So sorry to hear you are in pain every day! It's so horrible. My heart goes out to you! I have almost daily intense headaches too. The MRI is generally something a good doc does whenever he or she...
Ah ha!! I thought I was the only one! Yes I have this and it's really weird. I assumed it was a side effect of a medication. They look wrinkly just like I'd gone swimming for hours. But all the time....
I have a similar thing. Arthritis due to colitis, they called it. I was sent to a rheumatologist for it, and my guy is great. Really helpful, and now I have almost 0 probs with the arthritis. And the...
Hey I poop on the toilet ALL THE TIME and I never get this kind of interest. :P Perhaps it helps to be a cute 2 year old, huh? :)...
Thanks for the help guys. I guess the big thing is that the methotrexate may be a culprit and a solution. My wife and I are finally getting out of debt because I can work so many more hours than...
Yes I'm still on all the those drugs. GI feels that I should stay on all the drugs for the rest of my life, unless some other better drugs come along. That prospect scares me, considering the weird...
For one, I am so VERY glad this forum exists, and for everyone involved!!! Anyhow, down to business: THE GOOD I am sort of in remission!! I only have problematic bowel movements and swelling in just...
There is something called arthritis due to colitis. Similar to rheumatoid arthritis but it affects the joints and muscles differently (so says my rheumatologist). also less brutal. I have been...
Ugh! I have a chronic fissure, too. It is absolutely horrible. The most painful thing I've ever experienced. I'm so sorry you're going through this. Fissures are awful....
Wow! So much good advice here! Thanks so much for listening and responding! It's kind of hard to put my finger on what happens with many friends. A lot of good friends, like 15 year old friendships,...
It seems like since I've been diagnosed with UC, my group of friends has dwindled quite a bit. It's for different reasons for different individuals, but it is happening, nonetheless. I have some old...
My drive is next to nothing during a flare...
Sweet! that's good news. Also, about the sulfasalazine, my doc said the same thing. The prob with the sulfasalazine for me is that I developed an allergy to it while on it. It gave me monster...
Yes, they have confirmed that it's UC related. Had a billion blood tests, ha ha! Weird, what were the post-op people taking meds for if they didn't have a colon? Something non-UCrelated? or UC...
So after having been diagnosed with UC for over a year, I developed arthritis due to colitis. My hands swell up, my feet swell, ankles, sometimes my elbows knees, low back hurts... Doc says the...
Ha ha! Get them "out of my colon" That is hilarious! It had me rolling!...
No my wife is smart and great. The people from this morning were from my family. Mostly my mother. My wife really hates the accusations. She's pretty softspoken, but she hates it. I'm not softspoken...
Actually I've been on the remicade for over a year. The doc was quick to put me on it when he saw how little the other meds did for me. The remicade has worked very very well for me, but the last...
Actually I'm married, and I'm older. I actually invited some family members to live with me and my wife due to financial tough times. So that's sort of the dynamic there. It's stupid oh well, they...
ARG!! This morning i just got a sit down discussion from my family saying that "I'm just not doing enough" for my colitis. I've been diagnosed with colitis for about a year and a half. I am in the...
WIMOMOFTHREE, I get a similar reaction. The prednisone has caused some weight gain and people assume I just don't eat right. Very frustrating. Thanks for the advice, I am definitely going to start...
Jeez! All this sounds like echos of what I've been hearing all the time. Some of the comments you all have gotten seem even worse than what I've heard. My heart really goes out to you folks who...
Proctofoam worked incredibly well for me. But it is a steroid, so my doc only gave me a 2 week course to put me into remission. It worked fantastically well, but long term steroid use causes big...
Ha ha, yeah exactly! My wife always get little "helpful" hints from friends and acquaintances, concerning my UC. Sometimes it's funny. But many times they will check up to see if we've tried it and...
Good call on the magical thinking, Judy2. That makes a lot more sense than the "people are morons" theory I had consigned myself to... I just wish it were a bit different. I am still new this and I'm...
Well as a massage therapist I have noted that almost all the muscular pain I help people with is referred pain. Meaning the pain is felt somewhere different than the source. It is weird. Almost...
Wow thanks guys! I feel better just knowing I'm not the only one. My circle of friends has really shrunken a lot. I have always been an open person with tons of friends and I always invited people...
Hey everyone. I'm new to the forum, so I figure I should also take the opportunity to introduce myself. I'm 27 years old, I'm a massage therapist, and I have a degree in research psychology, hoping...
Ugh! I have the same thing. Although I have suffered from headaches before colitis. They have gotten worse since I was diagnosed with UC. Although the headaches didn't actually get worse 'till I...