wishing us a happy Thanksgiving. Canada’s Thanksgiving Day is always on the second Monday of October which is today. We...
Hi NINA427, If you still are bleeding your UC is not fully under control. It is possible that your Salofalk is not reaching your entire colon. Have you considered using rectal medications as well?...
Canadians, help support the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada by registering at: Hi Paul, I had to take out that link since it's for fundraising, and it's against the forum rules. HealingWell...
The North American Phase 3 studies for both UC and CD are closed. The study was a long process for me. A few times I thought my symptoms were improving but latter they would get worse, the normal ups...