I have a cousin with MS and both my Mother and paternal Aunt have UC. I think that AI diseases are a lot more common these days. My Rheumatologist thinks its strange because my UC is under control....
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone has had any issues with arthritis with their UC? I have had UC since 2005 and recently started having awful joint pain along with Night sweats. My general Dr....
Thanks for the replies :) All my Rheumy gave me was Prednisone and Azulfidine (which did not agree with me). I have also been taking 600mg of Motrin a day if the pain gets really annoying. What I...
Hello all, I was wondering if any of have been on 5mg of prednisone that was working for a while but then my pain came back. My Rheumy now has me taking 10mg and it helped tremendously. We are still...
Hi Lynnwood, at this time they are not sure if it is Lupus. My Rheumy is treating it that way he told me. My ANA was positive, low wbc and rbc. I was actually referred also to a hematologist...
I am so very tired of this and I know that you all can relate. I was put on prednisone in July for, joint aches, fatigue and just general malaise.. I have now been off work since June and need to go...
Hi all, My question is have any of you been borderline diagnosed with Lupus? My ANA is positive but just barely. Component 4 is low (14), WBC(3.2) low as well as RBC(3.78) I have been on Prednisone...
I'm am just taking 50mg of 6mp right now. It has worked great for me. I am just confused by all of this. I have never felt this way before and being that I am not in a UC flare makes it all the more...
Thank you Barbara. I did see another Rheumy yesterday and he took 5 more vials of blood as well as Xrays of my pelvis and knees He checked me out thoroughly for swollen joints etc. Yesterday was a...
Hello All, So the past few months I have had really bad joint pain, night sweats and debilitating fatigue. I was referred to a Rheumatologist by my GP. He was thinking Lupus. Rheumy is saying it...
I was wondering if anyone here has been diagnosed with Lupus. I have read that there might be some correlation between UC and Lupus...
Thank you all!! Lynnwood I will definitely look up the local chapter. Somehow,someway I will get to the bottom of this!!...
Thank you so much for the advice! I think they upgraded our lights to LED now. That is one thing that I have not noticed is the light sensitivity. And is there always joint swelling? I have had my...
Ok,so I have had ongoing joint pain, mostly hands,knees and feet. Awful fatigue, I am sleeping 11 hours a night and having to take a nap at least once a day. Night sweats, and a swollen lymph node in...
Hi everyone, I am usually in the UC forum but now new symptoms have had me thinking that I might also have Lupus. About 2 weeks ago both my hands swelled up and every joint just ached horribly. I...
Hello, I was wondering what the left side abdominal felt like for all of you? When I am flaring, it hurts so bad I can hardly move. And when I do move around it gets worse. With my most recent flare...
I would take vicodin, but it makes me feel ill, dizzniness, nausea.. I am prettty sensitive to pain killers but tylenol codeine usually works for me, but not so much this time around.. :cry:...
I have not checked my bp today.. I am almost certain that it is attributed to the UC, but you would think SOMETHING would show up on the Dr.s tests.. Kinda makes me feel like I'm losing my mind!...
So, yesterday I was back in the ER with excruciating pain that went from my pelvic region, all the way around to my lower back and down my legs.. Long story short the dr. did a blood test which came...
Thanks all.. Its not close to my period so I don't think thats it.. Called my GI and he is out of town for two weeks. His nurse told me to start pred but thats the last thing I want to do!...
Hi all, I have a question for you.. I was diagnosed with left sided UC in in 2005, and have had many bouts with it! What I am asking now is something I am in the dark about and maybe you all can shed...
Thanks so much everyone. I went to my GI doc today and he said most likely I did have a UTI and that's what started my flare. He also said that since I had started the prednisone over the weekend...
I just got back from a disastrous trip to the er. I have never been treated so bad. I have been suffering with this left sided pain for a week now and could not tolerate it any more. I don't usually...
we have an urgent care but I don't know if they can do anything for me. it's strange every time I have a flare up it seems like it's always different. bleeding, no bleeding, diarrhea, no diarrhea....
Oh and I started 40mg of pred on friday and am having no relief...
okay I've been using this site more than ever. I started a flare up last week and its getting worse and worse. No bleeding this time but severe left side pain to the point that I cannot get out of...
Thanks every one.. I appreciate the speedy replys....
I was wondering if anyone here had toxin megacolon before, and what were the symtoms ypu presented with?...
I have not tried that. I will speak to my gi about it. unfortunetly he is gone for the weekend and the doctor on call does not know my history. so he is reluctant to call me in any pain medication....
Can anyonr give me a clue as to what you take for severe left sided pain? I am really sennsitive to narcotics, so they are pretty much out of the question. your responses will be greatly appreciated...
Oh good, I'm glad other people have had similar experiences. Quincy I have had a mirena iud inserted and I have not had a period in a couple years so I don't know where I'm at in my cycle. I have not...
So, I was wondering if anyone else has had a flare with just severe left side pain, very little diarrhea and no blood or mucus. Its really puzzling me that this is mainly my only symptom. Oh, and...
I too have had the left sided pain. Sometimes its so bad that it wakes me up at night. When I was first diagnosed with UC I went to the emergency room because of the left sided pain along with blood...
I was suffering with a really bad sinus infection over New Years and a Dr prescribed Biaxin for it. Unfortunately it threw me into a flare, so I called my GI yesterday and he told me to stop taking...
Ok, my GI prescribed me Levaquin and Flagyl. And he wants me to stop the Biaxin. Hopefully I can get it under control with these meds....
I think its around 8 inches...
Sometimes I have the same thing. Its really hard to verbalize the pain in my left side, it almost feels like deep soreness that just gets worse and worse. And I do believe the nauseousness goes along...
I am not currently on probiotics. Can anyone give me a good one to take??...
Thanks so much for your input. I put in a call to my GI and have not heard back yet. I usually do not have sinus problems but I got a real bad cold on christmas and it turned into a sinus infection....
Has anyone ever taken Biaxin and it sent you into a flare?? I started taking it 3 days ago for a sinus infection and now I'm battling a flare up ( D, and really bad left sided pain. No blood yet...
Its actually lower mid abdomen and left side. I know, as soon as you tell the doc something, he's like, ok then try this med. I guess that's why they are practicing docs. I feel like I get more info...
I have a 19 month old and during the first trimester was hospitalized and put on iv steroids for a week. After that I was released and put on 60 mg of pred and tapered every week till I was off. I...
Ok, So I have been having really bad abdominal pain since Wed. No bleeding and only D yesterday about 7 times. I'm just wondering if anyone has had this happen?? The pain almost feels like my insides...
Ok, so I have been on 75 mg 6mp since March. I was flaring with 1200mg of Asacol 3 xs a day before that, so my GI decided to try something new. I started Pred from Feb to March (40mg tapering every...
I have been on 6mp for just over a month and so far its working well. I did'nt ever really acheive full remission with Asacol and with 6mp I am in full remission! YAY! The only drawback is the...
Hi everyone. Well I just finished tapering off my pred. and now I have started taking 50mg of 6 mp. I have been on it for about a month now and I'm starting to notice that I am really tired. More so...
Thanks all of you for the support and tips. I see the my GI on the 28th and hopefully he can change up my meds or something. As for work, my boss tries to be understanding, I brought in some...
I am not familiar with the ADA. Can you give me more info??...