Hi everyone! I'm Sera, 22 years old and in the UK. I'm shimmying on over from the UC forum to the ostomy forum, as on the 22nd of August I completely ran out of clinical options and had a subtotal...
See there's really not that many people that know what a mucous fistula is. It's not a fistula in a disease sense - it's a deliberate attachment of the remaining portion of the rectum to the outside...
Hey everyone. Thanks for your replies <3 Yes, things went downhill really quickly and I struggled really hard to come to terms with everything because I've never had the opportunity to experience...
Hey everyone. The last time I posted a thread here, I'd just started my first ever bad UC flare and had an infusion of infliximab. Things escalated really quickly. The infliximab positive effects...
I was getting the pain in my back before I started the infliximab. Throughout this entire flare, actually, I've found my back hurts - especially after going to the toilet and attempting to lie down....
Thanks for the advice, iPoop. I've been making myself eat even though everything tastes terrible right now. I'm pretty sure these steroids have put me into a little bit of depression. Does anyone...
Hi everyone. Thanks again for your welcomes. I'm having a pretty rough time of it when it comes to the pred right now. I'm in a really scary mental state where everything feels like a dream. I don't...
Thankyou everyone for your welcomes and replies! I really appreciate that information and the sources, iPoop, that's really helpful for making future decisions about my treatment. Today is my first...
notsosicklygirl, thanks for your welcome! :) I literally just came home from the hospital today, but was taking the pred tablets whilst in there and am now beginning a taper of 5mg every 5 days. My...
Hello everyone! I'm sorry if introduction posts aren't normal, but I'd like to say hi. I'm Sera, and I'm a recently diagnosed UCer, 22 years old. I've put all of my most up to date information in my...