A
aprilpeters
Guest
Hey All
My name is April I am 32 years old married and have 3 kids. Started having problems january 08 ended up in the hospital with bloody diarreah, and major abdominal pain, fever. I was sent home the next morning said they werent sure what was wrong but needed a colonoscopy, 2 weeks later ended up back in the hospital with bowel obstruction, (bowel spasmed and closed off) it took them a week but got it relaxed enough they did not have to do surgery. had the scope that week and told everyting was fine there was nothing wrong with me. was sent to an internist. He has been following up with me since, in october a follow up scope was done and i was then diagnosed with Chronic non specific colitis. Througg the last year I have had a 2 week period where my bowel movements were "normal". Just this last january i spent another 2 weeks in the hospital with and inflammed gall bladder and colitis flare, Right now my meds are Pentasa 1000mg/4xdayCipro, flagyl, prednisone, tramadol, toradol, buscopan, gravol prevacid. I am being weined off of the prednisone because of the side effects (uncontrollable shaking, weakness, total ill feeling all over, eyes watering, eye pain, weight gain of 25lbs in 3 days)from that. The dr are talking about putting me on Remicade. anyone have any thoughts on this med? Any help would be appreciated. I have been diagnosed since october 08 and trying different meds and nothing seems to be working.
Thanks for any info you can give me??
My name is April I am 32 years old married and have 3 kids. Started having problems january 08 ended up in the hospital with bloody diarreah, and major abdominal pain, fever. I was sent home the next morning said they werent sure what was wrong but needed a colonoscopy, 2 weeks later ended up back in the hospital with bowel obstruction, (bowel spasmed and closed off) it took them a week but got it relaxed enough they did not have to do surgery. had the scope that week and told everyting was fine there was nothing wrong with me. was sent to an internist. He has been following up with me since, in october a follow up scope was done and i was then diagnosed with Chronic non specific colitis. Througg the last year I have had a 2 week period where my bowel movements were "normal". Just this last january i spent another 2 weeks in the hospital with and inflammed gall bladder and colitis flare, Right now my meds are Pentasa 1000mg/4xdayCipro, flagyl, prednisone, tramadol, toradol, buscopan, gravol prevacid. I am being weined off of the prednisone because of the side effects (uncontrollable shaking, weakness, total ill feeling all over, eyes watering, eye pain, weight gain of 25lbs in 3 days)from that. The dr are talking about putting me on Remicade. anyone have any thoughts on this med? Any help would be appreciated. I have been diagnosed since october 08 and trying different meds and nothing seems to be working.
Thanks for any info you can give me??