Hey Stacey, Just wanted to see if you had a chance to reply. So far I'm still holding my own. I'm still on the asacol, canasa, and 6 MP. Only problem I seem to be having lately is very achy joints,...
Stay away from diet junk, it's not worth the ris. Just watch your sodium intake, drink lots of water and eat a healthy diet, the pred weight will eventually come off. Exersize always helps....
Stacey, Today is my last day on Prednisone!! So far so good. I've had a couple of mini episodes, but I've been able to treat them with Canasa and Coritiform. My Dr. said to use those instead of...
Hi Stacey, I'm sorry I sort of fell off the face of the world. It was a very busy end of 2007/beginning of 2008. I traveled some for work and pleasure and then I had to lay-off people off the week...
Once you get down to about 10mg and lower, it's gets tough. Your doctor will probably bump you up to 15mg for a little bit longer and then start a slower taper. I've been on/off Prednisone for 20...
Hi Stacey, I'm hanging in there. My cold is finally gone although it did take a litte longer than normal to run it course, I'm feeling back to normal, if there is such a thing. I've pretty much been...
Stacey, Sorry I've been missing lately, it has been a really crazy time. My cold is finally getting better but seeming to take longer than normal. I went to Michigan to visit a friend and had a...
Hi Stacey, Sorry I haven't replied sooner, I managed to get my usual Septebmer cold, which of course I was hoping to avoid, and it's sort of knocked the wind out of me. I'm stuffy and coughing a...
Hey Stacey, So far, everything seems to be going okay. My UC seems to be staying under control but the side effects of the Prednisone are killing me. My face had "mooned up" beyond belief, I can't...
Hey Stacey, Glad to hear you are doing well. I'm sorry not to respond sooner but I haven't been in here in a few days. My appointment on Friday went well, My doctor said my bloodwork was good and...
Stacey, I'm glad to hear that you feel like you're having some real success from the 6MP, and so soon. According to pretty much everything I read, it can take almost 7 weeks to see any significant...
Stacey, The headaches seem a little better, I did take someone's advise and I've really ramped up my water intake. The pharmacy folder on the 6MP did say to get lots of water which I was doing, but...
Thank you all for the input. It's a little better tonight and I'm hoping I'll get through it. I'm on 100 mg a day and I knew some side effect would eventually pop up. Hopefully it'll get better and...
I've been on 6MP for 12 days now, felt I was doing really well until yesterday, when I had the most awful headache. No matter what I took or did, it wouldn't go away. It even woke me from my sleep...
Stacey, I think I'm doing okay, 1 1/2 weeks so far. Today I had a heck of a headache, that regardless of what I took, just wouldn't quit. It's super humid today so maybe it has something to do with...
I've always found that drinking tons of water and watching your sodium will help to shed some of the Prednisone weight. It takes time, just keep up all the hard work you've been doing, it will pay...
I've had help withe Canasa, but it didn't work that fast. It's probably the combination of the two. Mine took about 5 days before I noticed a big improvement. But hey, if it's working, keep your...
Stacey, How are you doing with the 6MP? It's been a week for you already, any problems? I haven't noticed any problems/side-effects yet, but it's not quite been a week for me. I was a bit sluggish...
I thought this prep was the easiest to use, but my Dr. won't let me use it anymore, I can understand why. Not worth the kidney problem....
I'm lucky, a 1/2 to full dose of Simply Sleep is usually enough to give me just the little bit of help I need. There's nothing worse that laying in bed at night, heart racing from the Prednisone. As...
Stacey, Yes, he did that TMPT test first to make sure my body would be able to metabolize the 6MP, which it appears mine will. Based on my weight, he's put me on 100 mg a day, stay at 30 mgs of...
I just returned from my doctor and my blood works shows that I can start the 6-MP which I'll begin tonight. Thank you to all who provide such supportive information, like taking it at night to help...
Thank you everyone for your input. It's always helpful. I had my colonoscopy last week and the doctor didn't think things looked all that bad. Last 20 cms were roughed up, but other than the...
Thank you Sue and Annmarie for your thoughts and input. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my colonoscopy will show nothing is getting much worse, but who knows. It's been such a journey and I...
I've had UC for 20+ years, flaring is becoming more and more frequent. Using prednisone now to get it under control but it's taking much longer to work. Hate the prednisone and all it's horrible...