Blehhhh. After spending almost 30 minutes on hold, my insurance company told me that it may take up to 15 days to process authorization. Awesome. I may go home and cry. @Mark2014 FMT is entirely...
Remicade + 6MP. 1 BM/day, totally normal. No diet changes (very little alcohol, though, because of the 6MP)....
Can we get someone to take care of Alexa48? They've posted the same post over and over, and it's unrelated to topics....
We did consider getting married for insurance purposes a while back, when my insurance stopped paying for my prescriptions. At this point, since it's a paperwork issue, it looks like the delay might...
It's taught me that one of the most humiliating things I could have ever imagined--having an accident in the middle of teaching--was something I could live through. I also always know where the...
Unfortunately, the infusion center at the hospital is very strict. They're really awesome; if I call Monday, they will find a way to squeeze me in somewhere by the end of the week. But they will not...
I really cannot wait until I'm married and I don't have to deal with this awful insurance anymore. I started Remicade back in March of 2013 and in March and September, I got letters from my insurance...
Welcome to the forums. Like Eva Lou, I'm from Mass as well. Have you run the Boston Marathon? I'm excited for this year. I live very close to the route, so I'm going to cheer everyone on. I didn't go...
Late to the party here, but congratulations!!!...
I prefer sedation (I even have it for flex sigs). I don't want to be awake when they're sticking the camera in me. But I did wake up during my second ever scope. Like, entirely woke up. It was...
Congrats that this worked for you. VSL#3 did nothing for me, nor did any changes to my diet or lifestyle....
Selective breeding isn't that different AND we use genetic engineering all the time for research and medication development AND production. I assume no one here has a problem with how we manufacture...
I've had vaginal pain from ovarian cysts before. NOT FUN....
I live in New England, so now matter what season/month we picked for our wedding, we couldn't pick any venue that didn't have an indoor option. If you're having such a small wedding (we're not--we've...
Humans have been selectively breeding plants and animals for ages. GMOs these days are doing the same thing with newer technology. I honestly don't have a problem with it in general, although I am...
The initial paper that purported to show a link between autism and vaccines has been thoroughly debunked to the point where calling it bad science would be an insult to bad science. Nothing else has...
I did cake tastings this weekend for my wedding cake, and hilariously enough, we ended up asking for dairy-free frosting because it was SO YUMMY. I'll bring some of that to this party....
Totally kosher. At one point, I was using Cortifoam (hydrocortisone foam enemas), and then taking a mesalamine enema 30 minutes later, before bed....
Generally, there's no reason to be on mesalamine drugs (which, even though you might be taking a pill, are actually topical drugs) when you're on some of the bigger gun meds. But I agree with...
Rowasa enemas are pretty great (said by someone who hates taking rectal meds--psychologically). Pretty much zero side effects. Not only that, but one of the benefits of rectal meds is that often,...
For my second two flares, I called after about a month. I wanted to give my body a chance to get better, and once it was clear that it was just gonna get worse, I called....
I had to skip a family trip to Canada a couple years ago because I was too sick for the 10 hour drive. The day everyone else left, I didn't need to use the bathroom almost all day (because I hadn't...
I'm in academic science, so typically unless I have a time point, a meeting, or a class, I don't have to be at work by a particular time (I try to get in by 10, but right now, I'm in remission, so no...
I was seeing my GI every month for a while, and now I'm down to every 4 months for now. Hopefully it'll be every 6 months or once a year once I've been in remission a while!...
@gary Yeah, I have NO idea why they can't find any sign of the plane. I could understand having trouble recovering most of the wreckage (assuming it's crashed), but it's a little puzzling that...
Hm, Wired has a great article arguing (pretty convincingly) that the change in flight path was because the pilot was trying to get to the nearest airport. Might have been a fire....
I've been following the disappearance as well. I feel awful for everyone on the plane and their friends and families. At this point, I suspect a really well-planned hijacking or pilot suicide. Not...
I hate rectal meds because I just find them entirely psychologically horrible. I used to justify skipping them because of how much I hated them. My partner eventually started keeping track of them...
Like many people with UC, diet didn't cause my flares, nor could diet induce remission. But I avoided a lot of dairy during flares because it usually made symptoms temporarily worse....
Max dose is 6 pills per day. Your doc is wrong....
I basically have to just smack down inflammation quickly to get into remission. So, topical steroids work well....
I started Remi about a month or so before you did. Also on a double dose, and I'm every 6 weeks. Been taking 6MP as well (although not very regularly; oops). No symptoms, although I've gotten food...
I'm so sorry to hear the news. You and your family are in my thoughts. :(...
I've never successfully finished a prep. First time, I was SO SO SO sick that I ended up almost too dehydrated to have my scope. I nearly threw up my morning prep so I didn't finish it. However, I...
I will say--I HATE enemas and I HATE steroids, but using hydrocortisone enemas pretty much kicked me into remission when 6MP and Remicade together couldn't quite do it....
I'm on 6MP and I've had zero side effects. It's not the only thing I'm on, but I think it's helped a lot. I used to be able to go into remission with Asacol (mesalamine) alone, and it sounds like...
Here's my way of thinking about it. Mesalamine drugs: low risk of side effects, relatively benign side effects Steroids: high risk of side effects, relatively severe side effects...
Yikes. Bleeding when she goes to the bathroom? See a doctor. Now. I asked about periods because I know that thyroid can totally mess with them. I'd still look into iron. A lot of doctors think that...
I'm so sorry you're going through this. Have you tried any medications besides prednisone? Are you still seeing a GI? My depression gets unbelievably horrible during flares. I definitely get into the...
- Some people need more sleep than others. If she's still tired after 9-10 hours, that's worrisome, but 9-10 hours itself isn't too weird. - How recent an issue is this? - When was the last time her...
Would something like Asacol help if Lialda didn't? I know that Balsalazide made me SUPER sick even though Asacol had put me in remission twice. I'd definitely ask about 6MP or Imuran, and rectal...
Ummm so "build up antibodies to drugs" means something very specific. If you mean that eventually, medication loses its effectiveness, that's one thing, but if you say you're building up antibodies...
Okay so ... 1) How long have you been on Remicade? How have your symptoms changed since you started taking it? 2) Are you on any other drugs besides Remicade and Entocort? 3) Have you asked your...
In my experience, therapy takes time (definitely more than two sessions)....
I agree with suebear and Poppie. You've been struggling a lot lately, and a lot of your posts over the past year or so have revolved around struggling with fatigue, feeling depressed, and considering...
First of all, I've never heard that decongestants aren't okay to take with Asacol. I have an appointment in a couple weeks, so I'll try to remember to ask. I'm not on Asacol anymore, but I might as...
If it's a shorter program (1.5-2 years), then it's less likely that you're going to need to have AMAZING health insurance since it's a shorter period of time. It also means a much shorter break from...
Is it a master's program? I'd go for it. If it's a longer program, I'd say that you should go for it ... depending on the state you'd be in....
So glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. I know that for a LOT of people, it's preferable to have the reusable applicator because it makes it easier to pick up a month's supply from the...
My dream is to teach college while my partner stays home to write and take care of our future offspring. Too bad I picked a dream career that's saturated!...