Everything seems in order: Off prednisone and I have a 2nd opinion appt at the Mayo Clinic. Thanks for all the advice....
I am down to 10mg of Pred and will be ending it Thursday after a fairly long taper and two weeks of just 10mg. We will see how it goes, especially since I am spending the weekend in Northern MN on...
After more tests than I knew existed and being diagnosed with pneumonia too, the final determination was the pneumonia created the flare. I am back on Mesalamine 2x 2400 mg twice daily and things are...
After much military analytical thinking, which I knew would come in handy in something else, and talking with the doctor (out of Plymouth), I have started prednisone: 40mg for a wk, 30mg, 20,...
Thanks again. I have lots of time to read these posts since I can't really go anywhere. Have an appt tomorrow morning with Dr. His orders to also completely stop meds today. I am going with an...
As the rookie UC guy, 13 days diagnosed, I have to look back on the 6 months I was undiagnosed and compare the two. My thought is it is all mental. When I didn't know I had UC it never occured to me...
Again thanks everyone for the comments and ideas, it is a lot to take in. My Dr is a GI who works for MN Gastro, plus I know his son has very servere Crohns too. Since my Dr did not get back to me...
Thank you for the replies. I am trying to keep and open mind and think this may have happened regardless of the Dr or medication I was on, but it doesn't mean my Dr is probably removed from the X-Mas...
As my subject states, I am on day 13 of my new UC life. I had been having symptons the previous 6 months, nothing serious, more annoying than anything else. Runny stools were the biggest problem but...