Thanks y’all. Insurance is a scam. I literally work for a hospital and my insurance won’t cover the medication their own physician recommends LOL...
Hello! My GI recommended I start Entyvio, but my insurance denied because I haven’t failed other treatments yet. They will apparently cover humira or stelara which my doctor didn’t recommend bc of...
I’ve been on oral mesalamine 4.8g x 7 years. 1g Suppositories x 8 years, but have been alternating with the 4g enemas for the past 2 years increasing the frequency of the enemas based on symptoms....
Reading though this thread because my doc and I are trying to decide if I can continue on mesalamine only or if it’s time to level up to, I believe he recommended, entyvio. Curious to those who take...
Hey all, Anyone have suggestions for preventing rectal pain from running? I love to run, but it feels like after a few weeks of being consistent I end up having rectal issues and increased UC...
Lol I should have known better, but I was blinded by the appeal of quitting the suppositories I’d been doing nightly for 7 years. I also had sort of convinced myself that the UC was a misdiagnosis,...
Old Hat thanks for the tips! I could definitely be taking more walking breaks. And I would assume it is just proctitis. Was originally dx with proctitis in 2013, but at that time having up to 15 BMs...
Interesting! I was on oral mesalamine and mesalamine suppositories for yearss, but since my colonoscopy in March, I’ve just been taking the oral. Now I’m taking oral and Rowasa daily. Hopefully it...
Hi all! Just went to the colorectal surgeon for what I was convinced was raging internal hemorrhoids (heavy bleeding/mucus) and after a flex sig (non sedated I might add 😑) turns out I’m just in a...