It's been one year and I am living a normal life. I do have a little stomach upset a few mornings before I get the shot. But rarely do I even have soft stool. I'm looking forward to my colonoscopy....
8 weeks last loading dose. Doing pretty good. Formed soft stools. Some urgency some gas. Starting to reintroduce foods slowly. Let's hope it keeps working....
things seem to be improving and i get to take another shot tomorrow. no more bleeding and a little less frequency. d is still a problem, but sometimes things are a little more formed. still have some...
well the weekend brought not so great results. back to bloody d, going 15+ times a day and horrible urgency. calling the doctor today. maybe i need to try prenisone in combination just to get to the...
No diet changes except maybe I'm eating more than I was before now that my stomach isn't so upset. I generally avoid caffeine and dairy. I eat gluten (did gluten free for 3 months with no changes)...
I was on steriods for five weeks and they didn't work. So I hadn't thought of introducing them again. I really don't want to - the side effects are almost as miserable as the UC. DAY 4 Last night I...
I had my two loading doses of Simponi on Friday. I'm using the Auto Injector. I will get a second dose in two weeks and then every four weeks after that. Within 24 hours, the bleeding seemed to ease...
The insurance company approved yesterday. I am going on Friday for the training session and first dose. Not sure if it will be the syringes or the auto injector. Honestly, I just want to get started...
I just had all the testing done for Simponi and I'm waiting on the insurance company. Scheduling my training session for the injections later in the week. Hoping it works for me. I've been in a crazy...
I've been reading a lot. Right now I'm prepping for tomorrows colonoscopy so everything is out of whack. Tomorrow I'm startinghomemade chicken soup for a couple days. Hoping that will help. With no...
Im new here. I was diagnosed with proctitus about 4 years ago and managed well with Canasa one time per day in evening. I'd flare maybe twice a year. 12 weeks ago I flared and took the Canasa for...