Thanks WingZero, my chiropractor thinks it might be from me being hunched over the computer all day. I will definetly try the epsom salts bath tonight.... hopefully the massage will cure it....
I am getting frustrated with having this pain between my shoulder blades for almost 2 weeks now. Not sure if it is stress ( things are a little stressful at work right now) or if it has something to...
I just started on the salofalk suppository last week as I was having a lot of pressure, some blood and mucuos in my stools. My GI prescribed 1000 mg daily to be taken at bedtime. Made the mistake of...
Hey Wingzero and everyone else following this feed. I have some anxiety and frustrations, looking for some ideas/advice. I was diagnosed with UC in May of this year, was on prednisone taper, finshed...
Thanks everyone for your responses.Not currently in a flare. Think I will give it a few days and see if the pain subsides, if not I will contact my doctor. I was speaking to my cousins wife yesterday...
I have been experiencing pain in my hip joints on and off since being diagnosed in May. Last night I woke up at 4:30 in major pain in my left hip. Has anyone else experienced this? If so have you...
hmmm interesting, thanks everyone that responded. Funny that my GI didn't even mention rectal meds??? I don't see him again till November, hopefully I do well until then. Will definetly ask him about...
No didn't ask about the rectal mesalamine....personally I would prefer to swallow a pill :) The dosage is 4 x 1.2 g once a day....
Just wondering if anyone out there takes Mezavant? My GI switched me from Pentasa to Mezavant yesterday. Experienced any side effects? Did it work as well as the pentasa? Any input would be...
Hi Sweet Poison, I have been taking Imuran for approx 10 weeks now. I started taking it when I was released from the hospital and at that time they had me on 50 mg per day of prednisone decreasing by...
I am looking for some help from the experienced "UC'ers". I was diagnosed in May, terrible flare....3 weeks in the hospital on IV steriods. Tapering steriods, almost done... currently taking 5 mg of...
DMC, not sure how long since you were diagnosed or last flare. I was diagnosed in May and just started eating raw vegetables. So far so good. Haven't tried raw broccoli or cauliflower as raw onions...
Hey Tank, sounds like we are at the same point in our meds or close to it. I just started 5 mg's of prednisone today, am also taking 100 mg Imuran and 4g pentasa. So far so good, very nervous though...
My screen name was a nickname given to me by my husband's cousin when we were teenagers. We were at camp one night and decided to go for a swim and the lake is a 10 minute walk down a bush road. My...
Thanks for your responses everyone. Glad to hear the facial hair goes away once off the pred. Hey mom2panda, just wondering..... your signature shows that you were on pred for 14 months leading up to...
Does anyone know if the excess hair on my face will go away once I am off prednisone? I am down to 10 mg per day, tomorrow I go down to 5 mg per day and then stop taking them. My face looks like a...
Does anyone know if the excess facial hair ( aka peach fuzz) goes away after you are off the prednisone?...
Thanks for the facial hair....look like a friggen peach!! Also puffy face and tired now that I am weaning off of it, tired as hell!! While on higher dose, heart palpatations and insommnia. Just...
So here's my story. Looking for any information, suggestions, answers etc. Last fall I started noticing blood and mucous in my stool. I promptly made a doctor's appt with my family physician who...