I couldn't do it without my hubby. Tonight after seeing all the blood I just couldn't emotionally function very well so I went upstairs and hid in my room while Hubby did dinner and bedtime. The one...
Thank you for your reply!! It makes me feel less scared to know that you have the same fears as me too. I talk my ear off my hubby about this but I think only another UC'er (or another chronic...
Hello! Thank you for reading: I'm an emotional wreck and this forum always helps me so much! I started flaring in June and in August I started Humira every ten days, and Rowasa every couple nights as...
DBwithUC - Ah, thank you for these important clarifications! May I ask: how "quick" is "fairly quick" mucusa replacement? Like days/weeks/months? Anything less than a year at this point I consider...
And chocotofu, to answer your question: I'm eating the same diet that I had this time last year when I felt 100% well with no symptoms whatsoever. Basically a moderate diet, no fast food, but I eat...
I'm intrigued by the advice to avoid fiber foods. I don't know a whole lot about fiber, admittedly, since whenever I avoided/added fiber in the past, it never seemed to make a difference, so I just...
Hello! I have had five rounds of Humira (as an injection), and my inflammation markers have decreased from 11 to less than 1 (eight-tenths). So I would expect for my symptoms to be much better than...
Thank you both!!...
Hello! OK so, when y'all recover from a flare, about how long does it take? I saw a few people post here once that typically the blood goes away first, then frequency, then urgency, then you'll...
Thank you for your response! I won't give up on it yet then. It helps a lot just to have another person (besides my doc and my hubby) to assure me that things might still change for the better. To...
I'm so happy for you and it's so great to read a success story! This gives me hope as well since I need some optimism while my first biologic (Humira) isn't, so far, putting me in to remission ......
Talk to your nurse/doc now while the flare is mild and early. Don't wait until it gets worse. As others have said, aza is fairly serious with the side-effects so definitely don't mess with it by...
FlowersGal, can I ask what CBT book you would suggest? Mark, I hear you that medication just numbs you. I don't mean to argue with your statement, but: it's HARD to find the right anxiety/depression...
I wish I had a magic answer for you (sadly I don't) ... but I'm wondering about the emotional effects of smoking. I have never smoked so I don't know personally, but as I understand it, smoking can...
Hello all, thank you for reading! Five weeks ago I started Humira. (After a couple pretty good years, a rough flare started in June, and in July a colonoscopy confirmed that my previously left-sided...