Mom of 3 and Dealing with A Nasty Colitis Flare, It’s not Easy

My name is Michelle, I’m 35 years old and I have UC.

I was diagnosed in Dec 2005, one month after my daughter was born. I currently have 3 children (via c-section) (4, 2, and 1)…so needless to say its a little busy around here. I have had flare ups before but always have been under control with a short dose of prednisone. In April of 2009, i was 8 mo pregnant with my 3 child and in a flare. I was on prednisone for about a month and a half before my son was even born. Fortunately, he came early and things calmed down after. But here I am. I started the current flare in early June, started prednisone mid June and by June 30th I was in the hospital getting IV steroids and God only knows what else. I spent 20 days in the hospital, with one round of Remicade. After leaving the hospital on July 19th, I got my secomd round of Remicade that next Friday…to no avail…I thought that this stuff was suppose to work? So here I am, still on prednisone, asacol, bental (for th e cramping)…oh and I have thrush which is lovely (a yeast infection in your mouth, another awesome side effect to the prednisone). I wake up on the toilet, take my meds, feel like crap all day and go to bed thinking “my God when is this going to end?” I am seeing a specialist on Monday…I pray that they have something more for me. My doctor said that there is not much more he can do and the he has exhasuted all options…yikes!! I have tried the SCD…to no avail. I hope and pray that there is a solution to all of this. I miss playing with my adorable children and I feel like such a burden to my husband. I know that its “in sickness and in health”, but this is going a little far. Has anyone out there had flare-ups around pregnancies or related to pregnancies (hormones)? Just thought I’d ask, cause mine seem to fall right around when I’ve had my kids…
Thanks for listening.
All the best,
Michelle