Mike... Let me tell you that I was meant to be on this site today. I originally got on to post about my recent PSC diagnoses & saw that you beat me to it! I met with a liver specialist on Tuesday who...
Thnks so much for the input. I've made my docotor aware of the living enzimes, & I've been getting bloodwork daily....
Chef - I WANT SURGERY, TOO!!! Really... I don't see the long-term benefit of constantly facing the possibility of a flare & forever being on medications that strip your body from so many things...
Hi, I recenlty went to the emergency room with a Gallbladder attack. I've been fine since. However, I just started flaring recently & didn't know if they were related... Any input? ...
I've been on the 6MP for 2 months & slowing incrasing the dose. Do the steriod enemas have the same side effects as the oral seriods?...
I'be] 2 weeks ago. I'm now starting to flare... is there any way I can try to squash this without prednisone?[/color]...
I know eactly how you feel. I've been on Prednisone since January as well. I was tapering once & started flaring so they bumped me back up to 60 mg again. I started to taper again & was finally able...
Katina...
[color=purple>So] [b][color=#800080>Has] [b][color=#800080>Thanks! Katina ...
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If you're on Remicade... can you otherwise be medicine-free? Does this option mean that I won't have to take the other 25+ pills I'm taking on a daily basis? Thanks! Phrey72 ...
I'll be very sick with a flare & then all of a sudden not have to go for a couple of days. If it were me - I'd thank my lucky stars! I'd rather feel a little bloated than go my usual 20+ times/day...
Hi, ElaineNY - so you're saying that you weren't normal until you were off of prednisone completely for 2 months? Agh! Do you mind if I ask how long you were on it before your taper & how long it...
[color=purple> I,] [b][color=#800080>So...] Any input on your experience is appreciated! [/b]...
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I was just at the dermatologist office yestserday. I told him about my recentl UC diagnoses & he told me about the terrilbe purple lesions that can surface. DO NOT REMOVE THESE! He said that they get...
[color=purple>Thanks] [b][color=#800080>I] [b][color=#800080>My] starting for baby #3 when he's 2 years old... so I have a year to figure it out. :) [b] ...
[color=purple>Hi,] [b][color=#800080>Although] [b][color=#800080>Good] [b]Phyre72 ...
[color=purple>A] [b]- the inflammation that causes UC, once you have surgery & your colon is removed, does the inflammation in the rest of your body then subside as well? Like, does the...
My hips KILL me at night. I recently had xrays with no signs of arthritis (thank goodness.) But I can't get over the fact that I'm in my 20's & ACHE! If I sit wrong on my legs for a while, I...
Hey, all... I just wanted to thank EVERYONE for their input on this issue. I have a lot to say after reading everyone's posts, so bear with me: Yes, I am newly diagnosed. I've had 2 terrbile flares...
Additional questions: Does anyone know about pregnancy after having the surgery? How long were you in the hosptial each time? How long did you have to wear the colonoscopy bag? Does the surgery have...
[color=purple>Hi,] starting me on Remicade infusions. After the research I've done, it seems that they're pretty & may just be delaying the inevitable - surgery. [b][color=#800080>...
[color=purple>Woah,] [b][color=purple>At] [b][color=#800080>Remicade] [b][color=#800080>Please] [b][color=#800080>Any] [b][color=#800080>Phyre72 ...
What exactly are probiotics? Are they what's found in yogurt? Excuse my lack of knowledge - I'm still getting used to the terminology. I am taking several suppliments at night: Vit D, Oscal,...
Hi, Thatfield... I had a minor flare when I was pregnant with my second as well. (However, I wasn't diagnosed at that point so I just thought it was a pregnancy thing.) I had my usual nausea &...
Thanks, Beeswax... I've been VERY diligent about the Asacol over the last couple of weeks. Plus, I think it takes about 3 weeks for the Asacol to be completely effective, so I'm should just be about...
So, 6mp is another drug like Prednisone, or is it classified as something different? I had another colonoscopy because I think he wanted to see how much my condition & flare-up had changed since my...
Hi,] I have a really hard time believing that I'm still in my 20's & am SO SICK! I was recently diagnosed with UC in December, 2009. My flare-up was so bad that I was in the hospital for 4 days...