My favorite way of crapping my pants is when I don't feel it happen, and later be surprised when I go to the toilet. :D...
I suffer from anxiety and depression separate from my UC, and let me tell you this. I WOULDN'T TOUCH PREDNISONE WITH A POLE unless I had an active physical condition to treat. I am tapering right...
Sorry to be a bore, but can lymphoma cause coughing up blood?...
I don't know... Right now I'm near the end on 5mg of Pred. Sorry for being a downer, but I am just so tired of everything. I feel don't have the strength to do this anymore......
I am just so TIRED! Two days ago I went for my routine blood works. Yesterday I had a check with my doctor. In four days I have to see a psychiatrist about my growing anxiety and depression, and now...
No cold, or anything. I blew my nose, and there was nothing. If you are a smoker, like I am, you know that occasionally you cough out a thick chunk of mucous directly from your lungs. This felt like...
What the hell is wrong now? Could it be medicine side effect? What could be the cause? I don't have a sore throat, or a lung infection. I coughed a small chunk of bloody mucous. Great... Another...
@geeker Watched it already. They rocked! Got her autograph last year when I saw Fleetwood Mac in Cologne. ;)...
P.S. Prednisone - nothing, Imuran - nothing, Asacol - hair flying everywhere!...
I experienced abnormal hair loss on Mesalazine/Asacol. I had two very expensive successful hair transplants, and suddenly it started falling off again. I was desperate. Once I switched to...
Fast transit of the stool makes it appear orange, as there is not enough time to break down the bile. Yellow stool ,means even faster transit. Stool color that contains visible blood varies from...
Thanks for the info guys, I really appreciate it. Definitely not getting one during a flare. As for the immunosuppressants, who knows how long will I have to stay on them. It might take years, and...
Thinking about getting a dragon on my back, which according to Chinese beliefs either lifts you up if you are strong enough to carry it, or crushes you if you are not. And it's a Stevie Nicks dragon...
Good plan. Wise decision. You don't need a tattoo, I don't need one. We're good. If you "must" get one....get one went you're in remission feeling good, etc etc. But even then.....[/quote] I...
Eva Lou, rock on girl. I would love to get one, bit I would really want to inform myself thoroughly about the possible consequences first....
Just considering. There is no way in hell I would make things worse on purpose then they already are if there's any risk involved....
So, I am on Imuran obviously. I would like to know is it safe to get a tattoo? Off course I would chose a great and totally safe tattoo studio, but what about maintaining the tattoo while it heals?...
Not being able to eat, losing 80 pounds which turned me into a walking skeleton. For me, it weakened me mentally. It worsened my depression and anxiety, made me move away far from family and friends...
So, I am three months into therapy with Imuran. After a couple of panic attacks that I got pancreatitis from it, which turned to be false, I can finally say I am feeling better. YAY! There is still...
Just be sure to find a good doctor, and start treating it right away. I was diagnosed with mild ulcerative colitis up to colon descendens. Due to maltreatment it progressed into horrifying severe UC...
I am ending my third week of Imuran, and I should go for a check with my doctor tomorrow morning and I will have my foot checked. I've been poking my foot non-stop, so it became sore too. God, I hope...
Mine started as mild, and after three years of undertreatment, it progressed to severe....
It sounds like trapped gas. I know the feeling. When I was diagnosed, I could not relese gas for months. Try a genly massage like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBdWbYakqGo...
Trapped gas maybe? That can be painful. Do you feel as if you have a bubble/pressure under the left side of the ribcage?...
For the past month, I am having a very annoying numbnes on the (located mostly on the right side) top of my left foot. I did some goggling, and found the perfect description. It feels like I am...
Just an updatr from me. I got my blood works done today, and everyhting is ok. No pancreatitis YAY! Everyhing is in order except my ALT levels are higgh, which is no wonder since I am on antibiotics....
Well, I started Imuran five days ago for the first time, and this morning I woke up with a back pain so bad I couldn't move at all, and I am 100% certain it's not caused by any kind of injury....
And although vomiting is not highlighted as a prominent symptom of UC, it was most certainly very prominent in my case. I've done all exams possible to exclude any other condition that may cause...
Been there, done that. :) Sitting on the toilet, and throwing up in the sink, so much fun :). Give the pred some time to kick in. Some people get results very fast, other have to wait a bit. The...
As soon as you end your therapy, the acne will disappear. I remember going to sleep one night with perfectly clear skin, and waking up covered in acne. The only spared parts of my body were my face,...
I called my doc, and he said that based on my symptoms, he thinks it's not pancreatitis (no nausea, no pain when pressure is applied). He told me to take paracetamo, which I did, and I feel a bit...
It's 10AM over here, and I just woke up. I am in so much pain I needed help to be turned to side to write this message from my laptop. The pain is too high to be kidney related (I had kidney pain...
I tried it, and it worked wonders for me. There were times when a sip of water would cause me to have brutal episodes vomiting. It was the only thing that could help me keeping down any kind of food....
This is so hilarious. :D Right now I just have a lousy collection of: Six packs of Pred which equals 60 10mg pills, plus 100 Beclometasone steroid pills One pack of Imuran (100 pills 50mg) 26 Asacol...
HL_WI, I wish you the best of luck with your therapy. Obviously, Imuran's side effects are not that bad at all for most of the people. Now that other members of this board explained that to me, I am...
Thank you so much guys for all your responses. Its really encouraging to hear its not that bad. The most ridiculous hing happened in the meantime. The day I was supposed to take Imuran for the first...
Leaving my dog is not an option. I would die of grieving if I had to, and so would he. Not being able to hug and kiss him anymore is bad enough for me. l also have left sided uc, but mine was mild at...
Over the last three years, there were periods when I couldn't tolerate almost anything. One of the few things that never ever caused me any trouble was sugar free Coca-Cola (Zero). The regular...
I am starting 100mg Imuran for the first time tomorrow in combination with Prednisone which Ive been on over a year ago. Although I know everyone experiences Imuran differently, and the doctor warned...
I found out the hard way that if I have just one tiny lick of mustard, I'll be pooping in my sleep. Coffee is a close second....
Oh, and you can parade naked if you want to, cause whatcha sellin', I ain't buyin lol...
You are welcome to stay at my place anytime. Just be aware that I live in an one bathroom apartment. Two UCers sharing one bathroom can really be challenging to say the least lol. Actually I left...
Aside from my dog, I don't think Ive been exposed to any source of possible parasitic infection. The doctor completely ruled out any kind of parasitic infection once all my tests turned out to be...
Hahahahhahahaha, they say you know for sure a person really loves you when they hold your head while you are stinkin' drunk vomiting. How about lifting you up from the toilet after you've catapulted...
Corticosteroids can mess up your eyes pretty bad. While my vision is perfect, ever since I was put on steroids, my eyes became hypersensitive to sunlight. Artificial light doesn't bother me at all,...
I love it when I wake up from sleeping on my back, just to find out that my eyes are full of sweat. They are literally full of sweat like two little pools. Other times I wake up completely dry from...
When I was first diagnosed, my doc put me on sulfasalazine. The only side effect I experienced were headaches, which resolved in a couple of weeks. Then I switched to mesalamine, and started losing...
embersglow1 ahahhahahahahhaha my partner calls me his little oven too......
God, this is exactly how I am. I don't sweat more than other people during the day, but I constantly feel hot. My thyroid is fine (checked it), and my blood works are usually ok, but I cant tolerate...
Thanks embersglow1... I have accepted my illness, and I am very aware its a life long condition, but somehow there is some kind of hope hovering above my head that it will go away....