For a very long time I was quite bitter. I was 15 and was dealt a very crappy (no pun intended) hand. I got over it. Life is what you make it and there was nothing I could do to change my...
I agree, its not that high. Especailly considering that none of the other liver markers are high....
The first autopsy I saw the guy had metastatic liver cancer and they took the colon out to look for polyps (the found them) and as the pathologist was slicing open the colon it slipped and splashed...
The lowest I've been is 19 and I wasn't flaring. I think there is a lot to vit D. When I was low I was in a depressive like funk. Started taking 30,000 twice a week and snapped out of it. My mom was...
I miss my peds day when they would give me general anesthesia. Having my first big kid scope with twilight was scary!...
Yay for you EvaLou! Adiós colon! Maybe we should have a 10+ year pity party! Im in remission too so I'll just take all the champagne! ;)...
BG is there a different dr in your practice you could try? Delta I feel for you. You'd think after so many you'd get used to the prep but you don't....
I'm totally fine with doing them yearly. He told that if you have had pancolitis and have had UC 10+ years your risk for colon cancer increases quite a bit. I'd rather be proactive. They just suck...
Oh Sherry whine it out. You deserve it. We all do once in a while. We were dealt a crappy hand and its even crappier (no pun intended) with all of the extra-intestinal stuff that comes along with it...
I dont know how to explain but I can just tell the difference. I had IBS before UC and still deal with it and I feel way different with UC than IBS. With UC I just hurt ALL the time. With IBS I get...
So I had my annual check up appt with the GI today and this year I hit my 10 year mark of having UC and he wants yearly scopes to screen for cancer. I completely understand why but they just suck...
I was diagnosed at 15 so I know all too well the challenges of having UC and being a teen. Im sorry you had to join us I think for your diet, you figure it out as you go. For most of my sophmore and...
I've been on many vacations since being diagnosed and I've never had problems with my meds, even flying to Dublin. For sure only pack them in your carry on in the event that your luggage is lost....
In the lab I work in, we mainly see fecal WBCs ordered when they suspect the patient has something other than c. diff. Honestly all I think its telling them (and you) is that there's inflammation in...
I just had a major outbreak too. 3 at once and they were huge. I got them A LOT as a kid but I was worried that the three I had were indicating a flare starting but I feel ok. I tried the brush on...
I always keep a bag in my car with clean undies, butt wipes, tp and scrubs bottoms even though I'm in remission. My drive is 20 mins on a good day and I've had some very close calls on a bad day....
I never would have made it through high school without it. My GI always told me that as long as I am taking the recommended amount, I should be fine. Even in remission I still use it when my IBS is...
Ive been in remission 8 years and my colon has never been back to pre-UC days, nor do I think it ever will be. My GI's hypothesis is that inflammation damages the nerves in the colon and they are...
The same thing happened to me after I started 6mp. Weirdest thing. Its gone back to straight now though....
Thanks guys. I had it checked a couple years ago and it was at the lower end of normal. I'll be sure to have them check TSH, T3 and T4. If this is what it is I want it figured out now while I'm still...
Hi all. I'm usually from the ulcerative colitis boards but lately I'm having symptoms that are making me wonder about my thyroid. Lately my nails have been brittle and breaking easily, I'm tired all...
Most of the oldies on the forum know me but I haven't been on in so long--too busy and in remission! I'm Sam and I'm almost 24. I live at home with my mom (my dad passed away about a year ago) and...
I had a CT scan done when they were trying to diagnosis me and I remember laying on the table and almost pooping my pants. What contrast did they use?...
I think its something that is variable and depends on each person. I have been lucky enough to be in a steady remission for 6.5 years. What's even more amazing is that I stayed in remission even...
It's been a while!!! I've been having D for the last three weeks but I can guarantee its IBS from stress. I'm working on finishing my med lab science degree and I have to spend the summer in North...
I tried Colazal early in my treatment and it didn't work. We ended up revisiting two years after I went into remission because Asacol wasn't enough and I'm actually doing better on it. I did have...
I'm not here often anymore either. I've had UC around 7 years and I've been in remission for 6 of those years. I couldn't be more grateful....
Not to complain. It is what is. Complaining won't change the fact that it happened so you might as well move on....
How long have you been on it? I remember having headaches while I was first starting the med but they went away after a few weeks....
I was at 26 but I'm a Swede living in MN, of course I'm low! My GI had me taking 50,000 twice a week....
Antibiotics to treat an h-pylori infection. Killed all my gut flora. Ooops......
For some reason, even in remission I get horribly painful gas pain. Probably from the pressure changes. I always take a phazyme before I get on....
No! Humira and other biologics reduce your ability to fight infections. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000219/...
Maybe you could ask you GI for a script for something like levsin or bentyl, or are you already on something like that? I'm in remission but have IBS in addition and I took my levsin with me to...
I'm sorry you're feeling so icky. A bowl rest is what put me into remission (FINALLY). I did 6 days of TPN and NOTHING by mouth. After that my GI did a scope and everything was healed. You'll...
I am so NOT jealous. MN has had a really strange October. We were in the upper 80's in the beginning of the month. I'm surprised it won't be super cold for halloween. We're supposed to get hammered...
I thought that miralax prep was the most gentle on my system. With the fleet crap I felt like I had the flu. Honestly I didn't give me much diarrhea at all....
(((HUGS))) I was in the same boat 2 months ago. It sucks....
I agree, the miralax prep is the best. I did the phosphosoda at 15 and I thought I was going to die. I did mag cit after that and it was eh but definitely the miralax is the smoothest. It's a good...
12. You should just change what you eat...
I've had scopes with general anesthesia and the twilighty stuff. After general I was pretty wiped out, slept all the rest of the day. I'm assuming that since you're an adult you'll be doing the...
It works for me better when I'm not flaring. It would help me in a flare, just not as much. How many do you take? At least two?...
I get to sleep with a little help from the Golden Girls and Amitriptyline....
This 16 year old had hemmies! If it's bright red, maybe that's all it is....
Or...you could have just had your GI lie and say it was crohns colitis like mine did :) I was on it at 15...
I have one on the top of my foot. It hurt but I could tolerate it....
What they did for me was place all of the needles out on a plate, still sealed. The guy drew the design on my foot with sharpies, which he gave to me because he could no longer use them because it...
I wouldn't worry about if you go to a credible place that is very clean. I MADE them show me their autoclave and I watched them open all the sterile needles....
thank you so much everyone. We got to see him one last time today and it oddly brought a little relief to us. We spent the night with family and friends making poster boards and laughing and telling...
I felt I needed to share this with my healingwell "family". My daddy passed away away peacefully in his sleep at age 63. We are unsure what happened but we are thinking it might have been a heart...