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    Jpouch surgery to cure nasty version of UC

    Hello all so it's been a long time I have posted. After that last major flare I had in beginning of March I decided to go with the surgeons and get the jpouch surgery done. I had my colon removed and the used part of the iliuem to create a new colon pretty amazing. The did it all lathroscopicly...
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    In the hospital with flare gastro wants colon removed

    Well I am back in the hospital with a big old flare up happening from my UC. totally sucks major pain and lots of blood. My gastro doc wants me to have my colon removed because nothing seems to work that the prednisone and I have just about tried everything. Just don't know what to do I guess...
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    Flaring again

    Just started a new flare been about 3 weeks trying more and more prednisone. I forgot about the extreme rectal pain besides the bleeding ulcers I keep getting rectal pain really sucks.
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    Is it Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease

    Some time I get Undigested food when I go to the bath room. Last time I had this happen to me it looked like pieces of ham I had for lunch and peas. So I was wondering if I had crohns or not or can this happen when you have ulcerative colitis also?
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    Colon removal

    Saw my gastro doctor the other day and he suggested having my colon removed because of the worry that only prednisone works for me and the prednisone is slowly destroying my bones. Not sure how to bring my self to let my colon go.
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    What's worse prednisone or percocet?

    Looking for what you all think is worse to take prednisone or percocet? I think they are both have there place and I have been living on them for 2 years now but go ahead and try to come off either of them to quickly and look out it pure he'll.
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    How long on prednisone before the liver gets smoked?

    I have been on prednisone for 2 1/2 years and I got osteoporosis and diabetes and I was wondering and scared, How long can someone be on this before they smoke there liver?
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    So I got osteoperosis and now diabetes on top of the Ulcerative Colitis. WTF.

    So my primary care doc told me today not only do you have osteosperosis but you are also diabetic. WTF. Will this ever end. Anyone else have osteoperosis and diabetes caused by most likely prednisone on top of Crohns/Ulcerative Colitis?
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    Anyone taking APRISO??? Has it worked.

    Saw my GI today. He asked me to try this new release style of mesalamine called APRISO. It is release in the colon instead. Well seeing I need to get off the prednisone ASAP due to this Osteoperosis that I just got. I hope it works and I don't get side effects like the Asacol tried 2 years ago...
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    Prednisone Induced Osteoporosis

    Well I am feeling down today. Found out I have Osteoporosis and just turned 40. Prednisone has to be the cause of this. Not good. Even with the Vit D and Calcium I still got it. Did this happen to anyone else?
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    Did Remicade work the second time???

    Wondering if anyone that tried Remicade and it did not work the first time has tried it again to find that it now works?
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    Cimzia

    I was denied Cimzia from my insurance company. Wondering does anyone here first had any success with Cimzia treating Ulcerative Colitis. My whole colon is involved. Second what does a dose of this stuff cost here in the states?
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    Upper respiratory infection while on prednisone

    I keep getting these upper respiratory infections when I am on prednisone. Really stinks. Wondering if anyone else is having this issue?
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    Left side Colon Spasms

    I am on day 5 of colon spasms I have been having and I was just wondering does this happen to anyone else?
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    Redish purple bumps that hurt

    Does anyone ever get redish purple bumps similar to pimples but not exactly and if you try to squeeze them they only produce clear liquid and sometimes nothing and they hurt?
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    Not feeling hungry for days at a time? Does this happen to you?

    I can go days with out feeling hungry. Just wondering if this happens to any of you?
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    Prednisone stops working ??? Now what ???

    Just wondering is anyone has had any experience with nothing else working except for Prednisone? Then to have the Prednisone to stop working? :confused2:
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