Hi everyone, just wanted to give an update on my son. My original story is titled Linda’s son. He is now 6 years old and currently in a bad flare. We are at the children’s hospital here in Orlando, FL waiting for the remicade medicine to arrive from the pharmacy. Why it takes so darn long to mix i have no idea!! since he is… Read More »Trying To Stay Strong For My Son
Since my rather down-in-the-dumps post, I thought it would be best to check in and let you all know how I’m doing. First off, I have to say that I think writing that post was the best thing I could do for my mental state. I really just got my sad feelings out of my system. When I reviewed what I had written, I felt… Read More »Checking In
Hey Colitis People, I had an interesting office visit today with a Gastroenterologist office in San Mateo California. I happened to be in the office for something work related and I asked the gastro doctors secretary some questions about the common protocol for their patients with IBD and specifically their colitis patients. She told me that they have had the best success with Asacol or… Read More »Share your Ulcerative Colitis Alternative Medicine Idea and Go to Heaven
Ulcerative colitis is not a fun disease, and it can be very painful. Nobody will doubt that. But let’s face it, insurance, medical bills, and medicine are not fun either, especially when it comes to paying for all these bills. One thing that is for sure, after you have a few years under your belt as UC patient, you just might feel like an expert… Read More »Health Insurance for Ulcerative Colitis
Some More Details on Humira: I was cleaning out the medicine cabinet today, and besides throwing out some old bottles of prednisone, azathioprine, and hydrocodine, I came across the “Drug Counseling Information” for Humira. This counseling came with the monthly overnight shipment of Humira from the drug company that was contracted to sell it to me.(I was taking Humira for a few months last year,… Read More »Humira Drug Information