I struggled for six years with mesalimines, enema`s, pro-biotics etc etc etc. Always just one more magic pill, hoping for some relief. Did NOT want Remicade, finally achieved remission for 18 months...
It was over three weeks for me from the time the insurance approved the treatment. I don`t think any Dr would deliberately delay your treatment. Maybe you should contact your insurance carrier to...
What a bunch of bull these threads highlighted by beatUC and KiWi44 are. Clearly they have agendas and try to lure in innocent posters who believe they are serious about issues. Whatever their...
I personally can`t wait for the Affordable Health Care Act to go into effect. People should try to keep their politics to themselves....
40mg to 35mg is a 12.5% reduction in dosage. 35mg. to 30 mg. is a 14% reduction. When you get to the 20mg. to 15mg point its 25%. You can see where this is going. As soon as the 40mg gets you...
Call your Dr tomorrow and advise him of the situation. In my experience, during a taper, if I begin to get any signs of a flare, I will raise my dosage to stop the symptoms asp. If 20mg does`nt work...
Its frustrating. I usually give it three or four days. The first day is almost always a little "iffy". You might get some minor distress, but you should not have a 'really bad day" or any blood or...
40 mg usually works in three days for me. Stops the blood, reduces frequency to 2 or 3 and eliminates cramps and nausea. Does`nt give me fully formed stool though. I`d say call your GI. You should be...
Do you have UC? Your C-diff symptoms seem pretty mild and that may be why the doctor is prescribing the treatment he has. C-diff is very hard to get rid of in some cases. I was hospitalized twice...
blksteeda This is one of my typical symptoms. At one point I had an endoscopy done because it worried me so much. Now I recognize it as a precursor of a flare. Sore throat usually comes later. My...
I had to stay on Asacol and kept taking supplements. Low dose of 50mg Imuran though. Had to start prednisone a month ago when a flare was working its way along. Seem to be doing o.k. and almost off...
Almost 18 months without a flare, then work related stress (or should I say LACK OF WORK related stress) started the whole process again. Was aggressive with meds at both ends and changing the diet,...
When I was first diagnosed, my GI said no, stress was not a factor and I went along with that. Now I understand that it is a major contributor to my flare patterns. Usually, its a delayed sequence...
I have been on a low dose (50mg) of Imuran for 21 months. I could not get off pred without flaring. It took three months to get me out of the flare and off Pred. I had no side effects. Blood work has...
Be very careful taking antibiotics. I ended up with c-diff and 3 weeks in the hospital using Amoxicilin for similar symptoms. Call your GI for advice. I suffered severe sore throats while flaring and...