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Simon1729
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Posted 12/8/2021 9:54 AM (GMT -8)
Feeling a tad miserable at moment with my UC....just wondering for those enjoying better times now...what was your game-changer?....the 1 or 2 things that really moved you from suffering to living???
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poopydoop
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Posted 12/8/2021 9:57 AM (GMT -8)
Xeljanz
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ks1905
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Posted 12/8/2021 12:18 PM (GMT -8)
It wasn't perfect for me but getting surgery really improved my quality of life. I was begging for it at the very end.

Remicade worked well for me for about 4 years and then nothing really worked for me. 6-mp was okay.
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CCinPA
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Posted 12/8/2021 1:46 PM (GMT -8)
Enyvio -- unfortunately that didn't last very long. Now Remicade and I am in complete remission and hope to be for the rest of my life smile
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island time
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Posted 12/8/2021 3:48 PM (GMT -8)
Humira. Granted, I’m 63 and just diagnosed this year. But, 10 mos. ago, I could not stay out of the bathroom.

Knock on wood, I don’t feel sick at all right now and wouldn’t even know i have UC.

(My stomach does hurt most days. The doc said he thought that is my large intestine. But all labs good and mostly good, once a day BM’s).
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FlowersGal
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Posted 12/8/2021 8:15 PM (GMT -8)
Entyvio.
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countess18
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Posted 12/9/2021 8:31 AM (GMT -8)
Remicade and lexapro
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Michelejc
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Posted 12/9/2021 9:17 AM (GMT -8)
6MP and 4 Lialda a day
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Sara14
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Posted 12/9/2021 9:36 AM (GMT -8)
Xeljanz.
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Casey_LB
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Posted 12/15/2021 11:13 PM (GMT -8)
Entyvio
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DaisyZee
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Posted 12/16/2021 7:21 AM (GMT -8)
Remicade and now Inflectra.
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tiredofallthispoop
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Posted 12/16/2021 11:48 AM (GMT -8)
Stelara and trying to avoid inflammatory foods as well as trying to eat anti-inflammatory foods, esp. no more alcohol.
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TroubledTurds
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Posted 12/16/2021 1:03 PM (GMT -8)
fixed my vittles smile

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Hugo18
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Posted 12/17/2021 6:54 AM (GMT -8)
Stelera combined with Rinvoq
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barnsbury
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Posted 1/13/2022 4:26 AM (GMT -8)

Hugo18 said...
Stelera combined with Rinvoq

Hi Hugo, how are things? Are you on both Stelara and Rinvoq? How are your UC symptoms?
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benzen
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Posted 2/1/2022 12:29 PM (GMT -8)
Hugo18, fellow Canadian here (pretty sure I saw somewhere you're Canadian...) in a very similar place to where you were a few months ago. Recently upped to monthly Stelara and it's helped a bit but still a long ways from remission. How did you go about convincing your doctor & insurance to add on Rinvoq to Stelara?
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suzy-q
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Posted 2/2/2022 4:25 PM (GMT -8)
Xeljanz was the game changer for my husband. Nothing but prednisone seemed to do anything. Nice thing about Xeljanz was that if it’s going to work, it is pretty apparent within a few weeks. He is now 6 years total remission!
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