A letter to my GI

Can't you just give him a ring and ask him?

My doc is also based in a London hospital and when I need anything that I don't think is important enough to book an appointment I call up his secretary and leave a message for him to call back. He calls back with 24 hours.

Hi..you're not on a high dosage of mesalazine....you could, however, ask if he could put you on a rectal med to help with the bleeding.

quincy

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That's an option at least. I think we all get to the point where we get sick of seeing doctors.....did he offer you to inject the hemmies in the past?

2400mg 5ASA is what I'm using..not a high dosage. If you're not having any diarrhea, that's good.

q

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Never feel bad about being pain free! I use to think that my problems were never big enough to bother anyone about and i would grin and bare it. All that has done is caused me to get sicker. It's best to stop any symptom right away. If you don't get the rectal bleeding under control it could turn a lot worse. My GI wants me to call him at the slightest hint of blood.

Right now my UC is what I consider livable but not in remission. I rarely see blood but have 10 not so formed bm's a day and a little pain. I know how much worse it can be and I feel a little dumb complaining but my symptoms mean that something is still going on in there...

Being sick of docs, drugs, and all that come with this disease is normal. I think healthy even. As sick as we are of them though it's more important to get healthy.

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Kelly, 29

Left sided UC diagnosed 1/98 age 19, Pan colitis diagnosed 1/07
Currently on 4x3 Asacol, Rowasa every other night, 15 mg pred. until immuran kicks in...
75mg Imuran starting 8/23/07---bumped to 100mg 10/8/07
Prontonix once daily for acid reflux, zofran twice daily for nausea

london red, just so you know (for future reference) you and i are in the same baot--colitis with hemms. if you ever want to share experiences/talk, just let me know.

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katie
23
diagnosed with cecal volvulus, 2006; two colon resections in the same year
diagnosed with colitis 2007
malrotated colon
no cecal valve, removed during surgery
gastritis

VSL #3
Amitriptyline to slow gastric emptying
Forvia
compazine

Spoke to the GI today.

I told him my bleeding had stopped but I was feeling a little horrible from the Metronidazol (which I am taking for only for 2 more days). My bowel movements had regulated to about twice a day although the mornings can be a couple of times. Basically things were very much back to normal except for the anxiety induced IBS. The problem now is that my BM's are less solid than before since taking the Metronidazol - is this normal for this drug?

I asked if I had ulcers - he said he didn't see any and only saw redness.

I asked him about the inflammation - he said it was mild but patchy.

I asked him about all my several blood tests - he said none of them indicated desease.

Then he goes on to say that nothing is confirmed it could be plain Colitis (which he thinks will get better soon) but he hasn't ruled out UC and Chrohn's yet despite doing every test possible! He did seem confident that I was well... but I have Colitis so how can that be?

I am so confused, I feel well but feel unwell not knowing what is going on.

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Medical Issue: Rectal Bleeding

Current Diagnosis: Colitis and 2x 1st Degree Internal Hemmeroids

Medication Prescribed: 800mg Mesalazine (Asacol) x 3 per day

 

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