@Azyooper - thanks for those insights. I'd always sort of assumed that 'PCP' in a system like yours = 'GP' in a publicly funded system. Some aspects of the care of chronic illness in NZ and the UK...
I'm almost as new to the forum as I am to UC, but if it's not too late to be relevant, my answers are 1. Age: 58 2. Age Diagnosed with UC: 58 3. Hair color: Brown going grey 4. Eye color: Hazel 5....
Thanks for those replies - I should have included in my first post that the advice from the GI was that, although I remain under her care overall and will be directly so if (when?) have a flare, the...
Having read through many posts on the forum this past few days, one thing that occurred to me is that some people on here have had bad experiences with their GP (PCP in the states I understand) over...
Yeah, 19 May IBD Day. A bit spooky for me really - 19 May was also the 7th anniversary of the back injury I had at work that's left me with a spinal stenosis, ended my Nursing career and left me with...
Born & brought up in UK (Cheshire), lived in Essex/Herts/London border. Came to New Zealand 1986, way down South in Invercargill for 2 yrs. Currently in Christchurch - Earthquake capital of New...
@Sara14 - I had a vested interest in choosing the thread title in that I wanted it to stand out so people would at least look at it. /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Going by the great responses I've...
@songlady - thanks for the welcome, and your helpful thoughts. In terms of meds, I have nothing to make judgements on as far as response goes. I totally realise that I haven't even got either foot on...
Thanks, as ever, for those posts and your thoughts. @quincy - I haven't you know - that's why I'm here. All I have managed to work out so far is that if I don't plan it properly I'll end up as UC and...
Thanks very much for the welcome and the posts - keep them coming, I'm a bit of a sponge at the moment as far as information goes. @thoreau - yeah, I realised after looking at this and a couple of...
Hi all, this post is partially to introduce myself, but also a request for advice around my new diagnosis. My story and background are in the signature so I won’t repeat it, but what I want to add...
Hi, and welcome to the forum. I've just been through the same sort of thing myself with my first colonoscopy, and the thought of taking the prep (not Moviprep, I have to say) filled me with more fear...
You know you have UC ...........when you can thumb your nose at Type I diabetics. At least if WE eat the wrong foods we don't have a hyperglycemia and fall over. ...........when you can thumb your...